On the morning of August 27, in Ho Chi Minh City, the artwork of toothpicks Mandala Universe Architect Hoang Tuan Long was established by the Vietnam Record Organization (VietKings) as a Vietnamese record: Mandala Universe – artwork with 379 Sanskrit words Uncle Dai Bi by boarc style toothpick, performed by the most participants in Vietnam (379 people). At the same time, this work set an Asian record with the same content.

Architect Hoang Tuan Long. Photo: Tan Cao.

Architect Hoang Tuan Long shared that he had been waiting for the moment to receive the record for a few months. His father, sister and many friends attended the ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City to congratulate him. Long came up with the idea of creating a mandala in 2021 but decided to delay his project due to Covid-19. The author was touched when he talked about his mother who died of Covid-19. She is the one who shared his idea and performed the first steps for the Mandala Universe with him. He also thanked 379 people who contributed to creating the work.

In March, after completing the work, he sent information to the Asian Record Organization. The mandala earned him records in Vietnam and Asia for a toothpick work which gathers the most people.

The “Mandala Universe,” measuring 1.4m x 1.4m and made of 27,000 toothpicks, is a BOARC-style work of art designed and implemented by Architect – Record Holder Hoang Tuan Long over a period of three months. The boarc mandala features 379 words from the Great Compassion Mantra. WorldKings describes boarc as “a delicate mixture of traditional and modern art that represents toothpicks’ slender but sustainable nature, which makes his miniature models extremely appealing.”

Mandala Universe. Photo: Worldmark.world

Equality is considered the most important thing in this art work to architect Hoang Tuan Long. In order to complete the “Mandala Universe”, each one contributes equally and no one is more outstanding than the others. Everyone plays the same role with the same worth. Architect Hoang Tuan Long hopes that each word he creates will spread love and positive energy to soothe the suffering of the country after Covid-19 pandemic.

Architect Hoang Tuan Long said the painting will be auctioned soon. Proceeds are used to help orphans and sick kids.

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Quynh Ngoc announced the Authorization Letter from Asia Book of Records (ABR). Photo: worldmark.world.

Architect Hoang Tuan Long was born in 1974, in Ho Chi Minh City. He graduated from Belarusian National Technical University with a master’s degree in architecture. He is the author of dozens of famous architectural models such as One Pillar Pagoda, Ngo Mon Hue, Ben Thanh market, Big Ben clock tower, Taj Mahal temple, which were made from bamboo toothpicks.

In 2016, the One Pillar Pagoda project was established by the Vietnam Record Organization as a model made from nearly 110,000 bamboo sticks in six months. In 2020, he was recognized by the World Records Union as "the first person in the world to create and recreate models of famous architectural heritage buildings in the world with Boarc art".

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