Weifang has the custom of flying kites in spring since ancient times. 1984 The local government promotes this excellent folk cultural tradition and advocates holding an international kite festival. At that time, there were 17 kite groups in the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, Japan, the former Federal Republic of Germany and Hong Kong.
The first kite club was held in Weifang Gymnasium on April 1984. Ligui Zou, president of Weifang Kite Association, and David Jackley, president of Seattle Kite Association of the United States, delivered speeches at the opening ceremony. 12000 kite lovers attended the opening ceremony. In the afternoon, various kite groups and teams performed flying performances, and nearly 654.38+million spectators attended. After the meeting, nearly 100 foreign news organizations and 45 domestic news organizations reported on this kite-flying event. Weifang, originally unknown at home and abroad, suddenly became famous with the holding of the Kite Fair. Since then, every year in early April, Weifang will hold the International Kite Fair. The scale is getting bigger and bigger, the specifications are getting higher and higher, and the content is getting richer and richer. Because of this kite festival, Weifang became the kite capital of the world. 2. Beautiful scenery, beautiful scenery-a comprehensive tourist area with thousands of miles of folk customs.
Weifang is not only the kite capital of the world, but also a new tourist city. It belongs to Qi's hometown, with beautiful mountains and rivers, a long history, many places of interest and historical sites, famous handicrafts at home and abroad, distinctive snacks, natural and human landscapes, historical culture and modern folk art, which constitute a unique tourist attraction. The ancient city of Qingzhou is rich in historical relics, and Yunmen Mountain, Sheshan and Pishan, which are "connected by three mountains and picturesque mountains", are here. Yunmen Mountain is a famous historic site. There is a cloud gate at the top of the mountain and a mirror in the distance. There was a poem "A bright light leads to the South Pole"; There is a big word "longevity" engraved on a cliff at the foot of Yunmen Mountain, which is called "offering longevity at Yunmen". Tuoshan has a group of statues of Cliff Grottoes in Sui and Tang Dynasties, which are exquisite in art and well preserved. Fan Gongting and Fan Gongquan in the Northern Song Dynasty, Shifang, the former site of Hengwangfu in the Ming Dynasty, and the Puppet Garden in the Qing Dynasty all have their own styles. The underground cave in Yangtian Mountain in National Forest Park is hundreds of meters long, which is the longest cave in northern China. Weicheng Wanyuan, a family garden building in the late Qing Dynasty, is exquisitely laid out, which has the advantages of both north and south garden art, and there are many paintings and stone carvings by Zheng Banqiao, one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou". Linqu Yishan, with dense forests and magnificent scenery, is known as "Mount Tai in the East". Laolongwan has beautiful scenery and constant temperature in all seasons. The autumn red leaves in Shimenfang are refreshing. Shanwang, known as "thousands of books", is rich in paleontological fossils. At present, more than 400 varieties of 10 have been found, which are well preserved and have high research value and ornamental value. The State Council has designated it as a nature reserve for paleontological fossils. The dinosaur fossils unearthed in Longguxi, Zhucheng attracted worldwide attention. The excavation of longxing temple Buddha statue site in Qingzhou is one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in China in 1996. Yangjiabu Woodblock New Year Pictures in Hanting is one of the three cradles of woodcut in China. Weifang mahogany inlaid with silver lacquerware is unique in China. Antique bronzes, cloth toys, nuclear carvings, HongLing inkstone and other handicrafts are exquisitely made and enjoy a good reputation at home and abroad. Folk arts such as high-density ash-throwing New Year pictures, paper-cutting and clay sculptures are unique and deeply loved by people. Weifang is one of the birthplaces of kites in China. 1984 The annual Weifang International Kite Fair attracts a large number of Chinese and foreign tourists.
Weifang's "Thousand Miles Folk Tourism Line" is unique. Visitors can choose various special tours according to their hobbies. There are five main lines.
First, the folk tourism line. Take Weifang International Kite Club as the leader, rely on the scenic spots of "Thousand Miles Folk Tourism Line", and carry out special tourism according to the different requirements of tourists. Including kite tour, emotional country tour (mainly to experience farm life), folk art tour, fossil exploration tour, calligraphy tour, flavor food tour, places of interest tour and so on.
