“Made up like the old Chinese kites—and he won that year. Hands down. I ran right up and collected that kite. It’s one of the most beautiful kites in the collection.” ...

Zhang Xiaodong, an inheritor of the kite-making technique, makes a kite in Weifang. Photo: Courtesy of Zhang Xiaodong Zhang ...

"We made kites as far back in ancient Chinese history as the Warring States period," says Wang, one of the mainland's top folk artists and a renowned kite master from the city of Weifang ...

Shankar Singh, a 56-year-old artisan ... Despite the rise of Chinese materials during the festive season that have impacted ...