The normal length and size of the body recommended for the dragon is and is divided into nine major sections. The distance of each minor (rib-like) section is apart; therefore, the body has 81 rings. Many may also be up to 15 sections long, and some dragons are as long as 46 sections. Occasionally, dragons with far more sections may be constructed in Chinese communities around the world to produce the longest dragon possible, since part of the myth of the dragon is that the longer the creature, the more luck it will bring. Sun Loong in Bendigo, Australia was, at the time it was made in 1970, the longest dragon in the world measuring approximately and is believed to be the longest regularly used dragon. Much longer dragons have been created for one-off events. The world record for the longest dragon is , set in Hong Kong on 1 October 2012.