Second, sightseeing routes. Qingzhou and Linqu are the main scenic spots, including Yunmen Mountain, Tuo Mountain, Linglong Mountain, Tian Yang Mountain, Ouyuan, Fangongting, Yishan Mountain, Shimenfang, Laolongwan, Shanwang Fossil and Qingzhou Museum.
Third, the recreational tour route. With Hua Fu Amusement Park, Jinbao Amusement Park, Fuyanshan Tourism Resort and Changle Gem City as the main body, through comprehensive development, a tourism and entertainment center with complete modern facilities will be built, integrating sightseeing, vacation, entertainment and leisure.
Four, Weifang North Port as the leading maritime tourism. It mainly includes sea sightseeing, entertainment and sea sports. The six elements of food, shelter, transportation, shopping and entertainment are basically matched.
Fifth, rural eco-tourism with agricultural high-tech corridor as the leading factor. Weifang to Shouguang has been basically completed. Weifang to Qingzhou, Weifang to Zhucheng and Weifang to Changyi are also gradually developing.
Magnificent mountains and rivers, simple folk customs and flying kites. Foreign tourists can enjoy the unique local culture. Weifang Li Qian Folk Tourism Line will leave a beautiful and unforgettable memory for tourists. 3. There are many handicrafts with strong cultural connotations-traditional and diverse folk handicrafts and traditional customs;
Weifang has a long history and traditional crafts, such as Weifang Kite \ Yangjiabu Woodblock New Year Pictures \ Pratt & Whitney New Year Pictures \ Linqu Stone \ Antique Bronze \ Weifang Mahogany Embedding Silver \ Paper-cutting Art \ Niejiazhuang Clay Toy \ Linqu Tiehua \ Gaomi Sanjue \ Taosu \ Manchu Style in Beicheng Village, etc .. Let's talk about it briefly.
Like Weifang Gaomi's ash-throwing New Year pictures, it is the only one in China. After the draft is completed, the painter draws a draft with wicker charcoal, and then wipes and copies it with drawing paper. A draft can be saved several times. Because this trick is also called "dust removal". Finish the manuscript, draw by hand, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw. Ash-throwing New Year pictures originated in the early Ming Dynasty. The founder is a folk artist surnamed Wang in the in-laws temple village of Beixiang. Most of his initial works were statues and mossy flowers. At the end of Qianlong period, more and more people made New Year pictures and set up workshops and painting shops in Li Jiazhuang, Zhaojiaquan and Dujiaguanzhuang. In the heyday of the late Qing Dynasty, painting experts sprang up suddenly and developed into two schools: "old painting" and "red goods". "Old Brush Painting" inherits the traditional painting method, and still focuses on painting ink pictures, with elegant painting style. Despite the impact of the new school of painting, he was determined not to change his original intention and made a self-made statement: "Ink screen, ink screen, clear Taiwan. The wife doesn't like it, and the old man flatters. The seller knows the owner, and each has its own future. " "Red Goods", boldly drawing lessons from the colors of Tianjin Yangliuqing New Year Pictures and Weixian New Year Pictures, is close to red and green, which makes the works show gorgeous and prosperous characteristics and is loved by most people for a time. Artists also write their own ballads to publicize their achievements: "Red and green are painted with great fanfare and sold well in the market. They are hung on farmers' walls and are auspicious and prosperous."
