The largest mass ascent of hot air balloons took place recently at the biennial Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons rally in Chambley, France. Pilots from around the world lifted off in 329 balloons.

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The "Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons", which is Europe's largest hot air balloon festival takes place here every two years at the end of July.

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It represents a thousand participants, 67 nations, between 400 and 500 accredited journalists, 170 sponsors, between 300,000 and 450,000 spectators depending on the year, 300 people involved in its organisation, and a budget of more than two million Euros.

展会聚集了来自67个国家的上千名参展者，包括4百多名记者，170名赞助厂商，还有30万到45万名观众，300名组织人员(%T.In)e);N*L55)。展会耗资2百万美元;nr8~yMT_o_。

In fact, this has become a well-known, recognised event, something dreamed up by a madman but which is now of major interest for tourism.

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What's more, seeing 400 hot-air balloons in a sky in Lorraine that many people did not imagine so sunny is a delight of which I never tire said Philippe Buron-Pilâtre Delegate General, Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons.

另外，看着400只热气球在如此晴朗的天气中同时升起，令人欢欣鼓舞#i,M#DSWREWfWFYOLw。

343 hot air-balloons prepare to take off in Chambley-Bussieres, eastern France, to set a world record of collective take-offs during the yearly Lorraine Mondial hot air balloon event.

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