Weifang (潍坊; Wéifāng) is a city in Shandong Province. Modern and new but still retaining its old-school charm, Weifang is a unique place to witness the "real China" (or the new China) where the past meets the future in an endless array of complete contradiction and awe-inspiring moments that truly is the essence of the People's Republic of China. Weifang is known as "Kite Capital of the World". Weifang and its fresh winds are well known throughout the province.
Weifang is in the center of Shandong province in between Jinan to the west and Qingdao to the east. Weifang is located in the western part of Shandong Peninsula, and bordering on Bohai Sea's Laizhou Bay in the north. It has a warm-temperate monsoon type semi-humid continental climate. Besides kites, Weifang, like many other Chinese cities, is forever under the constructor's crane with new buildings popping up seemingly overnight. Weifang has a certain characteristic in its exceptionally wide and straight boulevards that make out a chess pattern for many kilometers, resembling some American cities and perhaps also Beijing.
Weifang buses much like the city itself are new and therefore quite comfortable when not peak travel times. Buses start around 06:00 ending at about 22:00 in the summer and 21:00 in the winter. The two main roads are Dongfeng Jie and Shengli Jie which bus #16 and #56 both service. Bus 16 follows a circular loop along both of these two main streets while bus 56 starts at the train station and ends at the other side of the city at Weifang University. For downtown Weifang taxis, the base fare is ¥8 covering the first 3 kilometers (as of Sep 2026). Standard vehicles are ¥1.8 per extra kilometer, while luxury ones are ¥2.0 per kilometer. Fares rise by 20 % from 22:00 to 05:00.
Weifang's claim to fame is its kites and a visit to Weifang should include some exposure to the kite culture here. 1 World Kite Capital Memorial Square (世界风筝都纪念广场) (in the financial district, across from the giant Bank of China; bus 16, 20, 56 and many other buses stop here). A nice place to witness old men playing traditional games of chess or cards or other games, buy a kite, or people watch, in the center of Weifang. It is a citizen activity square that integrates civil defense fortifications, commerce and shopping, leisure and entertainment and other functions, and highlights "environmental protection characteristics", "humanistic characteristics" and "kite cultural characteristics".
The International Kite Festival 国际风筝会 (city bus #30). Held each year on or around April 20th. Kiters from around the globe come to hoist their prized possession skyward in differing competitions ranging from largest kite to synchronized flying, team competitions and also general kite displaying and flying. Locals and visitors alike are welcome to bring their own kite and cast it into the wind. The kite grounds are about an hour outside of the city by bus. Many hotels offer their own buses out to the kite grounds so getting out there isn't too much difficulty． 1 富华游乐园游乐园 (16路和20路公交车在这里停靠).
Shandong food comes in two flavors: spicy and salty and usually both. Bun-like white bread is more prevalent than noodles in the province and the seafood is generally quite fresh. Weifang has many restaurants on offer and for a random stab at it, try Si Ping Lu which is lined with eateries. Menus are generally not in English though most restaurants have picture menu's or food displayed in the entrance. Enjoy. Weifang Ren Jia 潍坊人家 (bus 16). Excellent local dishes can be found here. Try the wasabi chicken. Sea Palace 海王府 (bus 16, 56). For seafood, the Sea Palace can't be missed. Elegant dining in an enormous hotel-like building.
M-Box bar, Nanxiahe Street (50 metres north from the riverdale apartments entrance), also accessible through Tai Hua Mall, ☏ +86 536 8211829. It has a live band and the occasional amateur foreigner can be heard singing or playing the guitar. Seems to be the foreigners' bar of choice with an English drink menu with foreign liquor and a friendly English speaking owner, Leo. Ask around for directions. California Dreamin, East Shengli Street, 200 m eastwards of Yuanfei Hotel. Western looking bar with live band and (fairly) English speaking staff wearing cowboy hats. Tie Mu Zhen (铁木真), Dong Feng Street E., in Zao Chun Yuan (早春园). Has a pool table and is usually not too crowded.
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