Thailand’s Udon Thani has won a renewed fame when CNN proclaimed the
province’s Bua Dang the second strangest lake in the world and its dance
was confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest Thai
dance in the world.
On January 18, 2014, Udon
Thani staged a mass dance to pay homage to its founder Krom Luang Prajak
Silapakom with the participation of 5,255 people. The dance broke the
previous record set in Chonburi, with 5,121 participants.
According
to Seni Jitkasem, Governor of Udon Thani, the participants were dancing
at Krom Luang Prajak Silapakom Ground, in front of the Rajabhat
Udon Thani University . They wore the same traditional costume and
dance in the same traditional pattern.-VNA