In Weifang, Shandong province, kites are not just toys. They symbolize both culture and an industry for the city. Widely known as the world capital of kites, Weifang has a history of flying kites ...

Huddled over piles of colourful paper, Mohammad Yunus is one among thousands of workers in India's western state of Gujarat who make kites by hand that are used during a major harvest festival. People ...

On a recent afternoon with springtime in the rising breeze, something else wonderful was in the air: a kite. Shortly, a second kite took flight as well. Like bookends separated by a row of volumes, ...

Huddled over piles of colourful paper, Mohammad Yunus is one among thousands of workers in India's western state of Gujarat who make kites by hand that are used during a major harvest festival. People ...

Flying kites can be a relaxing, inexpensive hobby. It’s time for some simple, yet exhilarating, fun. Let’s make and fly a kite! Kite design ranges from small and simple to large and complex. If you’d ...

The 44th Annual Smithsonian Kite Festival will be held Saturday, March 27, on the grounds of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain date: March 28). This free, ...

Many people hold at least one memory of a kite from their childhoods, be it a simple yet classic diamond or a colourful bird-shaped kind with vividly flapping wings. It could be a sunny spring day in ...

The Punjab government has tightened its crackdown on kite flying, declaring kite making, flying, and distribution as non-bailable offences. The decision comes with amendments to the Punjab Prohibition ...