China's Weifang Kite Festival 2023 潍坊什么都能上天?

The 40th Weifang International Kite Festival, China's annual event, is back! And for the first time in 3 years, kite enthusiasts from all over the world have descended upon the city, in Shandong Province, to fly some of the most amazing kites and creatures ever seen.
Traditional kites, centipede dragon head kites, modern kites, sport kites, soft kites... ALL THE KITES!
You really have to see this to believe it. It is simply AMAZING!
If you want more, I speak to some of the international competitors and find out why they've made the long journey from their home countries to attend one of China's biggest kite festivals: • China's INCREDIBLE Wei...
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  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican Жыл бұрын

    It's great to see the youth participating in this! With the participation of young people, the Kite Festival has injected new vitality into the community. I've read that many young workers participating are putting their "complaints" about work into the sky, which is not only their way of relief, but it also just makes people happy because it's artistic expression and it adds on to the festival. It shows just how inclusive this festival is. This world is but a canvas to our imagination, and that's why art is so important whether it's through kites or paintings. It helps shape who we are, and it helps us view things from a new perspective while dusting away the problems of daily life. Art is not a thing, it is a WAY! From marine life to even a high-speed train, this festival has it all! Even cooler at night! But that one of my man Qin Shihuang looks so epic. I've been fascinated with Chinese culture ever since I was 8 and it doesn't take long to see why the Chinese so proud of their rich history.

  • @raideepu4
    @raideepu4 Жыл бұрын

    These awesome festivals make China even more awesome. I love China.

  • @yilun354
    @yilun354 Жыл бұрын

    I was born in weifang and lived there for 18 years. I met the first foreigner in my life when I was around 8, during the kite festival that year. I always say hello, good morning to everyone I met. We are hospitable from deep of our hearts, please come and enjoy the wind together

  • @m.0829
    @m.0829 Жыл бұрын

    Watching these colourful kites soaring is an uplifting feeling! Want to be there in person!

  • @phavie1192
    @phavie1192 Жыл бұрын

    wow WOW WOWOW WOWOWOW thank you for sharing

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome Phavie. Thank you for watching!

  • @safranpollen
    @safranpollen3 ай бұрын

    great at all !!!!!

  • @clareqi5346
    @clareqi5346 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Stu! I am proud of my hometown. Go Weifang Go!

  • @goldsunsilvermoon
    @goldsunsilvermoon Жыл бұрын

    the night ones are so cool! really does look like we’re underwater

  • @p.b.i.1342
    @p.b.i.1342 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing! Very creative. Only in China you can see this. Wonderful vlog. Stay safe Stu, God Bless You & fam.

  • @banshong3997
    @banshong3997 Жыл бұрын

    What a fantvideo Stu. Love the framing shots, the drone shot and especially the night scenes. Your video skills are very good. Love the editing too. Keep it up👍👍👍💪💪🤔

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @cheese-df1yx
    @cheese-df1yx Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video! The kites design really go to the sky high level!

  • @goteyescansee
    @goteyescansee Жыл бұрын

    Wow amazing! Especially the kites light up colofully at night 🤩🤩🤩👍👍👍👏👏👏 Thanks Stu!

  • @petreolanu94
    @petreolanu9411 ай бұрын

    Spectacular!

  • @gwent5914
    @gwent5914 Жыл бұрын

    This is very awesome to look at. I wish I was there to feel the excitement and surrounded with beautiful and colourful kites.

  • @yenlisiew2357
    @yenlisiew2357 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing, Stu. It's such an amazing event.

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome! Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it

  • @GOAT_MESSI53
    @GOAT_MESSI53 Жыл бұрын

    China's 5000 years of history and culture never fails to amaze people!

  • @ssomms2361
    @ssomms2361 Жыл бұрын

    Wow thanks for showing this. Never knew there’s nighttime kite flying before.

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it

  • @Runningbowels
    @Runningbowels Жыл бұрын

    Very cool! The dragon (4:18) that looks like it is coming down from the sky especially.

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, so beautiful

  • @Runningbowels

    @Runningbowels

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TravelinChina I also have to mention the vibrant colors of the kites that make this event so joyous and each kite so beautiful.

  • @businessraptor127
    @businessraptor12711 ай бұрын

    Hello from the u.s.a! What an amazing display!

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    11 ай бұрын

    Howdy!

