ZhangYuhangpromoteslocalkitesvialivestreamsinWangjiazhuangziVillageinFangziDistrictofWeifang,eastChina'sShandongProvince,Dec.19,2023.(Xinhua/WangZhi)JINAN,Dec.27(Xinhua)--Despitethebittercoldoutside,theworkshopofakitefactoryinthecityofWeifangineastChina'sShandongProvinceisbustling,withworkersatfullthrottletofulfillorders."Ourclientsaredistributedacrossmorethan10provinces.Wehavesold2millionkitesthisyear,withoursalesrevenueincreasingtoover6millionyuan(about845,487U.S.dollars),up10percentcomparedtothesameperiodlastyear,"saidWangLicai,manageroftheSanlikitefactory.Currently,morethan30workersareinvolvedinmakingcolorfulkitesatthisfactory,withdesignsincludingbutterflies,swallowsandcentipedes,whiletheseworkersalsopackagetheproducts.ThekitecultureandthrivingkiteindustryinWeifanghavealongandrichhistory.Thecityhasover600kiteenterprises,withmorethan80,000employeesandanannualoutputvalueofover2billionyuan.WangjiazhuangziVillage,wheretheSanlicompanyislocated,standsoutastheleadingvillageinWeifang'skiteindustry,duetoitsexcellentcraftsmanshipanddiversedesigns."Ourvillagefeaturesover200kiteenterprises.Morethan2,300villagers,abouthalfoftheentirepopulation,areengagedintheindustry,"saidWangZhenhua,avillageofficial."Makingkitesisourspecialty.I'vebeenworkinginthefactoryfor20years,andonaverage,Icanproduce300kitesperday,earningamonthlysalaryof4,000yuan,"said52-year-oldvillagerWangFengling.Apartfrompassingontraditionalmanufacturingskills,enterprisesinthevillagehavealsoinjectednewvitalityintokites."Wehaveintegratedmoderntechnologiessuchassoundandlightintothetraditionalbamboo-framedkites,aswellasproduced3Dkites,makingthekiteindustryinWangjiazhuangziVillagemoredynamic,"saidWangTieyuan,asecretaryofthelocalkiteindustryassociation.Inrecentyears,thevillagehasseenenterprisesusingenvironmentallyfriendlymaterialstomakekitesandupgradingproductionlines,whilealsoimprovingefficiency.Inaddition,kiteenterpriseshavejumpedonthee-commercebandwagon."About80percentofkitefactoriesinthevillagehaveestablishedonlineshops.Salesrevenuefrome-commercelivestreamingin2023hasreachednearly100millionyuan,"WangZhenhuasaid.Thethrivingkiteindustryhasalsoattractedyoungpeoplebacktotheirhometown,afurtherboostforruralrevitalizationinthisregion.ZhangYuhangreturnedthevillagein2022andisnowengagedinkitee-commerce."Ihavesoldlocalkitestocustomersacrosstheworldthroughlivestreaming.Witnessingthekitesfrommyhometownflyinghighandfar,Ifeelquitefulfilled,"saidZhang.Thusfar,kitesfromWangjiazhuangziVillagehavebeenexportedtomorethan50countriesandregions,includingEurope,theUnitedStates,andSoutheastAsiancountries.Theannualsalesvolumeofkitesinthevillagehasreachednearly100million,withanannualoutputvalueexceeding500millionyuan.Thisyear,thepercapitaannualincomeofvillagersisaround35,000yuan.WorkersmakekitesattheworkshopofakitefactoryinWangjiazhuangziVillageinFangziDistrictofWeifang,eastChina'sShandongProvince,Dec.19,2023.(Xinhua/WangZhi)WorkerspackkitesattheSanlikitefactoryinWangjiazhuangziVillageinFangziDistrictofWeifang,eastChina'sShandongProvince,Dec.19,2023.(Xinhua/WangZhi)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.