On 6 September 2010,in Baokang Town, Horqin Left Middle Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, a new Guinness World Records™ record for the largest sihu ensemble was set by 1,151 participants.Sihu is a traditional stringed musical instrument, very popular in Inner Mongolia. And Horqin Left Middle Banner is famous for its sihu musicians and sihu playing tradition. The event took place at the opening ceremony of the First Da’erhan Art festival. It was organized by Horqin Left Middle Banner Committee of the Communist Party of China and People's Government of Horqin Left Middle Banner. This sihu ensemble was also to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the great master of sihu, Mr. Sun Liang, who was from Horqin Left Middle Banner. The 1,151 participants played together for more than 5 minutes. And they played so well and so neatly, when the playing was complete, the audience cheered for the wonderful performance.
Guinness World Records™ Adjudicator Angela Wu adjudicated at the event. When she checked that everything was done according to the guidelines, she presented an official certificate to the organizer to celebrate the achievement.
Source - guinnessworldrecords
