Wuqiang County, Hengshui City, Hebei Province - Oct 6, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shots of participants playing pianos
2. Various of choir, musicians on stage
3. Various of participants playing pianos
4. Guinness certification officer Luo Qiong announcing success of challenge
5. Various of participants playing pianos inside venue, sign for '666 pianos' activity

A charity event featuring a huge piano ensemble composed of hundreds of musicians hit all the right notes on its way to creating a new Guinness World Record in north China recently.

A total of 666 pianos were played simultaneously by 639 participants in Wuqiang County of Hebei Province on Oct 6, setting a new world record.

Pianists from eight countries and regions joined hands with blind children, as well as teachers, students and music lovers from around China.

On the main stage, 40 pianos were placed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up this year, while the rest of the pianos were placed in a local square. The pianos have a combined worth of more than 50 million yuan (around 7.3 million U.S. dollars).

The event broke the previous record of 555 pianos playing simultaneously in Incheon of South Korea in 2007, according to Luo Qiong, the Guinness certification officer.

Luo hopes that the event can help spread musical education awareness among more people.