04/07/2011 - On a misty Saturday afternoon, the buzzing sound on the Pudong banks of the Huangpu River is not that of an electric scooter or some battery-operated machine. It is the sound of kites flying at a very high speed fuelled by the strong river breeze. Kite-flying is becoming a favourite activity in the site of Expo 2010.
The 5.28 square-kilometres Expo site is now an ideal space for local residents who are passionate about kite flying. On a sunny day, the sky becomes a playground dotted with different colours and different shapes against a completely new skyline. According to one of the adepts, some of these kites fly up to 800 meters high.
The World Expo site, which welcomed over 73 million visitors and 300 participants last year, provided the opportunity to regenerate a previously degraded and highly polluted area in the city. As the Expo makes space for the new future urban layout of the heart of Shanghai, people are already finding a quiet large space to perfect the art of flying colourful and original kites.
A man flies a kite at the former World Expo site in Shanghai
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