A security guard in Quanzhou of Fujian Province won local residents' admiration last Wednesday by walking in a pair of iron shoes that weighed more than 260 kilograms.

Only the full strength of four strong young men could lift one of the colossal shoes. But Nai walked for 27 steps in them, covering about 1 metre, to thunderous applause.

The 47-year-old man started practising kung fu in his teenage years, and won his master's favour for his unusual strength. Nai said he wished to be able to perform kung fu on the iron shoes at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Southeast Morning Post