The Asia Book of Records’ general director presented the Asian record certificate to a Vietnamese craftsman for his stone-made dragon statue.

The Asia Book of Records’ general director Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury
presents the certificate to artisan Nguyen Van Huu.

Artisan Nguyen Van Huu took 6 months to carve the dragon from chalcedon and opal (gem stone). The sculpture is 3.67m long, 0.58m to 1.63m wide, and weighs 1,548 kg and it is recognized as the longest carved stone sculpture in Asia.

At the award ceremony held in HCM City on October 30, the Vietnam Book of Records also announced 52 records that were recognized from January to October last year.

Of these, a special record of strength was awarded to 11-year-old boy Bui Ngoc Thinh who was born with blindness but can play many musical instruments such as the drum, the guitar and the organ.

On this occasion, the Asia Book of Records’ general director Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury received five applications for the Asian record recognition from the Vietnam Book of Records Center, including: One-pillar Pagoda – the most unique pagoda; Bronze Pagoda – the largest bronze-made pagoda on mountain; Bai Dinh pagoda’s corridor as the longest corridor with 500 Arhat statues; the biggest bronze-made, gold-inlaid Buddha statue at Bai Dinh pagoda and a set of Buddha statues made of hair.

In May 2011, the Asia Book of Records and the Vietnam Book of Records signed a cooperation agreement on record information exchange.

The Vietnam Book of Records has operated for eight years and it has recognized around 1,000 records in all fields.

11-year-old boy Bui Ngoc Thinh who was born with blindness but can play many
musical instruments such as the drum, the guitar and the organ.