A certificate of the Guinness World Records was awarded to the grand gymnastic and artistic performance “Arirang”.
It was handed to Song Sok Hwan, vice-minister of Culture, by Wu Xiaohong, representative of the Guinness World Records, on a visit to the DPRK at the May Day Stadium on August 15.
The record of largest gymnastic and artistic performance in the world was created in Pyongyang, the capital of the DPRK, the certificate says.
Conveying the certificate, the representative said the grand gymnastic and artistic performance “Arirang” could be successfully created thanks to the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il, and expressed deepest respect to him.Warmly haling the registration of the performance in the Guinness World Records, the representative hoped that “Arirang” would successfully go on in the future.
More than 7 million Koreans in the north and the south and overseas and foreigners have watched the performance which has taken place over 180 times.
