First Lukang Kite Festival carnival -The Carnival of the Animals in the sky
The First Lukang Kite Festival starting on the 24th at the Lukang township stadium, inviting multiple groups of kite enthusiasts, they flew 10 stories high Inflatable Kites and more than 30 meters long arch kits with lots of different kind of landscape kites. The skillful stuntkites show catches everyone’s eye. Lukang town mayor HSU CHIH HUNG and honored guests flew the beauty deer inflatable kites to lead the stylish animal kites in the sky and starting the event. At the same time the lucky spring festival couplets kite is also in the sky wishing all the people with fortune and prosperity in the coming New Year.
Mayor Hsu express, Lukang has always been a major town of Taiwanese cultural, art and monuments. In the winter time, the north east wind is really suitable for kite exercise. The kite festival carnival will drive the tourism business, let the tourists know much more about LuKang town, its attractions and then like Taiwan. The president of Asian Kite Forum Mr. Cheng Kai Yuan express , This year’s theme is “ FUN with animal kites”, not only the two stories high beauty deer mascot, there are pigs, cats, monkey and others, which looks like an animal zoo in the sky of Lukang. People can enjoy and take photos with all the different stylish kites and candy kites which are the kids’ favorite. The DIY kite zone is special design for people who would like to make their own kites, they can hand paint the spring festival couplets or beauty deer kites and fly the kite immediately after they created. The first kite creation competition requires a lot of team work including assembling, painting and flying. Every group shows amazing teamwork and successfully completed the competition. With numbers of singers performing excellent shows which let family members have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the major festival carnival between the earth and the sky.
At the end of the kite festival the candy kites show make the perfect ending for the event. Hoping people who participate in the event can feel the charm brought by the kite, and at the same time, enjoy the delicious food from the ancient capital of Lukang, while slowing down and enjoying the leisurely pace of the town for a while.
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