Author: Asia Book of Records Team

The largest painting of footprints was made by the 9,459 participants of A.R.J. Group of Institutions (India) in 2 days, from March 10, 2012 to March 11, 2012, by using 1,115 ltrs of colors, at the Annai Ammani Ammal Auditorium, ARJ Group of Institutions. The painting measures 1600 sq. ft and was completed in 14 hours. It depicted the logo of “Donate Blood Save Life”.

Aries Punnamada Chundan is the longest Steel Boat or Snake Boat measuring 143.25 ft long, 5.74 ft wide and weighing 8 tonnes and has a canoe crew of 141 members on board; including 136 rowers and 5 helmsmen. It was successfully rowed in public in Kerala, India, on May 1, 2008.

“Nayankara Devassy Johnson (born on August 1, 1961) of Nayankara House of Mapranam, Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India has collected 3,309 different candles as on May 1, 2011. He has been collecting these candles since 41 years and has a collection from all over the world”.

An NGO Shri Vision Social Empowerment & Welfare Association (SRV SEWA) established by Manish Vishnoei (born on November 7, 1978) of Indore, M.P., India, organized an event Miracle of One to promote the Project Khushi; in which Biggest Photo Cake of dimensions 11 x 7.5 feet was prepared on the eve of January 1, 2012 at Indore Central Mall, Indore, M.P. This egg less Cake sponsored by Baker’s Ville India Pvt. Ltd.was decorated by photograph of Mickey & friends made up of edible colors and sugar sheets.

Dinh Nguyen Company of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam has made the largest Tennis Racquet, measuring 2.1 metre in length, 0.81 metre in width and 0.07 metre in thickness, in July 2008. The racquet was made by seven people using Beeck wood in a Prince Design.

Briton Robert Taylor, 61, and his wife Nguyen Thi Bong opened a Worldwide Arms Museum to public viewing at 14 Hai Dang Street in Vung Tau City, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. It Coverers an area of  1,500 square meters and displays over 1,000 military uniforms and ancient weapons from the U.K, France, Turkey, Mongolia and China, and especially a 19th century sword collection from Vietnam’s Muong ethnic minority people.

Vinprearl resort of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, had a cable car crossing over the sea, having a length of 3.320 m and consisting of 7 pillars with a height of 95 m to 157 m and having 47 cabins with the capacity of 8 people per cabin. The equipments of this system, was supplied by Poma Group(France). It can work normally at a speed of 72 km/hr.

Cu Chi Tunnels were created by Cu Chi Tunnels management of Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 1948 to 1975 (during Vietnam – French war). The tunnels were started at Tan Phu Trung commune and gradually expanded to the northern communes of Cu Chi as: Nhuan Duc, An Nhon Tay, Phu My Hung with a length of about 48km. This tunnel system is like a cobweb inside the ground with many basements and corners and had a total length of 250 km.

Paradise Cave located in the ecological area of Phong Nha – Ke Bang heritage; Vietnam is the longest dry cave in the world.  Its length is 31 km and the widest spot is about 150 meters. Initially 5 km of the cave was discovered in 2005 by British Royal Cave Association, but after five years of mining, paving the way, building the up-and-down way, Paradise Cave is opened by Truong Thinh Group in September 2011.

People’s Committee of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, Vietnam is the largest historical prison having capacity of about 1000 of prisoners. The prison was made between March 1, 1862 and April 30, 1975, has 8 detention centers of length up to 25 sq. m. This place is considered as “prison in prison”, “hell in hell” as there are 20 rock tunnels, 14 cells, 31 condemned cells, 120 French tiger cages and 384 U.S. tiger cages.