First Haikou Fire Balloon Festival kicks off


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Hot air balloons float during a contest over the Qiongzhou Strait between Guangdong and Hainan provinces in south China, June 17, 2007. Ten fire balloon succeeded in flying over Qiongzhou Straits separating Hainan Island from the Chinese mainland.

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A man walks in front of a hot air ballon during a contest over the Qiongzhou Strait between Guangdong and Hainan provinces in south China, June 17, 2007.

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Hot air balloons float during a contest over the Qiongzhou Strait between Guangdong and Hainan provinces in south China, June 17, 2007. (newsphoto)

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Hot air balloons float during a contest over the Qiongzhou Strait between Guangdong and Hainan provinces in south China, June 17, 2007. (newsphoto)


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