外媒记者与网红博主一行首站抵达潍坊滨海风筝放飞场,观看了来自全球59个国家和地区的风筝队入场仪式和非遗项目的精彩演出,也欣赏了漫天纸鸢飞翔的壮景。国内外各具艺术美感的风筝,载着人们对春天的寄语和期冀飞往更远的蓝天,让外籍友人们不禁赞叹“震撼”、“视觉盛宴”。

越南人民报驻京机构主任杜有兴(Do Huu Hung)表示,这是他第一次来潍坊,潍坊风筝产业的蓬勃发展让他印象深刻。潍坊风筝会搭建了与世界各国的友好桥梁,参加风筝会不仅使来自全世界的风筝爱好者增长对风筝的认识,在这个过程中各国的文化也得到充分的交流互鉴。

来自孟加拉的网红博主苏博瑞 (Sobraj Al Akand) 指着不远处飞翔的风筝,介绍道:“这是我们国家代表队带来的风筝,孟加拉已经参赛好多年了,我感到很自豪和荣幸。” 他表示,第一次来到潍坊这座城市并参加国际风筝会,心里期待不已。他认为潍坊是一座静谧、友好、设施完善的城市,同时他也觉得国际风筝会可以帮助潍坊乃至中国提升世界影响力,而他自己也通过这场活动见证了文化多样性和思维跳动的力量。

在世界风筝博物馆,外媒记者和网红们徜徉在精致秀美的风筝展品和历史故事中。在风筝历史传说环节,他们津津有味地品读《四面楚歌》里的风筝典故,并展开交流与讨论,话语的往来轮换使人文交流和情感融合进一步升华。

在微博拥有百万级粉丝的意大利网红博主飞迪笙(Federio Furlan)在参观结束后说道:“我很喜欢探索新的城市、感受不同的体验,博物馆的风筝藏品之多让我感到惊喜,这应该也是潍坊闻名于世的原因之一。”

走进杨家埠民间艺术大观园,外媒记者、网红们惊叹于题材风格多样和刻印入微的年画作品,也切身体验了一把年画的印制过程。当捧着自己最终的画作成果,他们纷纷表示要将其珍藏。随后,采访团一行与潍坊风筝非遗传承人郭洪利开展沟通交流。怀着对工匠精神的钦佩,外籍友人们迫不及待投身于风筝的制作学习,也彼此切磋技艺。一线一竹,精细间方显美学和创意,更激发了他们对中国非遗文化的探索之心。

16日,采访团走进被誉为“中国蔬菜之乡”的寿光,外籍友人们打卡了蔬菜高科技示范园,领略寿光农业领域最新科技成果、前沿实用技术、名优稀特品种,感受智慧农业、数字农业的科技创新以及农业和现代科技结合迸发出的生机和活力。

本次活动由中共潍坊市委宣传部主办、中国日报网承办,旨在向世界展示潍坊国际风筝会的魅力,持续擦亮潍坊“世界风筝之都”“东亚文化之都”等世界级城市名片。

Art, culture and community take flight at Weifang intl kite festival

Thousands of kites colored the sky in Weifang during its annual international kite festival on April 15, attracting multitudes of visitors from home and abroad.

Among them were 11 international journalists and social media influencers, who gathered in Weifang city, known as the "World Kite Capital," in Shandong province to set off a cultural excursion.

After admiring art performances at the opening ceremony, the expats were amazed by the spectacle of various kites that decorated the sky and conveyed good wishes and blessings.

Sobraj Al Akand, a popular blogger from Bangladesh, said proudly while pointing at the kites,"these are kites brought by competitors of my country, which has taken part in the stage for many years."

As it is his first time to have been to Weifang and the festival, Sobraj has much to look forward to.

"This is a friendly and quiet city with great infrastructure, and the grand event plays a significant role in making Weifang and even China more well-known around the world,"he said.

For him, when seeing kites in diverse designs and patterns, it is high time to witness the cultural diversity and community cohesion.

The group toured the World Kite Museum, where they appreciated an exhibition of dozens of kites crafted and designed from all over the world and learned about the historical stories behind the kite-making process.

"I prefer to explore different cultures and experiences, and I didn't expect to see so many kites here," said Federio Furlan, an internet influencer from Italy, while he was lingering on the kite culture during his visit.

Walking down to the Yangjiabu Folk Art Grand View Garden, the group was enchanted by New Year paintings and experienced the process of making delicate artwork.

They also paid a visit to Guo Hongli, the inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage Weifang Kite, and who has been working on handmade kites for more than three decades.