Kites can be used to tell a story in the sky.  I have only personally seen this done a couple of times and it was quite dramatic.  The China Youth Connection web sitereports a wonderful story of the retelling of the traditional Chinese love story, Legend of the White Snake, that occurred on December 18th in Zhejiang Province.  The kites are spectacular and the effect of the story afloat on the wind appears to be most enchanting.

  "A 4-meter-tall kite featuring a traditional Chinese love story "Legend of White Snake" flies over West Lake in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province December 18, 2005. The lake is the place where the love story is supposed to have happened. A local old man spent 3 months making the huge kite. The legendary romance goes like this: The white snake, the heroine of the story, is a succubus who transmutes into a beautiful young lady and comes to live among human beings with her sister the green snake. The white snake meets Xu Xian, the hero of the story, on the West Lake and falls in love with him. Their love weathers the test of many hardships and obstructs before they get the heaven moved. In the story, they reunite at the same place - the Broken Bridge - several times after they get separated."  Visit the original story with an additional photo.

For a more complete version of the Chinese legend visit the ChinaPage.com web site.

The beauty of the kites used to tell this romantic story demonstrates the artistic power of kites.  If anyone has additional examples of multiple kites used to tell a story in the sky I would appreciate hearing about them.  You are also welcome to post a comment here.