The annual Shenzhen International Kite Festival will be held at Dameisha Beach on Saturday, attracting hundreds of kite enthusiasts from over 20 countries and regions to participate in the two-day event.

    This is the 10th edition of the Shenzhen International Kite Festival and a few of the kite masters who joined the pre-tournament activities at Mission Hills Centreville last weekend will be back for the Dameisha event.

    The world-famous kite masters who will attend include Dr. Hans P. Boeheme from Germany, vice president of the International Kite Federation; Craig Hansen Trevor from New Zealand, the first person to cross the Sahara Desert by kite buggy and holder of the kite buggy land speed world record; Shin Kunsoo, a traditional Korean kite master from South Korea; and Andreas Argen, an innovative kite master from Sweden and president of Asia Kite Forum. They demonstrated kite-flying techniques and interacted with visitors at Mission Hills Centreville last weekend.

    Dates: Oct. 31-Nov. 1

    Venue: Dameisha Beach, Yantian District (盐田区大梅沙)

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