Southern California holds annual kite festival

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Southern California holds annual kite festival

STORY: Southern California holds annual kite festival DATELINE: March 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the kite festival STORYLINE: Thousands of people on Sunday gathered at the Redondo Beach Pier in Los Angeles in the U.S. for the 48th Annual Festival of the Kite. Hundreds of kites in various shapes were flying in the sky. Prizes were awarded for the best hand-made kite, the highest-flying kite and the youngest kite flyer. The annual festival, one of the longest-running kite festivals in the country, also features live music, dance and martial arts demos. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Los Angeles, U.S. (XHTV)

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