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Central China singing marathon challenges Guinness Record

CHANGSHA, July 10 (Xinhua) -- More than 2,000 people in central China's city of Changsha are taking part in a singing marathon from Sunday to Friday to set a new Guinness Record.

The participants will continuously sing for 116 hours to smash the current 100-hour record.

The organizer of the activity, the Economic Broadcast of Hunan Province, has built an outdoor stage as well as a transparent glass singing house for the round-the-clock singing. It has also provided ...

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