Cities of Culture: Weifang(1/13)

Weifang, a city located in the center of Shandong Province, has been added to UNESCO's Creative Cities Network as a Crafts and Folk Arts City.

Weifang, a city located in the center of Shandong Province, has been added to UNESCO's Creative Cities Network as a Crafts and Folk Arts City.

Weifang, a city located in the center of Shandong Province, has been added to UNESCO's Creative Cities Network as a Crafts and Folk Arts City.

Weifang, a city located in the center of Shandong Province, has been added to UNESCO's Creative Cities Network as a Crafts and Folk Arts City.

Famed as the home of kites, Weifang hosted the first international kite festival in 1984. The yearly event has attracted lots of kite fans from around the world.

Nowadays, Weifang is home to more than 300 kite manufacturers with their yearly output value reaching two billion yuan ($300 million).

The products sold to more than 40 countries and regions, making up 85% of the domestic market and 75% of the world market.

Miniature kites are only about the size of an adult's palm, but can fly like the wind!

Yangjiabu woodblock with New Year motives are a type of traditional folk art of Weifang.

It has a history exceeding 600 years and represents one of the three major woodblock New Year printing styles in China.

In 2006, Yangjiabu New Year prints were listed in the first batch of national-level intangible cultural heritages.

Traditional fruit pit carving, or hediao in Chinese, involves carving out peach, apricot, or olive pits, etc.

Fruit pit carving was included in China's national-level intangible cultural heritage list in 2008.