One of Vietnam’s records set during the 2009 Nha Trang Sea Festival in the southcentral province of Khanh Hoa is a huge dragon made of thousands of pieces of scrap metal.

The dragon, 4m high, 6m long and weighing 2 tonnes, was erected in 2/4 Square in Nha Trang city on June 12.

The dragon was made of 3 tonnes of scrap metal, including iron, steel and stainless steel as well as bomb and bullet peels by French sculptor Marc Morvan with the assistance of the Khanh Hoa Museum.