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Shandong Province held the 36th Weifang International Kite
Festival on the third Saturday of April in2019. A lot of kite fans from all
over the world went there to join in the interesting festival on that day. Different
kinds of beautiful kites flew in the sky.
Over 2, 000 years ago, a man named Gongshu Ban from
Shandong Province invented a kite. It was made of bamboo. In the following centuries,
kite-making developed well in China.
The first Weifang International Kite Festival was celebrated
in 1984. In 1983, the Chairman of the Seattle Kite Association David Checkley
took part in a kite show and later he visited several kite manufacturers(制造商). He found that
kites made in Weifang were the best. He suggested holding the first Weifang
International Kite Festival there. After that, Weifang began to hold it in April
every year.
At the fifth festival, Weifang became known as the" Kite
Capital of the World". Today, Weifang is home to over 300 kite factories. People
in Weifang sell their products to about 40 countries and regions(地区) , making up 85 %of
the domestic(国内的)markets and 65 %of the foreign markets.
However, there are also some problems. "Few people would
like to learn about traditional kite-making," said Yang Hongwei. Yang's
grandfather was once one of the best kite makers in Weifang. Nowadays, Yang
still uses traditional ways and skills to make kites. In her opinion, only
traditional things can last for a long time. Since the1990s, she has travelled
to many countries to teach and take part in kite shows. "I won't stop
teaching the ways of making kites as long as someone wants to learn. Meanwhile,
the government should hold more kite festivals in China or even overseas, "she
said.
