Xu Yang, nephew of Yang Hongwei, makes a kite in Yangjiabu Village, Weifang City of east China's Shandong Province, April 16, 2021. Yang Hongwei, born in a kite making family in Yangjiabu, embarked on her journey of making kites in 1982 under guidance of her grandfather. In the following nearly 40 years, Yang has been developing the cultural inheritance and won her works many accolades. As a kite-making master, she was also invited to other countries, including Germany, Australia, the United States and New Zealand, to promote the kite culture and train apprentices. 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, the city is home to more than 300 kite manufacturers with their yearly output value reaching two billion yuan (about 300 million U.S. dollars) and their products sold to more than 40 countries and regions, making up 85 percent of the domestic market and 75 percent of the world market. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
