Beautifully colored and decorated Hot-air balloons are seen flying toward the Qiongzhou Strait during the China Hot-air Ballooning Competition 2009 in Haikou city, south Chinas Hainan province. Eleven hot-air balloons successfully crossed the Qiongzhou Strait between Guangdong and Hainan provinces in south China on Monday June 15th, setting a new record in the annual Competition . The balloons flew for 10 miles of the shortest distance that the Strait stretches. The Competition was first held in 2007 during which altogether 10 balloons finished the flight.
Haikou Hot Air Balloon Festival
By Aysha Manori on June 29th, 2009
