The longest parade float measures 791.5 m (2,596 ft 9.35 in) and was achieved by Hua Tiande and Liancheng Baihua Chemical Company Ltd, in Gutian, Fujian, China, on 6 February 2012. The whole dragon float consisted of 345 sections and exceeded 1,300 m (4,265 ft) in length. However, due to bad weather, by the end of the parade almost half of the sections were damaged and had to be discounted from the total record-breaking length.
The longest rubber dam measures 1,135 m (3,723 ft) long and consists of 16 sections, each section being 70 m (229 ft) long. The Xiaobudong rubber dam is situated on the Yihe river, Shandong Province, China and was completed 1 July 1997
Li Huifeng (China) juggled a shuttlecock for 4 hr 40 min non-stop using only her feet, without the shuttlecock ever touching the ground on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 21 December 2006.
The longest sesame twist measured 2.66 m (8 ft 8 in) long and was made by the Laoliushi Fried Dough Twist General Store in Daying, Shaanxian, Henan, China on 27 September 2001. The dough twist weighed 88 kg (194 lb) with a diameter of 0.3 m (0.98 ft).
The longest time to hold a person with one hand above the head in a lying position is 1 minute 5 seconds and was achieved by Donovan Jones (USA) and Rebecca Peache (UK) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi in Beijing, China, on 12 November 2008.
The longest time on a balance board holding a full glass of wine on the forehead is 1 hour and 8 minutes and was achieved by Tang Guoai (China) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 19 December 2006.
The longest fossil silicified tree trunk measures 38 m (124 ft 8 in) and 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) in basal diameter and consists of 33 sections, with roots, trunk and cross-section growth rings clearly preserved. The trunk, which was unearthed in Qitai County, Xinjiang, China, is displayed in the Shandong Tianyu Natural Museum, China.
The Great Wall of China is the longest in the world and has a main-line length of 3460km 2150miles – nearly three times the length of Britain – plus 3530km 2195miles of branches and spurs. Construction of the wall began during the reign of Qin Shi Huangdi (221-210BC). Its height varies from 4.5 to 12m 15 to 39ft and it is up to 9.8m 32ft thick. It runs from Shanhaiguan, on the Gulf of Bohai, to Yumenguan and Yangguan and was kept in repair up
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The longest continous wheelie in a wheelchair covered a distance of 25.8 km (16.03 miles) and was achieved by Xie Junwu (China), on the rear wheels of his wheelchair at the Fangzhou Primary School athletics track in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, on 12 May 2012.
The longest wooden walkway is in Dalian, China and is 20.99 km (13.04 miles) in length. It was built by Dalian Landscape & Garden Administration and was completed on August 28 2009. The wooden walkway has 27 viewing platforms, the widest part is 17.18 metres and the narrowest is 0.85 metres. The walkway took 16 months to build and was made from two types of wood- Pinus Sylvestris and Eucalyptus gradis. The walkway starts from Xinghai Bridge to Haizhiyn Park.