International superhero Spider-man climbed one of Asia's tallest buildings earlier, the 420.6m tall Jinmao tower.

A bite from an irradiated spider had previously given Spidey superpowers including the ability to cling to walls, superhuman strength, a sixth sense ("spider-sense").

However for the attempt the wallcrawling webslinger decided to dress up as a Frenchman, with a blue beret, striped jumper and string of onions around his neck, to the delight of onlookers. "I have always loved Superman" commented Wang, a local taxi driver.