Kite Square

Kite Square

Located in the center of Weifang City, Weifang Kite Square is a multi-functional public activity square integrating civil air defense fortifications, business shopping, leisure and entertainment, highlighting "environmental protection characteristics", "humanistic characteristics" and "kite culture characteristics". It covers a total area of about 9 hectares, of which the upper square area of phase I is about 48000 square meters, and the lower riverside landscape area is about 9500 square meters, with a total area of 57500 square meters. The above ground landscape of the square will include mascot Avenue, central square, riverside landscape area, open-air theater and wharf, international trade ladder square, Siping Road exit square, kite museum entrance square, children's playground, plant park and tree array.

General overview

Kite Square is located in Weifang, Shandong Province. Its full name is Weifang World Kite City Memorial square. It is an important part of the brand "Diyi Avenue" Weifang project of Renhe Commercial Holding Co., Ltd., a listed company in Hong Kong. It is a key project of Weifang City in 2005. It is built on the foundation of Weifang old stadium and is located in Shengli East Street and Siping, the most prosperous old commercial center of Weifang Road intersection, close to the mother river of Weifang - Bailang River, the unique advantage along the river to add gold to its platinum position, thus becoming the city landmark of Weifang.

Kite Square, covering an area of 50000 square meters, is the largest civic leisure Square in the center of the city at present. It integrates municipal square, tourism square and commercial leisure square skillfully. With kite culture as the theme, it is a window for Weifang to show its culture to the outside world.

Kite Square has a variety of kite cultural sculptures, light fountains, sightseeing trestles and other special attractions. It integrates the natural landscape, kite culture and various entertainment projects, and opens up a series of entertainment projects on the Bailang river. It has the first truly symbolic riverside bar street in Weifang City, including sunset cafe, hydrophilic platform, fisherman's Wharf, Riverside bar street, and so on Deduction square, waterfront square The night lighting and colorful neon light will become a vigorous and fashionable city of Weifang, rewriting the urban nightlife style.

Brief introduction to the square

Weifang Kite Square, which was completed and opened on April 15, 2006, is a city square with kite culture as the theme, combined with folk culture and humanistic culture planning and design. It is a landmark landscape to show the image of kite city and a symbol of Weifang City. Its official name is the World Kite Capital Memorial square. People prefer to call it Kite Square. Weifang Kite Square covers an area of about 9 hectares, with a total planning area of 57500 square meters. The upper square covers an area of about 48000 square meters, and the lower riverside commercial street covers an area of about 9500 square meters. It is a multi-functional public leisure activity square integrating tourism and sightseeing, civil air defense fortifications, commerce and shopping, leisure and entertainment. Kite Square starts from Siping Road in the East, Bailang River in the west, Minsheng street in the South and Shengli East Street in the north. There are two floors of civil air defense fortifications and commercial shops on the ground. On the ground, there are ten landscapes, including Kite Square, mascot Avenue, open-air theater and trestle, lotus tree array, folk corridor, children's paradise, forest park, World Kite Museum Square, Bailang river bank and riverside Pedestrian Commercial Street.

Plaza features

Kite Square is located in the center of Weifang City. As the theme sculpture of the square, kite forms the visual center and landmark scenic spot of the square, reflecting the regional culture, modernization and internationalization of Weifang. Kite is the city mark of Weifang. This sculpture will also become the symbol of the city, leaving a vivid visual memory for friends from all over the world. Let the world know Weifang through kites, Weifang goes to the world through kites.

With the theme of "kite culture, folk culture and humanistic culture", the square uses modern garden style, modern techniques, modern composition and modern environmental facilities to celebrate the history and present through ten major landscapes, including auspicious Avenue, yuanbiao square, Yongzheng trestle, hibiscus tree array, folk corridor, children's paradise, forest Park, Fengbo square, Riverside scenic spot and outdoor theater To celebrate the future, the square not only has distinctive historical and cultural characteristics, but also integrates with modern civilization. It has become a comprehensive city square to display kite culture and folk culture, citizens' leisure and entertainment, national fitness, commercial shopping and holding large-scale assembly activities.

