China’s ‘Queen of contortion’ has impressed the world with her jaw-dropping flexibility.
Fashionable Liu Teng rolled forward 20 metres (65 feet) while maintaining a contortion position in 15.54 seconds – just enough time for you to tie your shoes.
With the incredible performance on November 6, the 26-year-old broke the Guinness World Record set by British contortionist Leilani Franco in 2013, who travelled the same distance in the same position in 17.47 seconds.
Super flexible: Chinese artist Liu Teng has set a new Guinness World Record for ‘the fastest time to travel in a contortion roll’
Queen of contortion: She rolls forward 20 metres (65 feet) while maintaining a contortion position in 15.54 seconds
Extreme pose: Liu gave the stunning performance on a runway on November 6 during the China Fashion Week in Beijing
As one of the world’s bendiest women, 5ft 5in Liu Teng set the new record during the China Fashion Week.
On a glitzy runway in Beijing, she kept rolling by sticking out her legs first while pressing her chest against the floor.
Speaking about her performance, Liu told MailOnline she was actually surprised that she had set a new world record.
She said by accepting the challenge, she wanted to test her acrobatic skill as well as her perseverance and determination.
Pushing limits: Liu wears a custom-made top made by Chinese designer Chen Wen as she challenges the world record
Nothing is impossible: Liu is required to roll forward by sticking out her legs first while pressing her chest against the floor
The beauty of body: The stylish artist wears high heels as she warms up for the performance on November 6 in Beijing
In China, Liu is best known for being able to pick up drinking glasses which were placed 85 centimetres (33 inches) below her performing platform using her foot while holding a back-bending position.
The skinny performer, weighing just 43kg (6.7 stone), is also known for her stylish looks whenever she appears on stage or in fashion photography.
In a previous interview, the contortionist told MailOnline via a spokesman that she hoped to display a fashionable side to the public by combining her skills with everyday life settings.
In a set of promotional pictures from last year, Liu pulled off amazing poses in her new kitchen, including pouring a cup of tea using her foot in a leg-over-head pose.
One month before that, she amazed the Chinese public with a set of pictures taken with Chinese gymnast Li Peng, which showed her super-toned body and jaw-dropping flexibility.
Girl next door: Born in Anhui Province in 1991, Liu grew up by the stage watching her parents performing operatic stunts. The 26-year-old broke the Guinness World Record 17.47 seconds, which was set by British contortionist Leilani Franco in 2013
What a surprise! Speaking about her performance, Liu told MailOnline she hadn’t expected to set a new world record
Liu was born in 1991 to a family of opera singers in the city of Huaibei, Anhui Province. She grew up by the stage watching her parents performing operatic stunts.
She started practising contortion at Shandong Acrobatic School from the age of eight; and after four years of diligent studying, Liu began touring the country performing contortion accompanied by her parents.
Liu rose to national fame in China in 2013 after she was invited by China central Television Station to perform in several reality TV shows and galas.
The artist said the performing art has taught her the meaning of dedication and determination.
She said: ‘It has taught me the life philosophy that drops of water can outwear stone.
‘As long as you stick to doing the things you like, you’ll find your value.’
In February, 2015, Liu went head to head with Russian contortionist Julia ‘Zlata’ Gunthel in CCTV’s Guinness World Records Special.
The two super-flexible women were tasked to break Guinness World Records for as many times as possible with stunts such as picking up a flower with mouth in a back-bending position.
Liu smashed existing records for 10 times during live broadcasting, but Zlata, known as the world’s bendiest woman, totalled 11.
Later in the same year, Liu stunned Chinese views after contorting her body to fit in and move through three tiny plastic boxes in a CCTV reality TV show Challenge the Impossible .
Now Liu spends most of her time touring around China as a guest performer on TV shows.
Speaking to MailOnline of her biggest dream in life, Liu said: ‘I want the world to immediately think of my name whenever contortion is mentioned.’