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Festival distribution of Kite Festival

The Kite Festival originated in China during the Tang Dynasty. Many cities in China now also have kite festivals, and many countries in Southeast Asia also have their own kite festivals. Due to thousands of years of changes, the Kite Festival in each country is held in a different season.

China Kite Festival: The most famous one is Weifang, which is praised by various countries as the "Kite Capital of the World" and is generally scheduled from April 20 to 25 every year. Others also include Wuhan, Yangjiang, Chongqing and other places

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France Dieppe Kite Festival: The Dieppe International Kite Festival was founded in 1980 and is held every two years. It is the largest kite festival in Europe and is famous for its focus on internationalization and diversity. During the last two kite festivals, Dieppe attracted nearly 500,000 visitors.

Canada·Toronto Kite Festival

The League of Nations Kite Festival, hosted by the Toronto Jixian Association, has entered its 12th year and is the largest kite event in Canada. The annual League of Nations Kite Festival is held in Scarborough's Beautiful Trail Park in mid-September each year. The Knokke-Heist Kite Festival in Belgium was founded in 1995 as the Knok-Heist International Kite Festival. It is held on the beach in Knokke-Heist every year on the first weekend of August, rain or shine. More than 60 kite teams from the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand and other countries went to the scenic seaside town to fly their hand-made kites. Thailand·Bangkok Kite Festival Every year in March, Wangjiatian Square and Parmani Place in Bangkok are traditional kite flying centers. This year is the 9th year of the Thailand International Kite Festival. Kite enthusiasts from 16 countries and regions decorated the spring sky with colorful kites. Flying kites are both flat and three-dimensional, and come in various shapes. The most spectacular thing is the scene of 12 giant octopuses flying together. These octopus kites come from four countries: France, Italy, the United States and New Zealand. Some of them cost as much as $8,000 to produce. Japan·Hamamatsu Kite Festival The Kite Festival is held every May 26 in the Hamamatsu area of ??Japan. Thousands of kite enthusiasts from all over the world come to Hamamatsu to participate in the kite competition.

India·Ahmedabad Kite Festival

India holds a very grand International Kite Festival in mid-January every year. A kite festival is held to pray for a good harvest. On this day, every household will prepare traditional sesame candies and climb up to the roof to fly kites. The sky is filled with all kinds of kites fighting with each other - from sunrise to sunset, until they can't even see their fingers. Only then did we withdraw our troops

United States·Seattle Kite Festival

The American International Kite Festival is held alternately by the National Kite Association and various state kite associations. It is held once a year. The specific time is not fixed and is generally based on the venue. Determine the time at the appropriate time of year. Each state sends invitations to the Kite Festival from all over the world, and kite teams from several or more than a dozen countries and regions participate in each festival.

Russia Khabarovsk Kite Festival

It is held on the weekend of the end of May every year and lasts for two days. The venue is chosen in the scenic area along the Amur River, attracting countless local people. Common people, tourists from other parts of the Far East and foreign representatives from the Asia-Pacific region competed to participate and watch.

South Africa·Cape Town Kite Festival

The Cape Town International Kite Festival is usually held in late September, attracting thousands of kite enthusiasts to the famous Muizenberg every time. Beach viewing.

Germany·Kux Kite Festival

In the port city of Kukes in northern Germany, every summer, locals hold an international kite festival on the beach. Hundreds of kites of different colors and novel styles appeared over the city, adding a beautiful scenery to the local area. People took out their carefully crafted kites to compete with each other.