World’s Longest Desert Highway With Green Belt (China)

The Tarim Desert Highway across the Taklamakan desert, in China, links the cities of Luntai and Minfeng on the northern and southern edges of the Tarim basin. The total length of the highway is 552 km, of which approximately 446 km is built across uninhabited areas covered by shifting sand dunes, 20 metes tall, that frequently bury the highway.

To prevent the highway from getting buried by the encroaching sand dunes, rows of vegetation were planted on both sides of the road to anchor the sand with their roots. A massive irrigation system was constructed that pump water from underground reservoirs to sustain the artificial ecosystem. Hundreds of workers were employed, housed every four kilometers along the road who tend to the short, small-leaved rose willows, sacsaoul and buckthorn and make sure they do not die. The water comes from wells, bored 100 meters deep into an aquifer which sits under the desert, which in turn is fed by the rivers that flow down from the surrounding mountains. Despite the high saline content in the water, the green belt continues to thrive.

The Longest Sea Bridge in the World

The Longest Sea Bridge in the World 

The world’s longest sea bridge is the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge which is located in China. The bridge links the offshore island of Huangdao and China’s eastern port city of Qingdao. The bridge is 26.4 miles long.

World's longest bridge opens

World's Longest Bridge Opens

China has just opened the world's highest and longest tunnel-to-tunnel suspension bridge in the mountainous region of Hunan province.The Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge, 355 metres above the Dehang Canyon, is part of the 64-kilometre-long Jishou-Chadong Expressway and links tunnels that are 1,176 metres apart.It is thought that the new bridge will cut down travel from between the two cities from several days to just eight hours.And pedestrians who aren't scared of heights, or long walks, can stroll along an attached walkway under the bridge. There's even a view-point for tourists.Work started on the engineering feat in October 2007 and the bulk of the work finished at the end of last year. The bridge was officially open on Tuesday 3^rd April 2012.

Longest Wedding Dress Train

Longest Wedding Dress Train


A hot air balloon floated over downtown Bucharest on Tuesday carrying a model wearing what is now regarded as the world's longest bridal train. The nearly 3km ivory train on the model's wedding gown billowed out over a main boulevard in Romania's capital.

The Guinness Book of World Records has recognised the 2.75km item on the silk and lace gown as the longest train, beating the previous record (2488m) held by a Dutch designer. But pedestrians didn't seem to make much of Tuesday's (local time) media event, which was organised by the artifact's creators: the Andree Salon fashion house and the 

organizers of this year's biannual Wedding Fair in Bucharest.

A few bystanders looked up at the balloon, but many others ignored it. The train, which used 4.7km of material and took 100 days to create, was crafted by a team of 10 seamstresses, said salon spokeswoman Lavinia Lascae. The lace was imported from France, while taffeta and other fabrics were purchased from Italy, costing a total of 24,000 lei ($US7364.48), she added.

Beating a Dutch designer to the record had an added dimension for Romanians, as many are still angry after the Netherlands opposed its entry into the European Union's visa-free travel zone. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte recently demanded that Romania and Bulgaria do more to reform their justice systems and combat corruption and organized crime before he would support integration.If the Netherlands does not allow us into Europe, we'll take them out of the world records book," said Alin Caraman, an organizer of the Wedding Fair.

World's Longest Keyboard

World's Longest Keyboard

Jean Shin who design this interactive sculpture simply gave the name TEXTile. As the name suggest it's as smooth as the clothe made in Textile Mill. 

The design includes more than 22,528 computers and 192 custom keycap which are attached with fabric, a custom keyboard and software assets as well as interactive video projection and painted aluminum frames. It sets out line by line transcript of the electronic communication that the artist and manufacturing in creating enabling it to sculpture in its own archives!

The Longest Straight Staircase in the World

The Longest Straight Staircase in the World

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The longest straight staircase in the world is on the island of St. Helena — On the island of St. Helena, where the very living out his days Napoleon, is one of the steep staircases in the world. This long straight staircase was built back in 1829 and still serves as a true faith, residents and visitors of the island. It 699 steps, drop height of 200 meters. Has built its railway company to lift loads from the port of Jamestown. 05 more images after the break...