Although not the longest bridge in the world, the bridge spanning the greatest width of open ocean is the 36-km (22.4-mile) long Hangzhou Bay Bridge linking the cities of Cixi and Zhapu in the Zhejiang province of China. Construction on the £860 million (then $1.4 billion) bridge began in June 2003 and it is expected to be open to road traffic in 2008.
The longest carpet of flowers is 2,011 m (6,597 ft 9.07 in) and was created by the People’s Government of Kaifeng City (China) for the 29th Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Festival in Kaifeng City, Henan Province, China, on 18 October 2011. The event took place at the opening ceremony of the 29th Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Festival, which lasts one month. The flower carpet measured 1.65 m (5 ft 4.96 in) wide, consisting of 22,110 potted chrysanthemums. It took 120 people 8 days to complete the constructing of the
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The longest continuous ride while standing on the seat of a motorcycle and not touching the handlebars is 5.320 km (3.305 miles) by Liu Jichun (China) at Beijing, China on 13 December 2002.
Longest covered promenade The Long Corridor in the Summer Palace in Beijing, China, runs for 728m 2388ft and is built entirely of wood and divided by crossbeams into 273 sections. The Long Corridor’s crossbeams, as well as the ceiling and side pillars, have over 10,000 paintings of famous Chinese landscapes, episodes from folk tales, flowers and birds.
The longest distance driving on glass bottles is 60.19 m (197 ft 5.68 in), and was achieved by Li Guiwen (China) in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang province, China, on 11 July 2010. This was an outdoor event for Zheng Da Zong Yi –Guinness World Records Special 2010. This was a new category. The challenger drove on two lines of beer bottles, which were full with beer and capped.
The record for longest distance covered by a motorcycle (with the front wheel taken off) on a tightrope was 50 m (164 ft) and achieved by Chen Shuangquan (China) in Taiwan, China, on 15 October 2007. It was done for Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special as an outdoor event.
The longest distance for an Olympic torch relay was 137,000 km (85,000 mi) for the XXIX Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, China. The relay began in Athens, Greece on 24 March, 2008, before traveling through 21 countries around the world before reaching the Olympic stadium in Beijing during the opening ceremony on 8 August, 2008.
The longest duration balancing on four fingers is 19.23 sec and was achieved by Wang Weibao (China) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 9 November 2008.
The longest duration balancing a tyre on the teeth is 31 seconds and was achieved by Frank Simon (USA) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 21 June 2009. The tyre must weigh at least 50 kg (110 lb).
The longest duration to maintain a human flag is 1 min 5.71 seconds and was achieved by Wang Zhonghua (China) on the set of CCTV Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 15 August 2011. Wang Zhonghua broke his own record on the show.