"Sooner or later, something will happen to flying a kite!" Recently, Mr. Li (pseudonym), a Beijing citizen, posted on social media that the kite in Longtan Park floated over the road outside the wall, and he was very worried that it would land on the road and entangle pedestrians. "If the kite string is a little longer and you don't have time to reel in it, it will eventually cause an accident!"
Mr. Li found that many people were flying kites in the area near the road in Longtan Park this year, and the kite line could easily cross the road, which was very dangerous. Recently, a reporter from the Beijing News visited and found that many parks, pedestrian passages, venues and other places in Beijing often gather to fly kites, and these areas are often densely populated, and the kite strings suspended in the air are difficult to find. There are also many "kite friends" flying kites in the prohibited areas of the park, and there are problems such as unclear signs in some areas.
Is there a uniform rule on whether a park can fly kites? The Park Department of the Municipal Landscaping Bureau said that there are no detailed provisions in the "Beijing Municipal Park Regulations" implemented since 2003, and the parks currently make specific requirements according to the site, visitor density and relevant regulations.
Kite flying is a "seasonal" hobby for people, and cities should not ban it "one size fits all", what principles should personal hobbies follow under the framework of public safety? How to regulate kite flying behavior and eliminate potential risks? The interviewed experts suggested that the list of parks and other areas where kite flying is allowed in the city can be sorted out and evaluated, and the corresponding detailed management regulations can be formulated and publicized to the public.
Longtan Park, Longtan Zhonghu Park
Kites float over the park fence and over the road
Recently, the media reported a number of accidents in which pedestrians were cut by kite strings on the road: a 17-year-old boy in Anyang, Henan Province, was riding a bicycle to the library, and was suddenly cut on the neck by a kite string across the road; A man in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, was unfortunately "cut throat" by a kite string while riding a motorcycle, and the wound was still bleeding pus two days after the incident; A man in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, was stopped by a kite string volley while riding on the greenway, and a large hole was cut out of his helmet.
對於很多人來說，放風箏是春天最快樂的戶外運動之一。然而，看似美麗無害的風箏之下，卻暗藏“隱形利刃”。近期北京大風天氣增多，僅3月就發佈了13個大風預警。同樣應該拉響警報的，可能還有路上不易察覺的風箏線。
Mr. Li told the Beijing News reporter that he would pass by Longtan Park every day when he went to work, and he began to pay attention to the problem of kite line hurting people in the past few years, and also hit 12345 to reflect, "At that time, the management of Longtan Park replied to me that the trees around the park were high enough for kites to cross the road, but this year I found that the uncles began to fly kites near the road in the park, and the kite line was easy to cross the road, and there were many kites that were cut off by trees and fell on trees, which was very dangerous." There are still kites hanging on trees on Zuo'anmen Nei Street. ”
進入春季，北京開啟了“多風模式”。4月1日，北京處於大風藍色預警中，有7級左右陣風。當天下午，新京報記者在龍潭公園龍門渡碼頭橋邊一處小空地上看到，有四五名“箏友”正在一起放風箏。
4月1日，龍潭公園龍門渡碼頭橋邊一處小空地上，四五名“箏友”正在一起放風箏。行人從風箏線下面穿過。新京報記者 王景曦 攝
"Now the kite is only 1000 meters high, and it was 0 meters high just now, and the wind was too strong for me to take it back. There are a total of 0 meters in this reel. An uncle who was flying a kite told reporters. The kite floated higher and higher, and the uncle stared at the direction of the kite, constantly moving to adjust the position to prevent the line from getting entangled in the tree.
Driven by strong winds, the kite string tightened. The reporter observed that the kite string was thicker, not ordinary cotton thread, and it was very hard to the touch, and it was almost not bent when pressed with his fingers. "The strength of the line is big, you must not touch it when you put out the line and reel in the line, especially when the line is fast, and the kite line is like a knife." Uncle said.
The kite that has been firmly in the air is not careful, but the low air flow is chaotic, and the kite that has just taken off is not easy to control the direction, seeing that the kite line is going to be wrapped around the branch, the uncle hurriedly dragged it with his hand, and as a result, his hand was cut by the kite line, "Oops, I was in a hurry, I forgot to put on my gloves." "Be careful, this injury is not easy to heal." Another Zheng friend said.
This small open space is the place where the "kite friends" of Longtan Park regularly fly kites, "we will come when there is wind". This area is a pedestrian crossing, and visitors occasionally pass under the kite line. When asked if they were worried about the kite string hurting people, the "kite friends" said that they would look at the dots, remind passers-by, and quickly take back the kite when they noticed that the kite was in the wrong direction, and they could also adjust the position of the kite by walking, which was generally no problem.
