Kites in China
Photos of our zero- and light wind kites on special places: here in Beijing and above the Great Wall of China.
Synergetic zerowind kites above the Great Wall
A kite journey with some friends of the Kite Club Wehntal Zurich: René and Dominique Maier kindly made the pictures available for us. They flew with these zero-wind-kites: c'est la vie freestyle, c'est la vie gran turismo and a special urban ninja for the highest flight competition at the kite festival of Weifang. All pictures © Dominique Maier
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On the road in Beijing, near Forbidden City.
Tiananmen, Gate of Heavenly Peace. Kite: c'est la vie gran turismo.
c'est la vie gran turismo above Tiananmen.
Thermals over the five meter wide wall in the calms of this evening.
On the great wall near Jinshanling.
René is flying an elegant style without wind.
Setup just before a 180 flat-spin for the following fly away.
The tilted attitude of the kite helps with diverse inputs.
At the next moment, the kite will lift its nose upwards.
Kite: c'est la vie gran turismo white.
Slack in the line for the flat-spin, but it's by far not enough yet.
Start of a neutral rising sequence.
Looking for some air movements now.
Kite: c'est la vie freestyle.
Many thanks to René und Dominique Maier for the marvelous pictures. © Dominique Maier