Kite Wei craftsmen in Tianjin make Winter-Olympic-themed kites-Xinhua

Kite Wei craftsmen in Tianjin make Winter-Olympic-themed kites

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2022-02-11 19:58:25

Wei Guoqiu, the 4th generation of Kite Wei craftsman, makes a kite at a workshop in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 9, 2021. The inheritors of Kite Wei have created Winter-Olympic-themed kites during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Kite making is a traditional Chinese folk handicraft, and Tianjin Kite Wei was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

Wei Bowen, the inheritor of Kite Wei, flies a Winter-Olympic-themed kite in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 9, 2021. The inheritors of Kite Wei have created Winter-Olympic-themed kites during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Kite making is a traditional Chinese folk handicraft, and Tianjin Kite Wei was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

Wei Guoqiu, the 4th generation of Kite Wei craftsman, makes a kite with his son Wei Bowen at a workshop in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 9, 2021. The inheritors of Kite Wei have created Winter-Olympic-themed kites during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Kite making is a traditional Chinese folk handicraft, and Tianjin Kite Wei was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

Wei Guoqiu, the 4th generation of Kite Wei craftsman, makes a a Winter-Olympic-themed kite at a workshop in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 9, 2021. The inheritors of Kite Wei have created Winter-Olympic-themed kites during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Kite making is a traditional Chinese folk handicraft, and Tianjin Kite Wei was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

Wei Guoqiu, the 4th generation of Kite Wei craftsman, flies a Winter-Olympic-themed kite in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 9, 2021. The inheritors of Kite Wei have created Winter-Olympic-themed kites during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Kite making is a traditional Chinese folk handicraft, and Tianjin Kite Wei was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

Wei Bowen, the inheritor of Kite Wei, flies a Winter-Olympic-themed kite in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 9, 2021. The inheritors of Kite Wei have created Winter-Olympic-themed kites during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Kite making is a traditional Chinese folk handicraft, and Tianjin Kite Wei was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)