On 7/0, Beijing was again under a blue warning for high winds. The reporter passed through Zuo'anmen Nei Street and found that there were kites that crossed the park wall and floated over the road, about four or five. A sanitation worker told reporters that he often saw kites floating here.
On 7/0, on Zuo'anmen Nei Street, the kite crossed the park wall and flew over the road. Photo by Beijing News reporter Wang Jingxi
Longtan Park and Longtan Zhonghu Park are located on both sides of Zuo'anmen Inner Street, and the reporter looked up and saw that just as Mr. Li was worried, a thin kite string was crossing the road. This is a kite floating from Longtan Zhonghu Park, the small kite is trapped by the trees on the side of the road, and the kite line is hung and suspended by the trees on both sides of the road, which is difficult to notice. A few steps further on, there was a kite string crossing the road, but fortunately it was high above the ground and would not affect pedestrians for the time being.
4月7日，左安門內大街上空有一根風箏線橫穿馬路，掛在馬路兩側的樹杈上，所幸離地面較高。新京報記者 王景曦 攝
Subsequently, the reporter called Longtan Park, and the park said that kites can only be flown near Moon Bay in Longtan Park, but they must meet safety requirements and accept the "notice". "There have been dangers where people have entangled people with fishing lines and kites." The staff said, "In the park, no metal or fishing strings can be used for kite strings, and the size of the kite cannot exceed two square meters. When flying kites, there will be a special staff to distribute notices. ”
Park management previously replied to Mr. Li that after inquiry, it was found that there is currently no law prohibiting people from flying kites in the park. "But according to the provisions of the Civil Code, the management unit must be held accountable if there is an accident, so they can only discourage everyone from using a safe kite string within the specified range." Mr. Li said.
The pictures provided by Mr. Li show people flying kites at the fence of Longtan Park, which is adjacent to the road. Photo courtesy of the interviewee
Chaoyang Park
There are still people flying kites in the no-fly area, and some parks are closed to kites throughout the year
In Beijing, people can achieve "park freedom", and the number of parks in the city has reached 1100. However, kite flying is not allowed in all parks, and some parks will designate areas, and parks outside the area are prohibited, and there are patrolmen in the park to warn and stop visitors.
In many of the parks visited by the reporter, the situation of kite flying varied.
Last Thursday, there was an empty grassy slope in front of the "Smile Forest" near the west gate of Chaoyang Park, where six or seven people, mostly young people, were flying kites. A tourist surnamed Zhao said that before he came, he searched for "guides" on social networks and knew that kites could be flown in Chaoyang Park.
Another tourist surnamed Zhang also made a strategy and learned that kites can be flown on Wild Duck Island in Chaoyang Park, "I also saw people flying kites on this slope, but I still plan to go to Wild Duck Island first." However, there is no obvious sign in the park that kite flying is prohibited. ”
The reporter learned that the grass slope here belongs to the area where kite flying is prohibited in Chaoyang Park, but there are very few people on weekdays, and an uncle said that he often flies kites on this grass slope, and there are many people who fly kites on weekends, and there will be about twenty or thirty people.
On 3/0, a tourist flew a kite in an open area in Chaoyang Park, which is an area where kite flying is prohibited in the park. Photo by Beijing News reporter Wang Jingxi
During the visit, the reporter learned that kite flying is allowed on the North Lake Lawn in the North District of Chaoyang Park, but not in the rest of the area. Some areas in the Urban Green Heart Forest Park can also be placed.
Some parks explicitly prohibit kite flying. For example, kite flying is prohibited in Yuyuantan Park throughout the year; Yongdingmen Park is along the railway, and kite flying is prohibited; Dongba Country Park is mostly woodland, and there are high-voltage power lines, so kite flying is prohibited; Kite flying is also not allowed in the Olympic Forest Park and Nanhaizi Park.
Pedestrian walkway on the bridge
"Kite friends" gather together, and pedestrians give way to kites
4月3日，天晴風依舊，幾隻風箏飄在豐台區涼水河上空，風箏的下方是一處建築工地，涼水河兩岸正在施工中。在一座跨河橋的人行通道上，聚集了一些“箏友”。一位大爺拿著風箏線輪盤，另一位大爺拿著風箏，從路的一端走向另一端，風箏線離地面有半人高，路邊行人駐足觀看。此時有一位工人走過，並未察覺到風箏線。“小心，這裡在放風箏。”工人聽到提醒後走下人行通道，從馬路上離開。
4月3日，幾位“箏友”在涼水河橋上人行通道放風箏，風箏線扯了十幾米。新京報記者 王景曦 攝
"The distance is enough, there is wind, you can put it." An uncle who flew a kite said. The kite broke away from the human hand and floated high into the air by the wind, and the kite line, which was originally flush with the ground, crossed upward, and the pedestrian saw that the kite was put up, and then slowly paced through.
