Weifang's specialties include kites and New Year pictures, which are very famous at home and abroad. Wei county has been a famous city in Beihai since ancient times, with a prosperous style of writing and constant separatist regime. During the Qianlong period, there was a saying that there was Suzhou in the south and Weixian in the north. The origin of Weifang kite can be traced back to the first "wooden kite" made by great thinkers in Lu period, which has a history of more than 2000 years.

Weifang is the birthplace of kites in the world. Weifang, also known as Dewey and Kite Capital, has a long history and exquisite craftsmanship. Weifang kite is a traditional handicraft treasure in Weifang, Shandong Province, and a traditional folk festival cultural custom. It is one of the intangible cultural heritages, and now more than 70% of kites in the world are exported from Weifang. Weifang, known as Weixian in ancient times, has a long history, splendid culture, developed traditional handicrafts and profound cultural accumulation.

Weifang kite club

Weifang is a world-famous kite capital. On April 1984 and 1 day, Weifang Municipal People's Government held the first Weifang International Kite Fair at the suggestion of American friend David Chekhov. Since then, the annual Weifang International Kite Fair has been held in Weifang, and by 20 13, Weifang has been held for 30 consecutive times. 1in April, 987, Weifang was elected as the world kite capital. The International Kite Federation has also made a decision to locate the headquarters of the International Kite Federation in Weifang.

The holding of Weifang International Kite Fair has greatly improved Weifang's popularity, opened the door of Weifang's opening to the outside world and made Weifang go to the world. Weifang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government adopted the policy of "matching kites, setting up culture and singing opera economy", and turned the kite fair into an economic and trade fair where thousands of businessmen gathered, which greatly promoted Weifang's economic development and promoted Weifang's economic take-off.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia World Kite Capital.