Author: ABR Team

The Xiaojiang Drum in the Xiaojiang Drum Tower, Pingyang County, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, holds the record for the biggest painted drumhead on the Chinese drum. Painted with coloured enamel, it has a diameter of 3.88 metres and a thickness of 1.90 metres, as confirmed on December 5, 2023.

People of Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, set a record for organising the biggest performance of Shigatse folk dance. A whopping number of 1,000 people participated in the intangible cultural heritage event themed “Stand on Mount Everest, enjoy thousands of heavenly chords”, as confirmed on December 5, 2023. Record

The People’s Government of Jianzha County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China, set a record for organising the biggest Arrow Feast (Dadun Yan). A whopping number of 2,529 people participated in the event, as confirmed on December 5, 2023.

The People’s Government of Jianzha County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China, set a record for organising the biggest performance of Amdo Zerou dance. A whopping number of 1,370 people participated in the event, as confirmed on December 5, 2023.

The Tongren Municipal Party Committee and Municipal People’s Government of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China, set a record for organising the largest dragon drum dance. A whopping number of 11,850 participants performed simultaneously in the event, as confirmed on December 5, 2023.

A team organised by Master Gengdeng Quezhi from Qinghai Province, China, set a record for creating the largest handwritten silver book. They used hand-polished silver as raw material and Tibetan calligraphy to write in silver on traditional Tibetan paper. The inner pages of the book measure 143 centimetres long and 63.5 centimetres wide, as confirmed on December 4, 2023.

The Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara sculpture in Wutunxia Temple, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China, holds the record for being his biggest clay sculpture. Crafted using clay sculpture techniques, it is 13.10 metres high, 7.18 metres long and 2.78 metres wide, as confirmed on December 4, 2023.

Beijing Yihangjia Culture Development Co. Ltd. of China set a record for organising the biggest dance event for children and teenagers. A whopping number of 26,547 children and teenagers participated in the dance event at 167 locations all across China, as confirmed on December 4, 2023.

Hezheng Paleozoological Museum in Hezheng County, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, China, holds the record for the largest collection of Platybelodon skull fossils. It has a collection of 24 items aged 3 months to over 40 years old, as confirmed on December 4, 2023.

The stone carvings of the Buddhist canon in Bangtuo Stone Carving Park, Rongmuda Township in Sichuan Province, China, hold the record for being the biggest stone carvings of the Buddhist canon. The stone carvings consist of about 500,000 items with the stones stacked one on top of each other, covering an area of 694 sq metres, as confirmed on December 4, 2023.