The reporter learned that these old people often fly kites here, and they will also make their own handmade kites as a leisure in life. They have recently formed a "kite team" and hope to participate in competitions, so they often come here to practice.
However, flying kites on the sidewalk is a natural cause for concern among pedestrians. The reporter learned from the Shiliuzhuang Street Office that some people had previously complained about the problem of flying kites on the bridge. "There is a sign on the Liangshui River Bridge that prohibits kite flying, but the sign alone does not work, and we will remind the security guards when they patrol in the past two days." Street workers said.
Is there a kite flying spot nearby? The street staff told reporters that by the time of the "May Day", the construction on both sides of the Liangshui River will be completed, and the square will be open to the public one after another, "We will persuade everyone to fly kites on the square by the river." ”
North Gate of Beijing Workers' Gymnasium
The kite crossed the road and flew upward, and there was an incident of cutting the throat
位於朝陽區三裡屯的北京工人體育館，是北京群眾性體育文化活動的主要場所之一，這座建於1961年的體育館現在依舊是老北京人眼中的文體座標。4月3日，一位70多歲的大爺背對體育館北門，坐在一張小馬紮上，雙手緊緊握住線輪。他的風箏已經乘著風，從北門的地面，飛上了700米左右的高空。
Opposite the north gate of the gymnasium is the North Road of the Workers' Stadium, and across this road with many cars, it is the Xinzhong Street community in Dongcheng District. Standing at the north gate of the gymnasium and looking up, the uncle's nearly 5.0-meter-long triangular kite with its tail shrunk into a "tadpole" form, swaying left and right in the wind on the roof of a building in the Xinzhong Street community. Uncle said that as long as the weather is good and windy, he will ride a bicycle to the gymnasium to fly kites. At this fixed site, there were four or five people who were about the same age as him to fly kites.
On the afternoon of 100, the kite flown by the citizen swayed over the road on the North Road of the Workers' Stadium, and the kite was less than 0 meters above the ground. Photo by Beijing News reporter Zhang Jianlin
The kite in the hand of another uncle at the north gate is nearly 10 meters long, and when it flies halfway, the wind is too light to go up, so it can only be recovered. He quickly turned the reel, and the kite that was dragged bobbed for a while at a distance of about 0 meters above the road. Seeing that he might fall on the road at any time, the uncle ran to the other side of the north gate with a reel, and finally the kite was collected.
The uncle sitting on the mazar told the Beijing News reporter, "The line of flying the kite is very sharp, like a knife. According to him, a few years ago, there was an old man who also loved to sit here and fly kites. Once, because the wind was too strong, the old man fell headlong and threw the whole person several meters away, "He was reluctant to use the kite, so he dragged the string in his hand." The kite string crossed across the road, and the biker came running up and cut his neck and had several stitches. The old man finally lost tens of thousands of yuan, and later, his family never let him fly a kite. ”
An old man is collecting his kite. Photo by Beijing News reporter Zhang Jianlin
Whether kite flying is allowed at the north gate of the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium, the uncle is not clear. He said that they, the retired elderly, only saw kite flying as a pleasure to pass the time. However, you will also pay attention to the safety of flying kites. For example, the uncle will follow his son's instructions to carry a windproof light machine in his pocket every time he flies a kite. In the event of an emergency, abandon the kite and break the string.
4月3日下午，在工人體育場北路附近公交站等車的劉女士告訴記者，她在三裡屯上班，上下班通勤時，經常能看到這條馬路上空飄著風箏。“我知道有人在體育館北門口放風箏，但不太會去警惕那些風箏線，雖然我知道肯定有安全隱患。”她說。
The north gate of the Beijing Workers' Stadium has become a fixed place for citizens to fly kites, and opposite the north gate is the North Road of the Workers' Stadium and the Xinzhong Street community in Dongcheng District. Photo by Beijing News reporter Zhang Jianlin
Recently, the reporter called the relevant departments to learn about the relevant requirements for kite flying here. A staff member of the Beijing Staff Sports Service Center said, "Putting it outside the stadium is a personal act outside the red line of the building, and we can't ask others to put it or not." A staff member of the Sanlitun Sub-district Office in Chaoyang District said, "Kite flying is an individual's freedom, and we have no clear regulations that we cannot fly kites at the north gate of the Workers' Gymnasium." ”
■Expert advice
Kite flying should be subject to the management arrangement, and the park or venue should give clear instructions
Is there a uniform rule on whether a park can fly kites? The Beijing News reporter learned from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscaping and Landscaping that there are no detailed provisions in the "Beijing Municipal Park Regulations" implemented since 2003, and the parks are currently making specific requirements according to the site, visitor density and relevant regulations.
