HCM City Youth Union has
made three national records on the occasion of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth
Union’s 80^th anniversary, March 26.

The three records
include: the largest painting of the Youth Union’s badge made by coins, the
largest wood painting about environment and the sap dance with the highest
number of dancers.

The HCM City Youth
Union on March 26 organized activities to celebrate the 80^th
anniversary of the Youth Union at the Youth Cultural House. The highlight of
the program was a sap dance, which had the participation of 700 people. It has
been recorded as the sap dance with the highest number of dancers in Vietnam.

The same day, the
HCM City University of Agriculture and Forestry introduced a wood painting
about the environment. The painting was made with 80 pieces, totaling 51 square
meters in area. The painting has been recognized by the Vietnam Record
Book Center
as a national record.

The HCM City-based
Bach Viet College called for its students to save VND1000 dong a day, from
March 1-20, to collect nearly VND50 million ($2,500) to make a painting
featuring the Youth Union’s badge, combined by 50,000 VND1000 coins.

This painting has
also been recognized as the largest of its kind.

PV