More than 50,000 Chinese dancers set a new world record on for the largest number of people to simultaneously line dance across different locations. The mass line dance known as square dancing in China was performed by 50,085 across 14 Chinese cities including Nanjing, Shanghai and Chengdu.

Each group of dancers began their choreographed routine at the same time and they all wore the same red outfit.

The main event was held in Beijing but the huge Guinness World Records attempt covered a total of 12 cities across the country. The previous record was set by 31,697 line dancers across six Chinese cities on May 21, 2016.

About China:

China, officially the People’s Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary sovereign state in Asia. With a population of over 1.381 billion, it is the world’s most populous country.

The state is governed by the Communist Party of China based in the capital of Beijing.It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), two mostly self-governing special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan.

Capital: Beijing
Currency: Renminbi
Population: 1.357 billion (2013) World Bank
President: Xi Jinping