  • @ZishanHasmi-yr7du
    @ZishanHasmi-yr7du Жыл бұрын

    Nice festival

  • @dieusaolangbui3614
    @dieusaolangbui361411 ай бұрын

    Great

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un Жыл бұрын

    "One that spells Brexit, took 3 years to make and doesn't fly" 💀The Tories have been real quiet since Stu dropped this diss track. 😂Yup, even we sent a team to participate in the festival, as shown by our flag at 0:49. Shame you didn't get to talk to them. Maybe you should learn some Korean in Hunchun in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (since it's not a place people think of) and visit the volcano Paektu/Changbai on the border, or perhaps Dandong in Liaoning and see our city of Sinuiju across the Yalu! Tomatoes are originally from the Americas as the wild ancestor of the tomato is currant tomato which is native to Ecuador and Peru (and the Spanish saw them being domesticated by the Aztecs in Mexico), but it's great to see places in rural China be revitalized by growing tomatoes and thus, putting these rural villages on the map.

  • @bunnyhop9465
    @bunnyhop9465 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Stu!!!! Absolutely amazing and stunning 👍👍👍👏👏👏

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching 🐇

  • @karinamak7445
    @karinamak7445 Жыл бұрын

    Incredible!

  • @jaymesmith7959
    @jaymesmith7959 Жыл бұрын

    You did a Great job!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

  • @hackerx2162
    @hackerx2162 Жыл бұрын

    疫情终于过去了,人民恢复了正常的生活,wonderful

  • @sandra-rf3ms
    @sandra-rf3ms Жыл бұрын

    谢谢司徒带我们看到这么精彩的风筝节❤

  • @ninazhang1230
    @ninazhang1230 Жыл бұрын

    That's just stunningly beautiful!!

  • @fuzhenlao6208
    @fuzhenlao6208 Жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍

  • @BryanCheong
    @BryanCheong Жыл бұрын

    You're right, the dragon kites are amazing. Something about so many kites being stacked high into heaven is so beautiful.

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    Captivating when you watch it in person Bryan.

  • @forestsenlin
    @forestsenlin Жыл бұрын

    你拍的这个视频真棒👍👍👍 谢谢你的精彩分享❤❤❤

  • @MsOceanstar
    @MsOceanstar Жыл бұрын

    Wow! First time seeing this!👍🧧🎈🎈🎈🎈

  • @QGZSD
    @QGZSD Жыл бұрын

    现场看应该很震撼吧,晚上的风筝好漂亮,想去~

  • @Winter_Jasmine
    @Winter_Jasmine Жыл бұрын

    That was mindblowing.

  • @kennyg-888

    @kennyg-888

    Жыл бұрын

    didn’t you mean wind blowing?😜

  • @QQ-hp8mh
    @QQ-hp8mh Жыл бұрын

    好漂亮好壯觀哦!😲😄

  • @businessraptor127
    @businessraptor12711 ай бұрын

    This would be so cool to go to! I really like the huge centipedes! And the quick shots of squid being cooked..... makes me want to visit even more! ✌

  • @binxie7779
    @binxie7779 Жыл бұрын

    Wow amazing 👍😊

  • @amp20785
    @amp20785 Жыл бұрын

    This video really lifted my spirits!

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    Great to hear Adam. Hope you're not feeling too down!

  • @thabom9791
    @thabom9791 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing!!

  • @chaixiyao
    @chaixiyao Жыл бұрын

    Great video filming, I’m blown away 😂

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Mike!

  • @haifengli9459
    @haifengli9459 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Stu, welcome to my hometown!! Haven’t been back for over 3 years. Cannot wait…

  • @WANDERER0070
    @WANDERER0070 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing 😊

  • @alsuperbee9048
    @alsuperbee9048 Жыл бұрын

    Spectacular

  • @mamap4050
    @mamap4050 Жыл бұрын

    I'm blown away too 😮 it's amazing and kites are displaying beautifully, definitely a must place on a list 😊

  • @marinazhang537
    @marinazhang537 Жыл бұрын

    hahaha it’s so funny that one minute it’s showing those giant octopus kites floating in the sky, and the next minute is BBQ squid/octopus 铁板鱿鱼😂 2:15

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    Hahaha... Finally, someone noticed!

  • @oscarchung1
    @oscarchung1 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing. Wish I were there!

  • @boonchongsim8926
    @boonchongsim8926 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Situ, this is so amazing, it really lights up my day, make me incredible happy watching the kites, the people, and you... Haha, i am blown away too..

