STORY: Australia's largest kiteflying festival marks 45th anniversary
DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023
LENGTH: 0:00:54
LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Festival of the Winds

STORYLINE:

Waving farewell to a chill winter and welcoming a new spring, the Festival of the Winds returned to Australia's Sydney just in time on Sunday, with innumerable visitors descending on the crescent-shaped Bondi Beach and lost in the allure of kites filling a cloudless azure sky.

Here at Australia's largest kiteflying carnival, a collection of sea life, such as humpback whales, manta rays, and octopus, were floating side-by-side on the stable breeze along with mammals like zebras and husky dogs. 

Penguins no longer waddled in the world of kites, but flapped wings for space against falcons, seagulls, rainbow lorikeets, and even an alien.

When professional artists took massive pride in showcasing their creative patterns and skills, members of the public also found their joy by buying a diamond-shaped kite on site, sending it up high, and then reveling in a cozy vibe along with the sound of ocean waves splashing against the shore.

Since its kick-off on Sept. 10, 1978, the Festival of Winds has marked its 45th anniversary becoming one of the major attractions on Sydney's event calendar.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sydney, Australia.
(XHTV)