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Largest tent mosaic

The largest tent mosaic consisted of 555 tents and was created by Sand Sculpture World (Qinhuangdao) at Sand Sculpture World, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China, on 18 June 2011. The mosaic had a total area of 2,061.88 m² ( 22,193 ft² 128.3 in²). The mosaic depicted the image of one heart. More than 300 volunteers spend 15 hours built the mosaic.

Largest turquoise

The largest turquoise measures 1.03 m (3 ft 5 in) long, 1.06 m (3 ft 6 in) high, 26 cm (10 in ) wide and weighs 225 kg (496 lb). It is housed in the Shandong Tianyu Museum of Natural History, Shandong Province, China. Some lines of quartz and black iron can be seen running through the turquoise.

Largest TV audience for an Olympic Games

The 2008 Beijing Olympics in China drew the largest television audience in the history of the Olympic Games, with 4.7 billion people across the globe tuning in to the spectacle between 8 and 24 August. This astonishing figure equates to 70% of the population, or roughly two out of every three people on the planet, and smashes the records previously set by Athens 2004, which pulled in 3.9 billion viewers, and Sydney 2000, which attracted 3.6 billion.

Largest Wing Chun display

The largest Wing Chun display involved 3,167 participants in an event organized by the World Wing Chun Union, Foshan Municipality Sports Bureau, and Foshan City Nanhai Section Luocun District Office in Foshan City, China, on 24 September 2010. The attempt took place in Luocun, where is the hometown of the Wing Chun master Ye Wen(English name: Yip Man). Ye Wen was a famous Chinese martial artist.

Largest wood fired ceramic kiln

The largest wood fired ceramic kiln is the Jingdezhen Zhen Kiln measuring 260.03 cubic meters (919.24 cubic feet). It was certified at the Exhibition Region of Old Kiln Folk Customs in Jingdezhen city, Jiangxi province, China, on 22 October 2009. The kiln is in the shape of an egg. It is 18 meters (59.05 ft) long, 5.6 meters (18.37 ft) at the tallest point and 2.6 meters (8.53 ft) at the lowest point, the widest point is 4.6 meters (15.09 ft) and the narrowest point Continue reading →

Longest abacus

The longest abacus measures 13.11 m (43 ft 0.14 in) and was achieved at an event organized by the Development & Reform Commission of Fuxin Municipal Government in Fuxin City, Liaoning Province, China, on 25 October 2009. The abacus is 12.2 cm (4.8 in ) tall and consists of 570 wooden beams and 3,990 agate beads.

Longest truck-mounted jib / boom / crane arm

The largest truck-mounted boom is 86.177 m (282 ft 8.7 in) long, and was built by SANY Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (China) and measured in Changsha, Hunan, China on 29 September 2011. The boom is used as a concrete pump for bridges, tall buildings, and other large structures and was produced on 19 September 2011. Amanda Mochan reviewed the claim and Dong Cheng reviewed the Chinese witness statements and measurement certificates and confirmed that they are acceptable. The boom was in seven segments, all of Continue reading →

Longest bridge

The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, on the Jinghu High-Speed Railway (aka Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway) is 164 km (102 miles) long. This new line (open from June 2011) also crosses the 114-km (70.8-mile) Langfang–Qingxian viaduct, the second longest bridge in the world.