Traditional kite kite competitions are currently rife in the city of Padang, West Sumatra province. The kites in this area are the same shape, round and oval with a long tail. What distinguishes only the color and style of the paper. This kite is pitted against its ability to survive in the air.

Starting at four in the afternoon, the kite competition arena is filled with kite lovers. Like in Ujung Tanah, Lubuk Begalung sub-district, Padang city.

This is how a typical Padang kite looks like, oval, wrapped in colorful oil paper and decorated with a long tail. One by one, the participants started raising their kites from a distance of thirty meters.

The arena of this match is on the river bank. This becomes a little challenging, because if you are not careful, the kite will fall into the water.

The way the competition is, participants are given about thirty minutes to raise the kite as far as possible. After that, the participant must pull the kite until it stands straight above the head.

After that, the participants were gathered at one point, and the kite string was clipped to the wood that had been provided. Currently, participants are no longer allowed to pull their kite string. The kite is left for two minutes, is perpendicular to the head without being controlled by the owner.

a kite that is able to survive and does not fall or break, which is included in the judges' assessment. The winner is the kite in front of the perpendicular to the others.

"For the assessment of kites, the minimum height is 600 meters, and the winning kites are the most foremost, the foremost position of the kites, the most foremost positions," said Korik, committee of the kite competition (yellow shirt).

Apart from giving up their hobby, the kite competition is also a gathering place for kite addicts.

"It's just here that is crowded, there are many favorite places. Most often come here. Our aim to play here is because there are many brothers here, as well as gathering like this, gathering, the main goal is that this kite contest is just a hobby, "said Septian, a participant in the kite (blue shirt) competition.

Currently in the city of Padang, there are several kite competition venues that are always busy every day, such as in Pagang Dalam sub-district Nanggalo, Simpang Transito, Padang Barat sub-district, Cangkeh and several small-scale venues. To participate in the competition, participants pay an insert of IDR 50,000, once competed. The prize, the winner can bring home hundreds of thousands to millions of rupiah in cash.