Footage showing a three-year-old a girl, lifted high into the air after becoming entangled in the strings of a kite in Taiwan, has gone viral.

The unidentified girl was taking part in a kite festival on Sunday in the seaside town of Nanliao, when she was hoisted several metres into the air by the  kite's tail.

News reports said the girl was frightened but suffered no physical injuries in the incident.

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