Malta hosts Chinese kite festival

STORY: Malta hosts Chinese kite festival DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of students and visitors attending the Chinese kite festival 2. various of the lion dance performance STORYLINE: The Esplora Interactive Science Centre in Malta was bustling with activities on Wednesday as students from primary schools got a break from the classroom to attend the 4th edition of the Chinese kite festival. The festival was organized jointly by the China Cultural Center in Malta, the Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society, the Ministry of Education and Esplora to encourage schoolchildren to celebrate diversity, unity and different cultures through the building of kites. Wednesday's event was attended by about 100 primary students from seven schools. It culminated in a colorful lion dance performance. There is also a kite exhibition that will remain open until Friday. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, president emeritus and chair of th