BANGKOK – Numerous kite enthusiasts and visitors gathered yesterday, at Cha-am Beach in southern Phetchaburi province, to enjoy the annual international kite festival.
Kicking off on Friday, the three-day event is organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, in the hope of boosting the local economy and attracting more tourists.
Dozens of kites of all shapes and sizes, fluttered above the sand, among which the biggest highlights were a large goldfish-shaped and a horseshoe crab-shaped kite, the latter handmade by a Vietnamese kite team.
Hundreds of local and foreign visitors, who were busy taking photos with these colorful giant kites, were also interested in a series of related activities, including a kite DIY corner, family kite zone and a kite market.
Soontaree Chautagon, a local resident living in Bangkok, said, this festival was worth a two-hour drive. It was the first time she had brought her two children to the event.
“They both love flying kites,” she said, while helping her daughter untie her kite string.
Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK