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3,500 people on the east bank of Dianchi Lake shared a coffee and broke the Guinness World Record

2024-08-10

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China News Service, Kunming, August 10 (Reporter Han Shuannan) On August 10, one of the series of activities of the Dianchi East Bank International Coffee Culture Carnival, challenging the Guinness World RecordsTM title - the largest coffee tasting party was held on the east bank of Dianchi Lake in Kunming, Yunnan. The total number of valid participants in this challenge reached 3,500, successfully breaking the previous Guinness World Record.

The picture shows the largest coffee tasting party. Photo by Li Jiaxian, a reporter from China News Service

Yunnan is located in the world's golden coffee-growing zone where the Tropic of Cancer passes through. Its coffee planting area, output and output value account for more than 98% of China's total. The Guinness World Records originated in the UK and is one of the authoritative organizations for global record certification. It attracts more than 750 million viewers around the world to watch its video programs every year.

At the launching ceremony, Li Shaojun, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Kunming Dianchi National Tourism Resort, said in his speech that Kunming Dianchi National Tourism Resort will take this event as an opportunity to pursue the highlight of the world record, spread the unique coffee culture, show the charming scenery of the 500-mile Dianchi Lake, develop promising cultural tourism, empower with culture and enhance with art, create a splendid golden coastline for Dianchi tourism, and form a beautiful landscape of the cultural life of the Spring City.