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    So glad to hear you liked it

  • @theotheleo6830
    @theotheleo6830 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome kites. I didn't know they were that big. The night kites looked fantastic.

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it. The night time kites really are impressive!

  • @JF9760
    @JF97603 ай бұрын

    6:39 🎉

  • @pfkites8967
    @pfkites8967 Жыл бұрын

    A great Festival very good.

  • @user-pp1nc4ey7b
    @user-pp1nc4ey7b Жыл бұрын

    博主总是很快乐!❤

  • @jchen9585
    @jchen9585 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful, colourful, stunning~!🎉👍💕🌿✨💋☀️💗🌼✨🌬💨🌲😘🌳🕊🌸🎋💓🌯🍿🍹🍧🌭💖✨👍✨

  • @nanocarbonx
    @nanocarbonx Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @gufangiya4535
    @gufangiya4535 Жыл бұрын

    太棒了!!!好想去!!

  • @tykinghk
    @tykinghk Жыл бұрын

    Amazing....

  • @maneil9297
    @maneil9297 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, it's amazing, how did they do it? not tied up with each others' kites.

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    That happens a lot. But they're used to it, they just pull them down and untangle the lines. And then fly them again! So quick.

  • @zhaoann5620
    @zhaoann5620 Жыл бұрын

    Don't forget to eat some BBQ in zibo When you come to Shandong province❤🎉🎉🎉😊

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    I did! I'll post a KZread Short soon.

  • @xiaonasong5824

    @xiaonasong5824

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TravelinChina 山东欢迎你

  • @Hflykite
    @Hflykite5 ай бұрын

    Great, welcome to Weifang, Shandong again, April 15, 2024.

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    5 ай бұрын

    That would be great!

  • @arafsadventures
    @arafsadventures Жыл бұрын

    I'm going to buy a kite for Taobao now 😂

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    Enjoy! Stick to the simple ones to start with. I bought a soft body kite last year and couldn't get it in the air.

  • @Alonebe
    @Alonebe Жыл бұрын

    Stu : sorry, i forgot my "second" purpose, the food is amazing ! 😄😁😆

  • @SaintFluffySnow
    @SaintFluffySnow Жыл бұрын

    interesting! night-time lit kites, too

  • @nizhenbang
    @nizhenbang Жыл бұрын

    😁😁裁判保密意识还挺强👍

  • @lucapiattonikites
    @lucapiattonikites8 ай бұрын

    Have been there before covid 19. One of the greatest Festival ever been

  • @Simon02100210
    @Simon02100210 Жыл бұрын

    安居樂業,國泰民安 ! 下次做個航太系列的風箏,長征,天宮的風箏 !!

  • @petercua6158
    @petercua6158 Жыл бұрын

    If I didn't know better, I will think it a hot air balloon 🎈

  • @xiaonasong5824
    @xiaonasong5824 Жыл бұрын

    哈哈哈哈 竟然去风筝节了

  • @bunnyhei
    @bunnyhei Жыл бұрын

    真棒,加油

  • @hongqingxiang3374
    @hongqingxiang3374 Жыл бұрын

    😀🤩😊🙏👍🙏

  • @Paul-hw8bk
    @Paul-hw8bk Жыл бұрын

    Hope it did not fly accidentally to USA. Otherwise, they will be frightened by it and shoot it down with missiles.

  • @chyeni

    @chyeni

    Жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣

  • @albback8176

    @albback8176

    Жыл бұрын

    😆 make it a pickup truck kite. That way their police would chase it instead.

  • @greentea8852

    @greentea8852

    Жыл бұрын

    If it ever happened I hope it'd be the octopus then they'll say each tentacle has cameras to watch US citizens 🤣

  • @wildmiku2943

    @wildmiku2943

    Жыл бұрын

    Stop👽👽👽👽

  • @engleelim2508

    @engleelim2508

    Жыл бұрын

    Ouch...😋

  • @snowwhite-jt9cj
    @snowwhite-jt9cj Жыл бұрын

    Nice to see people from all world 🌎 in China.....having fun celebrating together 🪁🌈 The war crimes may shoot down the bigger balloons 🫧;)

  • @goldsunsilvermoon
    @goldsunsilvermoon Жыл бұрын

    am from qingdao (a bigger city nearby) and it’s so great to hear a familiar accent!!

