People in Hangzhou, eastern China's Zhejiang Province, rang in
2008 by creating a world record for the longest karaoke singing
relay.
Participants of a karaoke
singing relay cheer when their challenge beat the previous world
record of the longest singing marathon, in Hangzhou, on Tuesday,
January 1, 2008. (photo: photobase.cn)
Shortly after ringing in the New Year on Tuesday, officers from
the Guinness headquarters announced the birth of 2008's first world
record - a non-stop singing marathon that lasted 214 hours, 20
minutes and eight seconds.
That beat the previous record of 214 hours set in Japan.
Hangzhou locals and tourists began the challenge nine days
earlier on December 23. During the period, nearly 2,000 people
performed 3,151 songs on stage.
(CRI January 2, 2008)
