近日，第四届中国风筝文化节在厄立特里亚国家体育场举行，来自厄相关机构的600余名观众参加了活动。

Recently, the 4th Chinese Kite Culture Festival was held at Eritrea"s National Stadium. Around 600 people from Eritrean relevant institutions participated.

据悉，本次活动以“中厄友谊，迎风飞扬”为主题，由中国驻厄立特里亚使馆主办、 厄立特里亚文化体育委员会和贵州财经大学孔子学院联合承办，旨在增进厄民众尤其是年轻人对中国文化的感受与理解，加深两国人民友谊。

"Flying High China-Eritrea Friendship" was the theme of the event, which was hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Eritrea and co-organized by the Eritrean Culture and Sports Committee and the Confucius Institute of Guizhou University of Finance and Economics.

活动现场，中国驻厄大使蔡革表示，本届中国风筝文化节紧随厄独立31周年纪念日，中厄各界人士以放飞风筝的形式共同庆祝独立日，祝福厄特人民吉祥安康，祝愿中厄友谊长存。

"This festival was held after the 31st Independence Day of Eritrea." Cai Ge, the Chinese Ambassador in Eritrea, said that people from both China and Eritrea came to celebrate Eritrea"s Independence Day by flying kites for the auspicious wishes of happiness and health for the Eritrean people and the everlasting friendship between the two countries.

据了解，风筝放飞比赛由厄政府部门、群团组织和大中小学以及在厄中资机构人员共26支队伍参加。

A total of 26 teams from the Eritrean government departments, organizations, schools, as well as the Chinese-funded institutions in Eritrea participated in the kite flying competition.

在和谐的比赛氛围中，红海中学、奥洛特医学院以及中国第15批援厄医疗队分别获得各个组别的一等奖。

After the competition, the Red Sea middle school, Olot medical school, and the 15th Chinese medical team in Eritrea won the first prize in each group.

Reporter: Lai Yingying, Yang Ruijia(Intern)

Editor: Wang Ziyi

Senior Editor: Tian Minjia