"We really enjoyed it," said Li Xiangcheng, a student studying Indonesian at Beijing Foreign Studies University. He says the angklung ensemble world record was previously broken in Washington D.C..
"We’re happy to announce that we’re 5,393 people. Congratulations!"
With that announcement a new world record is set by the largest angklung orchestra the world has ever seen.
"We’re talking about a national culture. So the opportunity for literally thousands of people to come together and sharing that experience is an incredible achievement. And you’re, right Guinness World Record is all about ordinary people doing extraordinary things," said Rowan Simons, the president of Guinness World Records in China.
The event is more than just an attempt to make into the Guinness Book of World Records. There’s also a friendly message being conveyed through the music.
"Angklung can only be played harmoniously, I would like to underline the word "harmoniously". So I think this is indeed an opportunity to show to the world that China and Indonesia will only be progressing together harmoniously," said the Indonesian Ambassador to China, Imron Cotan.
The angklung was recognized by the UNESCO as a world intangible cultural heritage in 2011. Angklung performances have always been an important way of connecting people and spreading the enduring messages of love and unity and that spirit was more alive than ever at this gathering.
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