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A Chinese beekeeper has caused quite a buzz after covering himself in more than a million bees, smashing the world record.

Gao Bingguo, from Tai'an, in China's northern Shandong province, was stung more than 2,000 times during the world record attempt on Monday.

But the 55-year-old adrenaline junkie surely thinks the pain was worth it, as he was crowned the new world champion for 'most bees on a human body'.

Gao is well-known in the beekeeping world, and has been nicknamed the 'nation's number one bee-keeper' and the 'Bee King' of Taishan - a district in Tai'an - according to reports from the People's Daily Online.