Weifang

A nice place to witness old men playing traditional games of chess or cards or other games, buy a kite, or people watch, in the center of Weifang. It is a citizen activity square that integrates civil defense fortifications, commerce and shopping, leisure and entertainment and other functions, and highlights "environmental protection characteristics", "humanistic characteristics" and "kite cultural characteristics". The total area is about 9 hectares. The above-ground landscape of the square will include mascot avenue, central square, riverside landscape area, amphitheater and pier, Guomao terraced square, Siping Road exit square, Kite Museum entrance square, children's playground, botanical park, tree array and other ten major landscapes.

The museum is worth a look to glimpse kites from around the world and the brush up on your kite history.The museum is China's first large-scale professional kite museum. The architectural shape adopts the characteristics of Weifang's leading centipede kites. The roof is a complete combined dragon. It is designed to collect and display kite treasures and kite-related materials from ancient and modern times at home and abroad. The exhibition uses detailed kite information as well as photos, texts, paintings, replicas, etc. to comprehensively display the history, application, evolution, kite schools and the Weifang International Kite Festival.

Inside the museum and factory, you will witness traditional kite making and production in a traditional Chinese setting of small gardens, old buildings and a slower pace of life. It's a good idea to buy your own kite at one of the shops outside of the factory (along the road) as it is generally cheaper here than in the city or in the factory.

A vegetable fair each year around kite festival time. An entire playground of enormous fruit and vegetables are arranged for your viewing and photo taking pleasure. Seeds and farming products along with the common tourist goods are for sale, too.

Known throughout Shandong for its delicate, intricate paper cuts. Resembling giant red snowflakes, the numerous designs are mind boggling, ranging from: sports, animals, vegetables, to traditional buildings, ancient China and other scenes.

A nice way to spend a bad weather afternoon.

A World War II-era concentration camp where thousands of Western prisoners of war, including Eric Liddell, who was portrayed in the movie Chariots of Fire, were interned during the Japanese occupation. This is an interesting and little-known site in Weifang. The names of the prisoners are written in Chinese on the monument, but their English names are on a plaque to the south.

Fangtze Eurotown is the name given to the city's former foreign concession. It was established in 1898 as a German concession. In 1914, following the outbreak of World War I, the Japanese displaced the Germans and turned it into a Japanese concession. It remained in Japanese hands until the end of World War II. Today the area is a tourist attraction and a national heritage site. There are around 166 colonial-era buildings, including 103 German-built buildings and 63 Japanese-built buildings. Notable buildings include the German-built Fangtze Railway Station, the German Army Hospital and the German Army Headquarters.