ShandongHorizon | Kite industry thrives in E China's Shandong-Xinhua
ShandongHorizon | Kite industry thrives in E China's Shandong
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-10-14 22:24:15
Workers make kites at a kite factory in Hanting District of Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)
WEIFANG, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The kite culture and thriving kite industry in Weifang have a long and rich history. In 2006, the manufacturing skill of Weifang kites was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.
Nowadays, Weifang is home to more than 600 kite manufacturers, with their annual output value exceeding 2 billion yuan (about 280 million U.S. dollars) and their products sold to over 50 countries and regions.
A staff member displays kite samples at a kite factory in Hanting District of Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Yin Dongxun)Creative cultural products themed on kites are pictured at a kite workshop in Hanting District of Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)Guo Hongli, a kite-making inheritor, showcases a traditional dragon-shaped kite in Hanting District of Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Yin Dongxun)Workers make kites at a kite workshop in Hanting District of Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)A worker makes the skeleton of kites at a kite workshop in Hanting District of Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)A miniature kite is pictured at a kite workshop in Hanting District of Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)Staff members display kite samples at a kite factory in Hanting District of Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)Workers make kites at a kite factory in Hanting District of Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Yin Dongxun)A worker paints the pattern of a kite at a kite workshop in Hanting District of Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)Creative cultural products themed on kites are pictured at a kite workshop in Hanting District of Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)Workers make kites at a kite workshop in Hanting District of Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)■
