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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

China's 'Bee Man' contest in photos

 

 
   

China's 'Bee Man' contest in photos
Audacious beekeepers battle it out in a regional bee-bearding competition in the
Hunan Province, China.
Bee bearding is the art of wearing several hundred thousands
of bees on the face and body at one time.
(1)Beekeeper Lv Kongjiang, 20, waves as he stands with bees partially covering his body on a weighing scale during a "bee-attracting" competition against fellow beekeeper Wang Dalin. Wang and Lv competed by standing on a scale wearing only a pair of shorts and using queen bees they reared to attract other bees onto their bodies. Wang won the competition after attracting 26 kg (57 lbs) of bees on his body in 60 minutes, while Lv had 22.9 kg (50 lbs), local media reported.
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(2)Bees cover beekeeper Lu Kongjiang as he competes in a 'bee bearding' contest on July 16, 2011 in Shaoyang,
Hunan Province of China. Wang Dalin won the contest after attracting 26.86kg of bees onto his body, covered
only by a pair of shorts and swimming goggles.
'Bee Bearding' Contest In Hunan
(3)Winner of the bee-bearding competition, Wang Dalin, 42, is weighed. He reportedly attracted
26.86kg of bees onto his body in 60 minutes during the 'Bee Man' contest.
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(4)A beekeeper wears tens of thousands of bees and waits to be weighed during a
bee-bearding contest in Longhui county, Shaoyang, in central China's Hunan province.
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(5)Beekeeper Wang Dalin wears tens of thousands of bees on his body with goggles and corks
up his nose for extra protection.
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(6)Beekeeper Wang Dalin, 42, stands with bees covering his body on a weighing scale during a
 "bee-attracting" competition against fellow beekeeper Lv Kongjiang in Shaoyang, Hunan province.
Wang and Lv competed by standing on a scale wearing only a pair of shorts and using queen bees
they reared to attract other bees onto their bodies. Wang won the competition after attracting 26 kg (57 lbs)
of bees on his body in 60 minutes, while Lv had 22.9 kg (50 lbs), local media reported.
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(7)Spectators watch as bees cover beekeeper Wang Dalin during a 'bee bearding' contest on
July 16, 2011 in Shaoyang, Hunan Province of China. Wang Dalin won the contest against fellow beekeeper
Lu Kongjiang after attracting 26.86kg of bees onto his body, covered only by a pair of shorts
and swimming goggles.
'Bee Bearding' Contest In Hunan
(8)Bees cover the legs of beekeeper Wang Dalin during a 'bee bearding' contest on 16 July.
'Bee Bearding' Contest In Hunan
 
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