Pingping, who was 29 inches tall, was filming a television programme in Italy when he developed chest problems.
當29英寸高的平平在意大利拍攝電視紀錄片的時候,他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己換上了胸部疾病。
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.
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.
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.
''He brightened up the lives of everyone he met, and was an inspiration to anyone considered different or unusual.''
“他點亮了每一個遇到他的人的生活,對于那些不尋常的人來說他也是一種激勵。”
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.