(VOVworld) The 7th International Kite Festival, themed “Dance of Peace”, opened in Vung Tau city, the coastal province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on Friday.

The annual festival, the 7^th of its kind, attracts 94 kite-makers, including 64 international ones from 23 nations and territories, including the US, the UK, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Ukraine, Scotland, South Africa, and New Zealand. This year event features first-time-attending kites, such as the Sun Flower Kite from Brazil, the big-sized kites from New Zealand, Germany and Switzerland, and the Ngu Hanh Giao Tranh (the Fight of five basic elements), Con Rong Chau Tien (Dragon’s and Fairy’s descendants) from Vietnam.

Over the course of the three-day festival, international artisans will teach students how to make kites at several secondary schools in the province.