Lin Chensong, an associate professor at the School of Landscape Architecture at Beijing Forestry University, said that the selection of flying venues has been clarified in the group standard "Kite Flying Guidelines" issued by the Beijing Municipal Sports Federation and the Beijing Kite Association. The implementation of kite flying activities shall be subject to the arrangement of the management of the flying venue. It is advisable to choose a flat and open area, with a small density of people and a wide field of vision as the kite flying site. Do not choose areas such as airports, railways, high-voltage lines, and areas around ancient buildings, trees, and tall buildings as kite flying sites, and avoid situations where kite lines cross roads.
"If the kite is hung on an ancient tree or ancient building, it may cause damage to the eaves of ancient buildings and ancient trees in the process of taking the line." From a safety point of view, he said, it is also important to avoid flying kites near roads to prevent accidents caused by kites falling or picking them up.
He believes that from a management point of view, parks or venues should give clear guidelines on whether kites can be flowned, and parks or other venues that allow kite flying can appropriately develop apps or mini programs to inform the flying area and the time when kite flying is allowed. To prevent kite string scratches, the use of colored or reflective kite strings is encouraged. For larger kites, the strength of the string is also higher, and the person who is engaged in this sport also needs to be trained to wear gloves when flying and use a retractor to assist in the take-up.
The park needs to increase patrols and patrols during the period when a large number of tourists are flying kites to ensure the safety of visitors and deal with problems in a timely manner.
Sort out and evaluate the areas that can be used for kite flying, and formulate detailed management regulations to publicize to the public
Ge Shuhong, president of the Research Institute of Beijing Landscape Design Co., Ltd. and deputy secretary-general of the Beijing Parks and Green Space Association, believes that whether kites can be flown in the park depends on the specific situation and specific management regulations of the park.
If the park is located in the airport clearance area, rail transit, power facilities, highways, cultural relics protection units, historical buildings, other specific areas and other areas where kite flying is prohibited, it is necessary to strictly abide by the provisions of relevant laws and regulations to avoid threats to aircraft flight safety, high-speed rail, power facilities, high-speed vehicles, cultural relics and historic sites, etc. In addition to the above situation, depending on the specific situation and management regulations of the park, many parks do not have the conditions for kite flying due to the large flow of people, limited activity space, dense tall trees, close proximity to surrounding urban roads and buildings, etc., therefore, the park management agency based on public safety and environmental protection considerations, clearly prohibit kite flying, and will be publicized and reminded at the entrance of the park and other conspicuous positions, visitors need to comply with the relevant regulations.
She said that the "Beijing Municipal Park Regulations" does not make a "one-size-fits-all" provision for kite flying in parks, and that there are a large number of parks in Beijing, with various types, different scales and locations, and some parks with site conditions that can meet safety management requirements are allowed to fly kites in designated areas, such as Chaoyang Park and Green Heart Park are flat and open, relatively isolated from the flow of people and tall trees, and do not interfere with the environment outside the park to demarcate a special kite flying area; Olympic Water Park, Longtan Park, etc., carry out kite exhibitions, production, performances, flying and other activities during festivals and cultural activities. There are currently more than a dozen different types of parks in Shanghai that allow kite flying in designated areas, and make specific regulations on the opening hours of the venues, the type of kites, the height of flying, etc.
If citizens and tourists want to go to the park to fly kites, they should check in advance to confirm whether the park is allowed to fly, flying area, kite type, flying height, flying time and other specific management regulations, when flying kites, you also need to pay attention to avoid crowds, ancient buildings, trees and amusement equipment in the park, stay away from high-voltage wires, observe the surrounding situation at any time, pay attention to weather changes and their own physical conditions, children need to be accompanied by adults.
She suggested that the relevant government departments and park management agencies should increase the inspection and supervision of kite flying activities in parks, remind and guide citizens and tourists to fly kites legally and compliantly at suitable venues and times through a variety of channels and methods, and strengthen the management of kite flying activities in parks such as adjacent railways, highways, airports, and high-voltage lines.
In addition, in view of the needs of citizens and tourists for kite flying activities, it is recommended that industry management departments and park management agencies sort out and evaluate the list of parks that allow kite flying in the city and the areas that can be used for kite flying, and formulate corresponding detailed management regulations to publicize to the public, so that citizens and tourists can inquire and understand in time.
Beijing News reporters Wang Jingxi, Zhang Lu, Zhang Jianlin
Edited by Zhang Lei and proofread by Liu Yue