VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Record Book Center (Vietkings) has sent the file of the Bronze Pagoda in Quang Ninh province to the Asian Record Book Center to nominate it as the largest bronze-made pagoda in Asia.

 
The mountain-top Chua Dong (Bronze Pagoda) is a famous relic in Quang Ninh province. Situated on the 1,068m Yen Tu Mountain, Bronze Pagoda is set amid ancient pagodas and temples and centuries-old trees, 40km from the World Heritage site of Ha Long Bay.

 

The four meter high pagoda was cast in 60 tons of pure bronze, at a cost of VND 21.2 billion (US $1.32 million) by experienced artisans from the northern province of Nam Dinh. It is a key attraction at the 800-year-old Yen Tu Buddhist site.

 
A cable car carries travelers halfway up the mountain amid splendid scenery, including two giant, 700-year-old trees, and old pagodas. From there they will have to climb up to Bronze Pagoda.

 

Vietkings recognized the pagoda as the largest bronze-made pagoda of Vietnam.

 

Apart from Bronze Pagoda, Vietkings also nominate 19 other records, as follow:

 

No.

Suggested title

Record holders

1

Pagoda with the most special architect

Hanoi’s One Pillar pagoda

2

The largest gold-inlaid bronze Goddess of Mercy statue

Bai Dinh Pagoda, Ninh Binh province

3

The largest gold-inlaid bronze Tam The (Buddha in the past, present and future) statue

Bai Dinh Pagoda, Ninh Binh province

4

The largest bronze-made pagoda

Yen Tu Pagoda, Quang Ninh province

5

Pagoda with the largest archive of timber-made Buddhist prayer-books

Duc La – Vinh Nghiem pagoda

6

The collector of largest collection of butterflies

Mr. Nguyen Viet Vui

7

The painter who draw the largest number of portraits of world famous people

Painter Le Vu

8

Photographer who takes the highest number of photos of animals

Photographer Le Hoai Phuong

9

The man who can spray milk and water by eyes to the longest distance

Mr. Nguyen Van Dieu

10

The one who makes the smallest sculptural works

Mr. Tran Giang Nam

11

The one who can ape the highest number of sounds

Mr. Quach Ho Ninh

12

The one with the most unique performance style of harmonica

Artist Tong Son

13

The one with the highest number of unique self-made musical instruments

Artist Mai Dinh Toi

14

The one who creates the largest number of egg-shell-made artworks

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tam

15

The one who makes the highest number of long kites

Artisan Nguyen Thanh Van

16

The largest banh khoai (Vietnamese plain rice flan)

Hue Tourism Promotion Center and Hue Ancient Capital Club

17

The largest banh xeo (Hue’s pancake)

Saigon Professional Cooks’ Association and Muoi Xiem Banh Xeo Restaurant

18

The largest banh day (Vietnamese rice cake)

TST Investment and Development JS Company

19

The largest banh nam (Hue’s rice cake)

Huong Giang Tourism JS Company

20

The largest banh trang nuoc dua (girdle cake with coconut juice)

Hai Au Hotel, Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh province

 

On May 4, Vietkings and the Asian Record Book Center signed an agreement on information exchange in India. Since then, Vietkings has been the representative of the Asian Record Book Center in Vietnam for nominating and providing information of Vietnamese records.

 

After the first 20 nominees, Vietkings will send the list of Vietnamese records to the Asian Record Book Center for consideration of adding to the Asia Book of Records on a monthly basis.

 

Vietkings director Le Tran Truong An, said that this activity is a way to advertise Vietnam’s images to the region and the world.

 

PV