After five days' competition, the 2016 International Kiteboarding World Championships' Pingtan round concluded in Pingtan on Sept 25, along with the second national kitesurfing championship, which was held in tandem.
The 2016 Kiteboarding World Championships' Pingtan round and the second National Kitesurfing Championship both kicked off at Haiyu Square on Pingtan Island's Longfengtuo Beach on Sept 21, reported local news website Ptnet.cn.
Some of the world's best kiteboarders are set to descend upon Pingtan from Sept 20 to 25, to take part in the island's fifth International Kiteboarding Festival.
They range from National Youth Games to new tax refund policies for tourists, lowered property transaction fees and registration for the national civil service examination.
Kitesurfing has become increasingly popular in Pingtan, an island city off eastern Fujian province, reported the local newspaper Pingtan Times on July 25.
