Vietnam’s Record Book has acknowledged nine national records made by ceramic objects and other related events. 

The certificates for the records were awarded at the first Vietnam Ceramic Festival concluded in Binh Duong province on September 8.

The Golden Lotus, which is 88cm tall and 63cm across, and weighs 45kg, won the trophy for biggest singular ceramic.

The Vietnamese Soul, which is 99cm tall, was acknowledged as the tallest one-piece ceramic object.

The gold-plated Van Lang which measures 75cm across, 80cm high and weighs 45kg was named the largest one-piece ceramic bowl.

An unnamed lamp made at a workshop in Bac Ninh province became the tallest ceramic lamp at a height of 3.9m.

Called ‘Heaven and Earth,' the largest ceramic jar weighs 200kg and has a diameter of 3.5m.

Another jar, the ‘Globe,' was the tallest handmade one-piece jar at 1.86m. It weighed 165kg.

The ‘Thang Long Vase', shaped like a bronze drum, at a height of 73cm and a weight of almost 30kg, set the record for the biggest drum-shaped vase.