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...
And if you like this video, please do hit that LIKE BUTTON and leave me a message. Thanks! Stay safe and keep looking after one another.
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[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

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.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

"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.

[@Paul-hw8bk]

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

[@chyeni]

🤣🤣

[@albback8176]

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

[@greentea8852]

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

[@wildmiku2943]

Stop👽👽👽👽

[@engleelim2508]

Ouch...😋

[@banshong3997]

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]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@yilun354]

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

[@raideepu4]

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

[@goteyescansee]

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

[@p.b.i.1342]

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

[@clareqi5346]

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

[@Runningbowels]

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

[@TravelinChina]

Yeah, so beautiful

[@Runningbowels]

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

[@gwent5914]

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

[@yenlisiew2357]

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

[@TravelinChina]

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

[@m.0829]

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

[@cheese-df1yx]

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

[@goldsunsilvermoon]

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

[@ssomms2361]

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

[@TravelinChina]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@phavie1192]

wow WOW WOWOW WOWOWOW thank you for sharing

[@TravelinChina]

You're welcome Phavie. Thank you for watching!

[@Winter_Jasmine]

That was mindblowing.

[@kennyg-888]

didn’t you mean wind blowing?😜

[@marinazhang537]

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]

Hahaha... Finally, someone noticed!

[@GOAT_MESSI53]

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

[@QGZSD]

现场看应该很震撼吧，晚上的风筝好漂亮，想去～

[@karinamak7445]

Incredible!

[@ninazhang1230]

That's just stunningly beautiful!!

[@jaymesmith7959]

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

[@zhaoann5620]

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

[@TravelinChina]

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

[@xiaonasong5824]

@@TravelinChina 山东欢迎你

[@arafsadventures]

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

[@TravelinChina]

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.

[@petercua6158]

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

[@MsOceanstar]

Wow! First time seeing this!👍🧧🎈🎈🎈🎈

[@fuzhenlao6208]

👍👍👍

[@maneil9297]

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

[@TravelinChina]

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.

[@amp20785]

This video really lifted my spirits!

[@TravelinChina]

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

[@mamap4050]

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

[@chinkayeok6117]

Stu being sarcastic on Brexit😅

[@QQ-hp8mh]

好漂亮好壯觀哦！😲😄

[@bunnyhop9465]

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

[@TravelinChina]

Thanks for watching 🐇

[@albback8176]

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

[@haifengli9459]

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

[@sandra-rf3ms]

谢谢司徒带我们看到这么精彩的风筝节❤

[@oscarchung1]

Amazing. Wish I were there!

[@binxie7779]

Wow amazing 👍😊

[@businessraptor134]

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! ✌

[@hackerx2162]

疫情终于过去了，人民恢复了正常的生活，wonderful

[@seewind]

Wonderful video. Spent time working in China over 10 years ago. Always brought my kites to fly. What did you use to get the aerial shots? Why I ask.... I am a kite aerial photographer...🪁🪁🪁

[@TravelinChina]

Thanks. Used a standard DJI mini drone. Weather was excellent so footage came out great.

[@chaixiyao]

Great video filming, I’m blown away 😂

[@TravelinChina]

Thanks Mike!

[@thabom9791]

Amazing!!

[@Alonebe]

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

[@Simon02100210]

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 !!

[@theotheleo6830]

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

[@TravelinChina]

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

[@WANDERER0070]

Amazing 😊

[@alsuperbee9048]

Spectacular

[@boonchongsim8926]

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]

So glad to hear you liked it

[@BryanCheong]

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

[@TravelinChina]

Captivating when you watch it in person Bryan.

[@xiaonasong5824]

哈哈哈哈 竟然去风筝节了

[@gufangiya4535]

太棒了！！！好想去！！

[@forestsenlin]

你拍的这个视频真棒👍👍👍 谢谢你的精彩分享❤❤❤

[@JF9760]

6:39 🎉

[@nanocarbonx]

Beautiful

[@tykinghk]

Amazing....

[@hongqingxiang3374]

😀🤩😊🙏👍🙏

[@snowwhite-jt9cj]

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

[@goldsunsilvermoon]

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

[@p.b.i.1342]

Hello Stu! It looks fun over there in China.

[@醉魔莲]

博主总是很快乐！❤

[@竹长]

晚上就能感受到软体更漂亮了

[@pfkites8967]

A great Festival very good.

[@XXXX-eq7wy]

司徒 我很不满意你的更新速度 你是不是谈恋爱没时间

[@jurrasicpig2426]

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]

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

[@jennyohara4011]

Haven't seen you for ages

[@TravelinChina]

Hi Jenny!

[@KennyL1]

UK theme kite? How about a Rishi Sunak kite?

[@aicoco-bj2sf]

想多多看夜光风筝。。希望下次能多拍一些

[@HarlowKiteFlying]

Too many to pick a favourite kite

[@Hflykite]

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

[@TravelinChina]

That would be great!

[@Aladengdeshending]

My home town Stu 我们隔了1km

[@davepsk7334]

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

[@safranpollen]

great at all !!!!!

[@stephenc6955]

*Spectacular*

[@businessraptor134]

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

[@TravelinChina]

Howdy!

[@AmelieZh]

Those cosmonaut...cute!

[@ZishanHasmi-yr7du]

Nice festival

[@cheungchingtong]

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

[@dieusaolangbui3614]

Great

[@jchen9585]

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

[@chaulang6210]

Spy Balloon and then Spy Kites will fly to U.S ! It will be Sanctions by U.S . Spy Kites ? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@lohpl954]

Looks like you had return to China

[@miachen461]

顺便去淄博吃个烧烤😅

[@jolee6049]

Love it!! Absolutely love it! Thx Stu.

[@TravelinChina]

Thanks Jo

[@lucapiattonikites]

Unfortunately not uk friends really attended to the event

[@TravelinChina]

I'm from the UK, I was there.

[@nizhenbang]

😁😁裁判保密意识还挺强👍

[@edie930]

Incredible😍😍😍

[@lucapiattonikites]

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

[@kaiulani3044]

Most incredible is how come the kites don't get tangled up with each other.

[@TravelinChina]

They do. It happens quite a lot, but I guess most are used to it. They sort it out quite quickly when it happens.

[@jepuc.7457]

Weifang kite are amazing!

[@SitocawithSorento]

Sounds like Thefoodranger in china. Always asking people if its the' 最大的 zui da de. '

[@TravelinChina]

I hope my Chinese can extend beyond that... Thanks for watching.

[@baatarbeifong7869]

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]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@_Everything_is_Fine_]

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

[@kitebg]

The biggest one festival!

[@Baby86summer]

Qing shi huang Kite so funny , 😂

[@hanhluong5837]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@HafiZzZzZz]

👍👍👍

[@赢政-c9l]

好看，好玩