Within the tranquil Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan, over 700 volunteers were bustling in the early hours of Sunday morning, 27th September to prepare for the Guinness World Records attempt of the Largest Painting by Numbers, measuring 2386.98 square meters.
The event organised by The Giant Panda Culture and Industry Development Company Ltd was held in conjunction with the 140th Anniversary of the discovery of the Giant Panda and the 2009 Chinese National Day celebrations. The volunteers were made up of local leaders, enthusiastic local artists, volunteers and individuals from "Panda 800 Action Plan" Painting competition which was jointly organized with Chengdu Education Bureau.
Of the 700 volunteers, 421 represented the group of painters for the day. These painters were dress-coded in blue, red, yellow and green shirts, and took shifts in completing their designated sections of the canvas, on which the image of the Giant Panda and its historical text were painted. Ten different colors were used in the painting.
Due to the anticipated and forecasted rainy Sunday afternoon weather, the volunteers worked tirelessly indoors under relatively poor lighting the evening before and continued on till the early morning in order to successfully complete the attempt of the Largest Painting by Numbers.
The event funded by the local Chengdu Government was graced by Mr. Yeh Lang, Governor for the Department of Propaganda for Chengdu, Mr. Yin Jian Hua, President of the Chengdu Culture and Tourist Group, Mr. Qin Jue Wei, General Manager of the Giant Panda Culture Industry Development Company Ltd.
“Through this activity and record attempt, we hope to spread the knowledge of giant panda protection and invite more people to join in the protection of this endangered animal,” said Mr. Yeh Lang.
Measuring the painted canvas was no easy task as it was placed on an open area which was slightly uneven and muddy from the rain on the evening before. Guinness World Records adjudicator and brand licensing representative in Asia, Alex Iskandar Liew with the aid of Ms. Jean Xiao and Mr. Handsome Lee (as he’d like to be called) from The Giant Panda Culture and Industry Development managed to measure the canvas accurately by taking multiple counts of every 10 meters.
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