  • @p.b.i.1342
    @p.b.i.1342 Жыл бұрын

    Hello Stu! It looks fun over there in China.

  • @AmelieZh
    @AmelieZh Жыл бұрын

    Those cosmonaut...cute!

  • @jolee6049
    @jolee6049 Жыл бұрын

    Love it!! Absolutely love it! Thx Stu.

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jo

  • @albback8176
    @albback8176 Жыл бұрын

    The UK kite would look like Liz Truss tangled in her own line. 😂

  • @jepuc.7457
    @jepuc.7457 Жыл бұрын

    Weifang kite are amazing!

  • @aicoco-bj2sf
    @aicoco-bj2sf Жыл бұрын

    想多多看夜光风筝。。希望下次能多拍一些

  • @SuperHyee
    @SuperHyee Жыл бұрын

    Magnificent !

  • @nizhenbang
    @nizhenbang Жыл бұрын

    潍坊风筝,淄博烧烤,完美!

  • @edie930
    @edie930 Жыл бұрын

    Incredible😍😍😍

  • @user-kv9wn8ki6m
    @user-kv9wn8ki6m Жыл бұрын

    晚上就能感受到软体更漂亮了

  • @hanhluong5837
    @hanhluong5837 Жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @user-sr6pp1pc6y
    @user-sr6pp1pc6y Жыл бұрын

    好看,好玩

  • @kitebg
    @kitebg Жыл бұрын

    The biggest one festival!

  • @Baby86summer
    @Baby86summer Жыл бұрын

    Qing shi huang Kite so funny , 😂

  • @mikewant5230
    @mikewant5230 Жыл бұрын

    What a night show!

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    Truly superb isn't it!

  • @jennyohara4011
    @jennyohara4011 Жыл бұрын

    Haven't seen you for ages

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Jenny!

  • @lohpl954
    @lohpl954 Жыл бұрын

    Looks like you had return to China

  • @Aladengdeshending
    @Aladengdeshending Жыл бұрын

    My home town Stu 我们隔了1km

  • @davepsk7334
    @davepsk7334 Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Manificent display!! Loved the night ones, kites lit up with lights! Never seen that before.

  • @jurrasicpig2426
    @jurrasicpig2426 Жыл бұрын

    6:48, that one is my favorite, what was it supposed to be? a spinning angelfish? some of the kites are pretty scary, like the alien-like squids, and the caterpillar, as well as the Qing Shi Huang which kinda reminded me of nearly headless nick in HP, lol, they are cute, but scary.... and I'd thought there would be food tour after the kite show...........

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    That's a double line sports kite, I believe. They make a great noise in the air.

  • @KennyL1
    @KennyL1 Жыл бұрын

    UK theme kite? How about a Rishi Sunak kite?

  • @_Everything_is_Fine_
    @_Everything_is_Fine_ Жыл бұрын

    does it count as balloon or kite if inflate it? hmm

  • @baatarbeifong7869
    @baatarbeifong7869 Жыл бұрын

    What fun! Standing underneath those massive and beautiful and cleverly designed kites would have blown me away, too~ It must have been such an awesome spectacle to see those kites even for those driving up to that event and getting a glipse from a distance. Especially at nighttime, those large, light--up ones look so cool against the night sky and give me amusement park/local fair/carnival vibes!

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @miachen461
    @miachen461 Жыл бұрын

    顺便去淄博吃个烧烤😅

  • @roadrunner4704
    @roadrunner4704 Жыл бұрын

    Wow! A great place to be.

  • @TCphotographer
    @TCphotographer11 ай бұрын

    When I was 10 years old and my brother 12 in 1975 I remembered my father as a present brought us as a gift a Chinese kite from the San Francisco kite festival which was a traditional event at the west coast city SF. It was a 15 metre long dragon black on chrome like colour nontearing extra strong alaminum like paper with a range of 2km. robe length! My brother still keeps it I hope

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    11 ай бұрын

    What a wonderful gift! Hope your brother takes it out to fly every now and then if he's still got it.

  • @swiftfai
    @swiftfai Жыл бұрын

    Good job

  • @lucapiattonikites
    @lucapiattonikites8 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately not uk friends really attended to the event

  • @TravelinChina

    @TravelinChina

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm from the UK, I was there.

  • @cheungchingtong
    @cheungchingtong Жыл бұрын

    I heard one dude came to the festival site with a little tiny kite, thought he was able to join the kite competition, later was told his kite was too tiny even in the children group. lol