Like Yangjiabu's woodblock New Year pictures, Yangjiabu Village is located in the northeast of Weifang City15km, and is famous for its rich woodblock New Year pictures. Yangjiabu woodblock New Year pictures began in the late Ming Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of more than 400 years and is one of the three famous folk New Year pictures in China. The Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty was the heyday of Yangjiabu New Year pictures. At that time, there was a saying in Yangjiabu village that "there were hundreds of painting shops, thousands of paintings and tens of thousands of plates", and the sales of New Year pictures reached tens of millions every year. Besides meeting the needs of local people, they are also exported to Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, Northeast China and Inner Mongolia. They once competed with Tianjin Yangliuqing and Suzhou Taohuawu New Year Pictures in terms of variety, scale and sales scope, and became famous for a time. Yangjiabu New Year pictures are rich and colorful, including idols, door gods, beauties, golden boys, landscape flowers and birds, dramatic figures, myths and legends, etc. At the same time, there are also works that reflect folk life and criticize the shortcomings of the times, but happiness and auspiciousness are the themes of Yangjiabu New Year pictures. Such as good luck, happy new year, congratulations on getting rich, wealth, more than a year, happiness and peace. Like the blessings of relatives and greetings from friends, it constitutes the characteristics of farmers' peace and happiness in the new year, hoping for wealth and peace. Yangjiabu woodblock New Year pictures have novel and diverse themes, ranging from the Wu door god on the gate, the blessing lamp on the screen, the beauty bar and the golden boy on the door, to the indoor paintings of nave and Kang. On both sides of the window, next to the windows around the window, at the top of the window, and even on the threshold of the cowshed and poultry pen in the hospital, there are also New Year pictures specially posted on carts and grain depots. It can be said that it is everywhere, everywhere, and a farmhouse yard is decorated with rich festivals inside and outside. Yangjiabu woodblock New Year pictures, as authentic peasant paintings in the Yellow River valley of China, are rooted in the people. Born and bred, he concentrated the artistic talent and hard-working wisdom of the working people, and condensed their simple thoughts and feelings and strong desire for a better life. For a long time, it has formed a distinctive artistic feature, that is, in terms of expression, it embodies the theme through generalization, symbol, implication and romanticism. The composition is complete, full, symmetrical, exaggerated, thick and concise; The lines are concise, straight and smooth; Colorful, intense, contrasting, richly decorated and full of life breath, fully embodies the character characteristics and noble moral sentiments of farmers in northern China, who are rough, bold, generous, hardworking, humorous and clear about love and hate. They are typical "Shandong big men". It is this unique personality characteristic that is deeply loved by Chinese and foreign guests.
In addition, the clay sculpture of Niejiazhuang, one of the three wonders, is also deeply loved by people. High-density clay sculpture has a history of more than 400 years. In Qin Long during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, farmers here designed and sold a kind of fireworks called "potted flowers" (also called clay chopping boards). Later, they molded clay blanks filled with gunpowder into doll shapes and set off fireworks as toys or decorations. Finally, the variety of these clay sculptures gradually increased. There are tigers, lions, monkeys, puppies, kittens, chickens, ducks and other animals, as well as legendary stories such as Legend of the White Snake, the Monkey King, Cowherd and Weaver Girl, which are painted in various colors and lively. Since then, clay sculpture is no longer an accessory of fireworks, but has become an independent folk display handicraft art. And gradually increased sound effects and local actions, official sounds, colors and actions. Every time the villagers get together, clay toys are sold at the temple fair. There is a folk song "The child cried". Find his mother and buy a clay doll for his mother to make the child laugh. " It can be seen that clay toys were very popular with children at that time, and now they have been preserved as a folk art and exhibited many times at home and abroad.
Weifang mahogany inlaid with silver is also a must, and Weifang mahogany inlaid with silver paint is a unique handicraft in Weifang. During the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty, the copper industry in wei county was quite developed. In order to beautify their products and expand their sales, craftsmen set gold and silver silk patterns on some bronzes according to the gold and silver interleaving technology of ancient bronzes (gold and silver interleaving, bronzes inlaid with gold and silver decorative patterns in the Warring States period). This is the original Weifang silver inlay product. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the coppersmith Yao Xuegan and Tian Yufan experimented with embedding gold and silver wires in woodwork. Their products are small objects for entertainment, and the patterns are mostly ancient coins and China tiles. 