Author: Asia Book of Records Team

The Lotus-based dishes from Dong Thap province, Vietnam set a record in Asia Book of Records. Dong Thap province (Vietnam) is known as the land of lotuses. Dong Thap lotus is processed into hundreds of delicious dishes, from soup dishes (chicken porridge with lotus seeds) to dry dishes (butterfly pea flower rice with lotus seeds), from savory dishes (stir-fried lotus stem with spawn) to sweet dishes (dried longan and lotus seed sweet soup), from instant food (roasted butter lotus seeds) to packaged items as gifts for tourists (lotus leaf tea). Almost all parts of lotus plant can be processed into…

Pham Van Tuyen (born on October 20, 1974) of Hai Phong city, Vietnam, set the record for possessing the largest “Bach Binh” collection (100 Fortune Vases), the most diverse collection of one hundred terracotta bas-relief vases with relief patterns and Vietnamese traditional motifs. The unique feature of the Bach Binh collection is that it is handcrafted, coated in gio-enamel, artistically and lavishly molded and thoroughly burned using traditional wood-burning techniques. Each Loc Binh (fortune vase) is a distinctive artwork with ancient relief patterns and cultural motifs such as dragons, tigers, lotuses, string chrysanthemums, as confirmed on November 18, 2022.

Nguyen Thi Thanh Tam (born on August 5, 1948) of Hanoi, Vietnam set an Asia record for processing the largest collection with the theme “Lotus in Vietnamese cultural life”. Her assortment contains 433 lotus merchandise including 258 lotus pictures, oil paintings, lacquer art, gems, ceramics; 106 lotus-themed vases, utensils, and decorations; 69 lotus calligraphy and couplets. For over 20 years, she has organized exhibitions to promote Lotus art in Vietnam and globally. The record was confirmed on May 16th, 2023.

Pham Thi Mai Hoa (born on October 12, 1959) in Ha Noi Capital, Vietnam set the record for possessing “Long Van Khanh Hoi” – The full-body Eastern Dragon sculpture made of monolithic driftwood, which has a unique shape in Asia. The sculpture is 4.54 meters in length and 2.32 meters in height, and it depicts an Eastern Dragon flying into the sky. The record was confirmed on July 16, 2022.

Sau Dau salad (neem salad) from An Giang province, Vietnam set a record in Asia Book of Records for the unique Sau Dau Salad Dish. Neem salad is a traditional local cuisine that is also a wonderful health cure. The primary components of neem salad are neem leaves, dried snakehead fish, boiled bacon, cucumber, tomato, pineapple, mango, and other vegetables, as well as herbs, coriander, crushed peanuts, and chili garlic sauce. The record was confirmed on August 16, 2022.

Dr Jane Goodall of Britain, set a record for the longest-running wild primate study on chimpanzees. She is a primatologist and anthropologist who began the study at her Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in Tanzania when she was 26 years old. The study will celebrate its 63rd anniversary on July 14, 2023, as confirmed on May 11, 2023.

ERA Realty Network, Singapore, set a record by organising an initiative where maximum online sustainability pledges were made in a day. As many as 1,968 pledges were made by participants who were there at its Asia Pacific Business Conference to partake in the government’s Green Nation pledge, as confirmed on May 11, 2023.

Sims Place, Drive Stallholders & Shop Owners Association, Kolam Ayer Sims Vista RC of Singapore and Chinese wind-percussion ensemble Reverberance of Singapore, set a record by organising the largest musical flash mob. A total of 98 participants took part in the flash mob at Sims Vista Market and Food Centre, including members of the public who were provided with Chinese drums, as confirmed on May 12, 2023.

Utkarsh Soni (born on January 16, 2005) of Uttar Pradesh, India, set a record for being the youngest licenced skydiver. He received USPA- A Licence (A-108227 on March 15, 2023) from Dropzone Thailand at the age of 18 years, 1 month and 30 days, as confirmed on April 12, 2023.

Students of Ang Mo Kio Secondary School, Singapore, set a record of making the largest word creation from biscuit packets. The students created the words ‘Thank You Mr Shaw!’ measuring  14.4 m x 6.1 m, with biscuit packages brought from their homes for donation to Food Bank Singapore for surprising their school principal, on his last day of school collection, as confirmed on May 12, 2023.