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Yang Hongwei is a famous kite﹣maker in Weifang. When she was young, she always stayed in her grandfather's workshop, seeing the tiny(细小的) wood turning into kites and the beautiful kites (1)
into the sky. "When I first saw the kite, my eyes were(2)
caught by it, "said Yang.
Yang learned to make kites from her grandfather at the age of 16. After practicing the(3)
for over ten years, she started her own shop in 1992. "Many places around the world have a tradition of flying kites, " Yang said "But I think the(4)
idea behind our kites is special. "
Yang(5)
is such an example who tries her best to show the special Chinese culture with her works. People always feel surprised at(6)
they see on Yang's kites. Once Yang made a kite with a phoenix(凤凰). On each side of the phoenix were 50 famous women from Chinese history. Each woman is(7)
in look and clothes. To make it, Yang spent much time(8)
with history experts.
(9)
she starts to travel to countries such as Germany, Australia, the US and New Zealand. She tells the stories of Chinese kites and the traditional ways they are made. She hopes young people can have an interest in kites and bring a better (10)
to them. "It is an important job of mine, "she said.