In Pictures: Colourful creations fill sky at Chinese kite festival

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More than 1,000 kites have filled the skies above a coastal city in eastern China that touts itself as the “kite capital of the world”.

Locals say there is nothing that cannot sail in the air in Weifang.

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Modern craftsmanship means kite-makers are boasting more elaborate, complex and bigger designs.

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Thousands of people take part in the festival, and some kites are so big they need more than one person to hold the string.

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Kite-makers say the craftsmanship has evolved over hundreds of years, with nylon fabrics becoming more common at the expense of traditional materials such as paper and silk.

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Sourse: breakingnews.ie

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