China Yunnan
Xu spends 41 years making Dian-style kites
78-year-old Xu Zuokun, praised as Kite Grandpa, is a provincial-level inheritor for intangible cultural heritages in Yunnan province. For over 40 years, he has devoted himself to making kites. One of the Dian-style (Dian, short name of Yunnan) kites he crafted is called Dian Feng, whose shape is like a bee. It is designed to adapt to the airflow in highland valleys, capable of stable flights amid strong wind. “My hometown, Weifang ci…
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