Weifang kite makers create new world record
潍坊风筝制造者再创世界纪录

Spring season is a great time for going out and flying kites. Kite making masters from Weifang, Shandong Province, have produced a 5,000-meter-long, dragon-shaped kite, now officially the world's longest kite, beating the previous world record from 2008.

The kite is composed of 2,500 smaller kites, and the string alone weighs 500 kilograms. It took 3 months to complete the kite project, thanks to the efforts of 20 experienced kite makers from Weifang, a city widely known as "the world capital of kites". However, only 800-meters of the kite was flown successfully last Sunday, due to weather conditions.

Previously the Weifang Kitefliers Association brought the "Chinese Dragon" kite to Changsha of Hunan Province and Shantou of Guangdong Province. Chongqing will be its third stop of its national tour.