Author: Asia Book of Records Team

The employees of Delong Steel Limited of China set a record for producing the largest steel sheng sculpture in the world. They used waste parts and steel as raw materials and produced a sculpture of sheng (a Chinese musical instrument) with a height of 21 meters and about 18 tons weight, as confirmed on November 7, 2023.

Sunac of China set a record for organising a painting event to get made the largest ocean conservation painting by children in Zhoushan, China. The total area of the painting was 300 sq. metre and it was made to promote ocean conservation, as confirmed on November 7, 2023.

Guangzhou Jinbo Commercial Co., Ltd. of China set a record for organising a painting event to create the largest waste sorting painting in Guangzhou, China. The total area of the painting is 280 sq. metre, as confirmed on November 7, 2023.

Surapareddy Priyansh Karthikeya (born on May 17, 2016) of Karnataka, India, set a record for identifying the maximum number of hand drawn clocks’ time. He identified the time shown by 49 hand drawn wall clocks in 1 minute and 45 seconds, at the age of 6 years, 8 months and 16 days, as confirmed on January 18, 2024.

‘The 310 Clan Bengaluru’ an exclusive TVS Apache RR310 owners’ group in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, set the record for maximum coastal cities of India covered by a group on single-make motorcycles. A total of 18 coastal cities covered by a group of 20 motorcyclists on their TVS Apache RR310 motorcycles. The group started the journey on January 25, 2024 from Bengaluru covering the cities Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Rameshwaram, Puducherry and 14 others, and completed at Bengaluru on January 29, 2024. The group covered the distance of 2,283.73 km in 5 days, as confirmed on February 8, 2024.

Suman Sarkar (born on September 18, 2008) of West Bengal, India, set a record for achieving the maximum number of certificates for participating as a Tabla player. He achieved 43 certificates by participating as a Tabla player in national and international competitions and securing first position 22 times, at the age of 15 years, 4 months and 14 days, as confirmed on February 8, 2024.

The Kangnang Temple located in Chengduo County, Yushu, Qinghai Province, China, holds a record for housing the largest bronze statue of Padmasambhava in the world. It has a height of 31.6 metres and a width of 26 metres, as confirmed on November 8, 2023.

The cast iron teapot sculpture located in Nancun Town, Jincheng, Shanxi, China, holds a record for being the largest cast iron teapot of the world. It has a height of 965 cm, a diameter of 703 cm, a wall thickness of 8 cm, a volume of 125.6 m and a weight of 134.5 tons, as confirmed on November 8, 2023.

Sun Yanfu of China set a record for designing and producing the biggest bronze statue of Bodhidharma on a dragon turtle. It is 4.2 m long, 1.6 m wide, 3.9 m high, and weighs 4,058 kg, as confirmed on November 8, 2023.

Zhang Kun of China set a record for making the largest marker drawing on the founding of a party in Hangzhou, China. The painting was 38.3 m long and 2.93 m wide, as confirmed on November 8, 2023.