Beekeeper Shen Zonghong wears his suit of bees (Rex Features)

A beekeeper in China sets a new world record for wearing a suit of bees. Sheng Zonghong, 43, has been raising bees for 27 years. "I want to break the Guinness Record while bringing attention to what we are doing," he said. Sheng made a circle in a public square and sprayed coal oil around the edge to prevent bees from escaping. Sheng's wife and assistants at first moved queen bees from a number of hives on to Sheng's body, and then opened the boxes to let the worker bees find their respective queens. Instantly, Sheng was covered with thick layers of bees.