The City of Tacheng established the Guinness World Record for the largest accordion orchestra in 2016 when they presented 1,517 players in concert. The record was broken soon thereafter in 2017 in Shenzhen, China, when they managed to assemble 2,260 players. The challenge was then back on for Tacheng to take back the record, which they successfully achieved when Guinness officials verified 2525 players participated in the performance. In addition to the 2525 playing live, a further 2003 participating online with their participation broadcast live on the jumbo screens adorning the stage, making for a combined total of 4528 players performing at the same time.
 
A total of 5 countries and 10 cities were represented in the Guinness World Record event. During the performance, officials are stationed approximately one per every 50 players to verify that each person in their section is playing throughout the piece. At the conclusion of the performance, each official reports back to the main headquarters to verify the count in their section and confirm that each person has contributed to the record breaking event.