Logo landscape

From the sculpture and layout here, you can appreciate the charm of the kite city everywhere. The large-scale sculpture with kite as the theme is located in the center of the square. The sculpture is 18 meters high. The grid structure is simple and bright, and the butterfly eyes on the top move with the wind. It is a landmark landscape of the kite capital.

Kite is the city mark of Weifang. This sculpture will also become the symbol of the city, leaving a vivid visual memory for friends from all over the world. Let the world know Weifang through kites, Weifang goes to the world through kites.

Surrounding landscape

Yuanbiao square

Located in the middle of the kite square, yuanbiao square is the core part of the Kite Square. In the center stands a 28 meter high square theme sculpture. It is a rhombic three-dimensional steel structure sculpture composed of three grids, with three China International Kite Federation emblem on the top. The theme sculpture is surrounded by a dry land fountain in the shape of Weifang City logo, forming the visual center and landmark scenic spot of the kite square, highlighting the theme of the square.

Auspicious Avenue

Jixiang Avenue is the north-south axis of the Kite Square. It starts from Weifang International Trade Center in the north, faces the kite square and ends at the World Kite Museum in the south. Twelve bronze mascots of Weifang International Kite Festival are inlaid on the ground of the middle line of Jixiang Avenue. There are welcome walls on both sides. The front of the wall falls water layer upon layer, and bronze reliefs are inlaid on the south side, depicting the history of kites and the city of full kites

The open-air theater and trestle are located on the west side of the square. They are the extension of the east-west axis of the Kite Square. The 75 meter long steel wooden trestle supported by 26 square columns leans into the Bailang river. It is the most poetic place in the kite square, and it is also a classic place for staying romantic.

Hibiscus tree array is located in the northeast corner of the square, with hibiscus trees as the main form of square tree array. The ground is woven with hard pavement and grass, which is a good place for a quiet walk.

Folk corridor

The folk corridor is an oblique axis passage from the east entrance of the kite square to the kite museum. On both sides of the corridor are paper-cut floor lamps, Chaotian pot, hele, Yangjiabu New Year pictures and other folk bronze sculptures, reflecting the folk handicraft culture of Weifang.

Located in the southeast of the square, the children's Park is equipped with a pull film tent. On the ground, there are patterns made of pebbles and resin kite paintings made of new materials. In front of the pull film tent and on both sides of the road, there are some interesting cast copper sculptures, such as playing top, tiger shoes, double headed tiger, children flying, and kite crutches. It is a paradise for children to enjoy themselves.

Forest Park

Located in the southwest corner of Kite Square, the forest park is planted with such precious trees as Gleditsia sinensis, peach, cherry, purple leaf plum, Qingtong, Wujiaofeng, Magnolia grandiflora, and Albizia forest. When spring comes, it is lush and green. It is decorated with red sun, forsythia, and jasmine, providing a comfortable and warm natural oxygen bar for urban people to rest and do morning exercises.

Kite Museum Square

The kite museum square is a small circular square in front of the World Kite Museum. On the west side of the square stands a bronze sculpture made by Lu banmeng, which reflects the origin of kites and the development of kite culture.

The Bank of Bailang river is the East Bank of Bailang River on the west side of the square. The cobblestone path along the river is zigzag, the strange rocks along the river are jagged, the willow twigs are flying in the wind, and the wooden plank road and the golden beach along the river provide a rest and sightseeing platform for tourists to relax and shop.

Riverside pedestrian mall

The waterfront Pedestrian Commercial Street is a row of shops along the Bailang river. It uses the elevation difference of the river bank to form a layered space effect. It is equipped with wooden plank road, waterfront open-air theater and bronze sculpture. Combined with commercial facilities, it forms a hydrophilic waterfront Pedestrian Commercial Street.

geographical position

Route: No.2, No.5, No.17, No.20, get off at Kite Square Station

Address: Shengli West Street, Kuiwen District, Weifang City, Shandong Province

Longitude: 119.11484527588

Latitude: 36.705783843994

Chinese PinYin : Feng Zheng Guang Chang