1890 (16th year of Guangxu in Qing dynasty), two brothers, local coppersmith Tian Xiaoshan and Tian Juqi, were engaged in silver inlaying technology, and feathers, flowers, landscape figures and other themes were added to the pattern, making the product unique. And set up an "Yajianzhai" shop in Houzaimen Street, Jinan, dealing in silver ornaments and handicrafts. At the end of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, Tian Zhijin and his son Tian Xunkuan set up a "Kou Ya Zhai" in the east gate of Wei County. In the year of Xuantongyuan in the Qing Dynasty, there appeared "Xiexingcheng" and "Yongxing Cheng" embedded silver shops in wei county, and the industry gradually expanded. In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), Liu Donghou and Liu Zhonglu in Wei County established Tongyin Mountain Pavilion, and set up branches in Jinan, Beijing and other places. The lacquerware embedded with silver wire has been improved. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, some people in the society envied the lifestyle of Europeans and Americans, and wearing suits and crutches became fashionable. So the walking stick became a hot commodity in the silver shop. At first, there was only one line of double hook embedded in the walking stick. Later, artists embedded a hundred characters with different writing styles on the walking stick and named them "Zhang". As soon as the longevity stick came out, it was appreciated by Chinese and foreign people, and it became a good product to appreciate calligraphy and ornamental art. As a masterpiece of silver-inlaid lacquerware, longevity stick enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad and sells well all over the country. 19 15, the hanging screen of "Ten Scenes of West Lake" produced by Kou Yazhai won the best prize of Panama International Expo. 1920- 1935 is the flourishing period of embedded banks, with more than 20 shops and workshops (including semicolons in Beijing, Dandong, Nanjing, Shanghai and Jinan), and there are Xiexing City, Yongxing City, Tongyinshan Pavilion, Kouyazhai, Fuju City, Lixing City and Jixingtai in Wei County alone. There are walking sticks, ink cartridges, stationery boxes, book boxes, color printing boxes, pen containers, paperweights, ink beds, pen containers, kettles, silver cabinets, inkstone screens, cigarette cases, smoking rooms, jewelry boxes, mirror boxes, photo frames, Long Touzhang, vases, bottle caps, desk screens, Ruyi, badge boxes, business card boxes and so on. There is a broad market. In addition to sales in this province, Shanghai and Nanjing Shixian companies and domestic companies have distribution, and even exported to foreign countries. 1925, after the death of Sun Yat-sen, the National Government built Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum in Nanjing, and the silver-inlaid workshop "International Xingcheng" made a mahogany plaque embedded with the "Premier's Will" for Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum. 1933- 1935, the silver lacquerware won the first prize in the annual product exhibition along the railway held by the national government. The cigarette case made by Ding Nianting, an artist, has lettering with different strokes embedded in the box surface and silver lines lined with black paint, which is eye-catching and can be called a stunt. The small ink bed pattern made by Tongyinshan Museum consists of rocks and a bunch of blooming orchids. The stone is made of thick silk, and the flower is made of thin silk, with clear thickness, fresh and elegant. Tian Juqi, an artist in Yajianzhai, used this method to make snuff trays. The smallest diameter is only 4 cm, and the tire system consists of several pieces of wood. Carving, inlaying and painting skills are superb, which can be called handicrafts. By the end of 1940s, embedded banking was declining and many stores closed down. By the liberation of Wei county in 1948, there were only three families and nine people left, maintaining a cold front. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the party and the government gave strong support to the banking industry. 195 1 ordered more than 800 crutches, ink cartridges and cigarette cases. In the first half of 1954, the state ordered 14 pieces (sets) of products and toured in 14 countries. In September of the same year 1 1, the silver inlay production cooperative, composed of 19 artists, rented three houses in Dengfa West Street (now Dongfeng Street) and started production, with an annual output value of 2,000 yuan. Since 1956, it has undertaken foreign trade export tasks, focusing on small products. 1958165438+1October, the cooperative turned into a cooperative factory with 97 employees, producing four small and medium-sized products such as coffee tables, antique racks, flower racks and round tables. 1960, Chen kaixun, Wei and others made a giant vertical screen "Qingdao seaside" for the Shandong hall of the Great Hall of the People. 1963 innovated large-scale products such as vertical screens, bookshelves, wine cabinets and pull tables. 1965, the big saw workshop was completed, and the woodworking production developed from manual to semi-mechanized production. 1968, Linqu county handicraft factory began to produce mahogany silver-inlaid lacquerware. During the Cultural Revolution, the ancient ladies, dragon and phoenix patterns and paintings in the factory were burned or sealed. 1974 Weifang silver inlay factory almost stopped production. After 1977, the silver inlay industry recovered and developed rapidly, and the level of wire inlay, carving and painting improved. The variety of colors increased from 22 in 1954 to more than 200, and the production was gradually semi-mechanized. Products sell well in more than 20 countries and regions such as Japan, Federal Republic of Germany, USA, Austria, Canada, Singapore, France, Thailand, Netherlands, Italy, Philippines and Hong Kong. Domestic hotel orders are increasing year by year. 1975, the silver inlaid Bo Gu Qiqi stationery of Weifang Silver Embedding Factory won the title of quality product of the Ministry of Light Industry; 1979 silver lacquerware won the title of provincial quality product; 1988 won the Hundred Flowers Award Silver Cup Award of China Arts and Crafts (National Silver Award). Weifang inlaid silver lacquerware is also often given as a gift to national leaders and international friends.