编者点评：还记得我们曾经报道过的“当全世界最高的人遇到最矮的人”的事儿吗？现在，这位来自中国的“全世界最矮的人”死于心脏并发症，年仅21岁……

Pingping, who was 29 inches tall, was filming a television programme in Italy when he developed chest problems. 

当29英寸高的平平在意大利拍摄电视纪录片的时候，他发现自己换上了胸部疾病。

 

The Chinese-born man, who became a record-holder in March 2008, was taken to hospital in Rome for treatment but passed away on Saturday. It is understood he died of heart complications. 

这位中国出生的男子在2008年三月被评为全世界最矮的人。他发病后被带往罗马的医院治疗，后于周六去世。他死于心脏并发症。

 

Craig Glenday, Guinness World Records editor-in-chief and the man who measured Pingping in Inner Mongolia to confirm his status as the world's smallest man, paid tribute to him.

吉尼斯世界纪录总编、同时也是当时到内蒙古测量平平身高、认定他是全球最矮的Craig Glenday先生为他致辞。
 

 

He said: ''From the moment I laid eyes on him I knew he was someone special - he had such a cheeky smile and mischievous personality, you couldn't help but be charmed by him. 

他说：“当我一看到他，我就知道他有一些特别的地方——他的笑容很搞怪、性格也很逗趣，你不能不被他吸引。”
 

''He brightened up the lives of everyone he met, and was an inspiration to anyone considered different or unusual.'' 

“他点亮了每一个遇到他的人的生活，对于那些不寻常的人来说他也是一种激励。”
 

Pingping, who was born with a form of primordial dwarfism, had been accompanied by his brother-in-law on the trip to Europe to film records show Lo Show Dei Record. His successor will be announced at a later date, Guinness World Records said. 

平平有先天的侏儒症，他由他的姐夫陪伴前往欧洲拍摄纪录片。吉尼斯世界纪录的工作人员称，他的继任者将会稍后宣布。