Weifang

The Weifang Kite museum.  Weifang is the home of the international kite festival.  We enjoyed a marvelous morning at the museum.  Kites are a delightful part of every visit to our own town square, understanding their history and their importance to the Chinese people increases our enjoyment.

These are just a few examples of the unique kites used to honor events in China.

This large dragon kite was a favorite.  Viewing such designs in the air is awe inspiring.

Here we see more dragon kites.  The tails are actually made of several smaller kites.  Who knew there was such an art to kites!!

We have always enjoyed watching the kites in our own Quancheng square.

Weifang also hosts the Vegetable Festival.  It sounded interesting so we found a bus and headed out for an adventure.  Behold, another great afternoon discovering something new in China.

This display was made from small gourds, seeds, and flowers.  Unbelievable!!

The octopus was one of my favorites.  It is made from thousands of cayenne peppers.  Notice the mountain of ginger root.  

More scenery with gourds and the polar bears are made of rice.  

Big boys and their toys!  John Deere has found his way to China.

We marveled at the tomato plants raised vertically.  I now understand hydroponic tomatoes.

These spiral pipes were gorgeous with all varieties of lettuce.

I loved the arbors with squash, pumpkins, cucumbers and peppers.

This creation was made from seeds and beans.  Sesame seeds never looked so good.