Besides kites, what other traditional handicrafts are there in Weifang?
Weifang kites, inlaid silver, woodblock New Year pictures, antique copper, rubbings and antique calligraphy and painting are all famous traditional handicrafts. Weifang is rich in folk art resources. Today, Weifang's kite, silver inlay, antique copper and nuclear carving still occupy the first and only stunt position in the country; Woodblock New Year pictures are one of the three major producing areas in China. Shandong Province is a major province of arts and crafts in China, and Weifang arts and crafts occupies an important position in Shandong Province. Weifang has a well-known variety of folk arts and crafts in the province, accounting for more than half of the total in Shandong Province. Weifang arts and crafts, its cultural connotation and foundation is "Qilu culture". According to historical records, there are more than 200 historical celebrities who were born in Weifang or lived, lived and worked in Weifang. Such as Mozi and Lu Ban in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period; Yan Ying, a famous soldier of Qi State; Zheng Xuanxue's Confucian Classics in Eastern Han Dynasty; "Jian 'an Seven Sons" Kong Rong; Jia Sixie, an agronomist in the Southern and Northern Dynasties; Zhang Zeduan, Su Dongpo, Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Zhao Mingcheng, Li Qingzhao, Liu Yong and Zheng Banqiao in Qing Dynasty. From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, thousands of years of historical and cultural precipitation have influenced traditional folk culture and art, and endowed Weifang folk arts and crafts with rich cultural connotations. Weifang's traditional folk arts and crafts, whether embroidery lace, antique bronze ware or nuclear carving, have rich cultural and historical connotations, all have specific origins and can tell an interesting cultural and historical story.