Kites flying high in Hohhot

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2015-09-01

31 delegations with around?170?participants took part in the national kite flying competition in Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on August 29. Organized by the General Administration of Sport and Chinese Kite Flying Association, the competition was divided into three parts: traditional kite flying, competitive kite flying and a kite flying demonstration.

A participant shows a kite in the shape of dragonfly at the national kite flying competition on August 29 in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. [Photo by Lian Zhen/Xinhua]

A kite in the shape of a Chinese dragon flies high at the national kite flying competition in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia on August 29. [Photo by Lian Zhen/Xinhua]

A participant pulls his kite back at the national kite flying competition on August 29 in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. [Photo by Lian Zhen/Xinhua]