Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Mrs. Truof Vietnam set a record for being the oldest living woman in the world.She celebrated her 120th birthday and attributed the secret of her longevity to eating healthy and maintaining a peaceful mind.

Nguyen Manh Phuong’s 4D LED performance set a record for the first illusionist interactively performance on August 26, 2018. The illusionist performed with a LED screen and effects of light and sound. The performance of legendemain with 4D system makes audience feel anything which happens on the screen by their sight, hearing, smell and touch.

The members of LinhPhuoc Pagoda set a record for building a Buddha Avalokiteshvara Statue made of immortelle flowers in front of a bell-tower (7 floors) in LinhPhuoc Pagoda on the occasion of Da Lat Flower Festival 2010 held from January 1- January 4. The statue, made up of 650,000 immortelle flowers (1,630 kg) by 30 artisans and 600 Buddhists in 36 days (from November 25, 2009 to December 31, 2009), measures 17 m in height and weighs 3 tons.  It was unveiled on December 31, 2009 at Vietnam.

Ven. ThichTho Lac – the Mastermonk of Kim Lien Pagoda, Dong Dac Pagoda, Yen Phu Pagoda with the support and help of Buddhists, set a record for creating the largest Buddhist flag made of fresh flowers. The flag, measuring 15 m x 4m, was made from 255,800 fresh flowers including daisies, Flamingo flowers, France carnations, Ping Pong flowers – symbolizing Buddhist calendar year 2558 . The flag was recognized as a Vietnam record and Asia record on the occasion of Vesak United Nations 2014 organized in NinhBinh Province on May 5, 2014.

Dithi J Nair (born on February 9, 2012) of Kerala, India, set a record being the fastest to demonstrate and recite the Pataka Hasta Viniyoga mudras. She demonstrated and recited 42 Pataka Hasta Viniyoga mudras of Bharatanatyam dance (including Natyarambha, Varivahe, Vanay and Nishayam) in 24 seconds and 49 milliseconds, at the age of 10 years and 5 months, as confirmed on July 9, 2022.

On the occasion of Vietnam Family Day – June 28, 2019, artist Mai DinhToi set a record for creating  and performing with his homemade musical instruments.   He created a total of 33 types of homemade musical instruments from ordinary life items such as bottles, bowls, glasses, doors, motorcycle exhaust-pipe, plastic water pipes, etc.

Calligrapher Vo Hong Duong, set a record for writing the largest book about General Vo Nguyen Giap. After getting agreement from general Vo Nguyen Giap’s family and buying copyright from Ho Chi Minh city Young Publisher, artist Vo Hong Duong spent 2 years (from February 2017 to September 2018) to make this book.  The book is 204 centimeters high, 136 centimeters wide, 48 centimeters thick and 500 kilogram heavy. The wooden carved book cover is 150 kilogram in weight and on the book cover, is a portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap inlaid with 24k gold. 

FPT Group and FPT Telecom Joint Stock Company set a record for organizing the cross country relay race with the participation of the biggest number of leaders and employees on the longest racetrack. Relay race called “ THE CONNECTION JOURNEY” with the participation of 3,000 non-professional athletes who are leaders and employees come from 59 FPT Telecom branches (units under FPT Group) in Vietnam, each athlete runs 1 km on an average. The whole racetrack is 2,650 km long through 29 provinces of Vietnam with consecutive-time of 31 days (from August 05, 2018 to September 04, 2018).

Venerable ThichTho Lac, the master monk of Dai Tue pagoda, set a record for making the largest portrait of President Ho from lotus flowers. It was a gift that Dai Tue pagoda offered to President Ho, the liberation hero of Vietnam, on the occasion of his 125th birthday celebration.

Collector Dao XuanTinh (born on February 1, 1959) set a record for having the biggest collection of Peugeot bikes in the world. His collection comprises 128 bikes. A special thing is that the Peugeot bikes in the collection are completely manufactured in the Republic of France before 1992.