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Inherit the red spirit inherit the kite culture

author:Weifang Evening News

Weifang Daily Weifang Rong Media News Red Landmark is one of the important symbols carrying the memory of the Chinese revolution, Shanghai, Jiaxing, Yan'an, Jinggangshan, Xibaipo, Zunyi... The many red landmarks are the distinctive historical testimonies of the centenary history of the Party, witnessing the historical process of the Communist Party of China from small to large and from weak to strong.

A hundred years of wind and rain, forge ahead. In order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Party, deepen the education of party history, and integrate the red cultural gene into the kite element, from October 13 to 19, the Comprehensive Service Center of the Weifang International Kite Association organized three red cultural education bases in Yan'an, Jinggangshan and Jiaxing to carry out the red theme kite display and flight activity of "inheriting the spirit of the founding of the party and inheriting the kite culture".

Inherit the red spirit inherit the kite culture

Display the "Pagoda" kite at the foot of the Pagoda Mountain in Yan'an.

"This year is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party, and when we make kites, we try to find a way to integrate the red element into it." Kite-making artist Wang Zhaorui said that pagoda mountain is the symbol of Yan'an, is the symbol of the revolutionary holy land, they based on the image of the pagoda, according to the ratio of 1:6 to tie the giant pagoda kite, the kite height of 7.33 meters, the diameter of 2.35 meters, for the three-dimensional barrel, by the five kite tie artists spent 7 days to complete.

Inherit the red spirit inherit the kite culture

The staff is making preparations for the "Red Boat" kite flight.

At the Jiaxing event site, they flew the "red boat" kite. This "red boat" kite is 12 meters long and 6 meters wide, with a fiery red sun in the background, a "red boat" in the middle, in a semi-three-dimensional shape, and rows of waves below, attracting many onlookers.

Inherit the red spirit inherit the kite culture

Flying "Jinggangshan" kites at Jinggangshan.

On display at Jinggangshan is the "Jinggangshan" kite, which is 7 meters long and 3.5 meters wide, and is equipped with a semi-relief charge number underneath, which can be moved in the air and has a very three-dimensional sense.

At each event site, kite tying demonstrations and flying performances were carried out, and Weifang kites attracted the masses to gather and watch with exquisite tying technology and superb flying technology. In particular, the typical representative of Weifang kite, the dragon head centipede, made an appearance, which attracted everyone to take photos.

Yan'an citizen Liu Baosheng sighed after watching the Weifang pagoda kite flying performance: "Weifang kites are very famous, I have only heard that Weifang is the hometown of kites before, and I don't know much about Weifang. If you have a chance, you must go to Weifang to see the weifang kite meeting on the spot. Yang Kun, chairman of the Shaanxi Folk Sports Association, said: "Weifang kites play a leading role in the entire kite industry, and this red theme kite flying activity has effectively promoted Weifang, enhanced weifang's popularity and city image, and at the same time played an important role and significance in popularizing kite activities, inheriting kite culture, and strengthening the kite industry." ”

Weifang Daily All-Media Reporter: Pan Laikui/Wen

Courtesy of Weifang International Kite Club Comprehensive Service Center

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