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2012 New Taipei City North Coast International Kite Festival

Introduction

The north coast wind has carved many fascinating natural landscapes. The kites of Shimen are flying between the blue sea and sky, and their colorful and splendor patterns attract many kite-lovers and groups to the north coast. The festival is for promoting the cultural characteristics and developing tourism of the northern coast as well as integrating local resources to construct an art space to market local industries. The International Kite Festival has been held in Shimen for years. It not only attracts many domestic and foreign kite lovers to participate but also shows to the world the beauty of the unique natural landscape of the north coast. Kite flying is an activity suitable for families. It is indeed a leisure activity that is both fun and healthy. Welcome to the north coast for kite flying!

About the activity

1. The Kite Flying Show: Hundreds of professional kite flyers from abroad are participating: Japan, Malaysia, Korea, Indonesia, and Macau and professional kite flying groups from Taiwan will compete and share their experience. With thousands of kites flying up in the sky, the sky of the north coast is just splendid. The show includes wide kite shows, traditional kite shows, kite surfing and candy kites.

2. Kite Flying Competition: Rokaku competition is a traditional competition from ancient times. The contestants are all participating in this year's kite flying shows. This competition not only enriches and spices up the festival, but also attracts media coverage that will bring the public focus on the kite competition.

3. The Kite DIY Activity: This activity allows the public to make kites themselves and to learn from professional kite makers up close in person to add more in-depth fun to the trip.

4. Agricultural Fair: Shimen rice dumplings, seaweed jellies and seafood at Kifun Fishing Port are mouth-watering. There are stands of agricultural products on the scene of the activities to enable the public to fully experience the festival with five senses while promoting north coast agricultural products by combining the products and their related industries.

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