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Flights of kites
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Flights of kites

China Daily  

By Cheng Yuezhu | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-04-30 08:50 Editor's note: Traditional arts and crafts are supreme samples of Chinese cultural heritage. Yangjiabu is small enough to qualify as a village, yet is home to two national-level intangible cultural heritage items — kites and Yangjiabu New Year pictures, a type of traditional woodblock printing used to decorate people's …

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Flights of kites
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Flights of kites

China Daily  

By Cheng Yuezhu | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-04-30 08:50 Editor's note: Traditional arts and crafts are supreme samples of Chinese cultural heritage. Yangjiabu is small enough to qualify as a village, yet is home to two national-level intangible cultural heritage items — kites and Yangjiabu New Year pictures, a type of traditional woodblock printing used to decorate people's …

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Flights of kites
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Flights of kites

China Daily  

Many people hold at least one memory of a kite from their childhoods — be it a simple yet classic diamond or a colorful bird-shaped kind with vividly flapping wings. Yangjiabu is small enough to qualify as a village, yet is home to two national-level intangible cultural heritage items — kites and Yangjiabu New Year pictures, a type of traditional …

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Flights of kites
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Flights of kites

China Daily  

Editor's note: Traditional arts and crafts are supreme samples of Chinese cultural heritage. Yangjiabu is small enough to qualify as a village, yet is home to two national-level intangible cultural heritage items — kites and Yangjiabu New Year pictures, a type of traditional woodblock printing used to decorate people's homes during Spring Festival. "Our kites' decorations draw inspiration from the …

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Explore vibrant cultural heritage in Shandong
1 year, 3 months ago

Explore vibrant cultural heritage in Shandong

China Daily  

The Yellow River, known as China's "mother river", spans about 5,464 kilometers and flows through nine provincial-level regions. It is an age-old witness to local culture and has helped nurture the bountiful intangible cultural heritage items in Shandong. According to statistics from the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Shandong is also home to four UNESCO World Heritage sites, …

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Kites rise to festive occasion
1 year, 7 months ago

Kites rise to festive occasion

China Daily  

Skills inherited Yang Hongwei, 57, is a leading inheritor of the city's tradition. Zhang Jianwei, director of the comprehensive service center at the Weifang International Kite Association, said, "The city's kites account for more than 75 percent of the international kite market and nearly 85 percent of the domestic market." Wangjiazhuangzi village in Weifang is known as the "No 1 …

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Annual kite festival opens in Weifang
4 years, 2 months ago

Annual kite festival opens in Weifang

China Daily  

The 37th Weifang International Kite Festival kicked off on Sept 26 in Shandong province's Weifang city, also known as the World Kite Capital. Kite-flying competitions, traditional kite culture promotional activities, a kite-themed cosplay event and creative design competitions will take place during the festival. Weifang, the birthplace of kites, has held the kite festival annually since 1984, attracting competitors and …

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