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 ...

When a couple decided to make Lufkin their retirement home, they struggled with what activity to take up as a golden years hobby. Bass fishing? Not interested. Hunting? Not it. It was a chance ...

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, ...

Kites, mostly of the traditional kind, are catching the eye of passers-by at Peterson’s One-Stop Kite Shop in Martindale’s Road, St Michael. Owner of the business, 58-year-old Peter Wiltshire, who has ...

Japanese-style kites will soar above Central Park Stapleton in Denver Tuesday and Wednesday during the city’s first ever Japanese Kite Festival. A venerated tradition passed down through generations, ...

AHMEDABAD, India, Dec 19 (Reuters) - 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 ...

The annual Kite Flite event brings people of all ages and skills together. There will be free kite-making workshops for children, and open kite flying for the public. The event also includes ...

The Redwood Coast Kite Festival and Artisan Faire blows back into town this weekend with the two-day free event opening on Saturday and Sunday at Halvorsen Park underneath the Samoa Bridge in Eureka.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 13—Seventh graders at Owensboro Innovation Middle School (iMiddle) have been learning about engineering in a unique way — by ...