AP Photos: The skies fill with color at a Chinese kite festival

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AP Photos: The skies fill with color at a Chinese kite festival

2024-04-20 22:03 Last Updated At：04-21 00:25

WEIFANG, China (AP) — More than 1,000 kites filled the skies of Weifang, an eastern Chinese coastal city that touts itself as the “kite capital of the world,” on Saturday. Locals say there is nothing that can’t sail the skies of Weifang.

From dragons to pandas, modern cars to mythical characters from a canonical Chinese novel, kite craftsmen and aficionados showcased their latest art at the Weifang International Kite Festival.

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Kites fly during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

WEIFANG, China (AP) — More than 1,000 kites filled the skies of Weifang, an eastern Chinese coastal city that touts itself as the “kite capital of the world,” on Saturday. Locals say there is nothing that can’t sail the skies of Weifang.

Participants fly kites during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A participant rests during during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A man gives air to panda-shaped kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday , April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Kites lie on the ground during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants fly a kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Visitors watch kites fly at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants fly a kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A kite vendor waits for customers at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A dragon-shaped kite flies in the air at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants prepare a kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A pig-shaped kite flies at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A car-shaped kite prepares to lift at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A visitor rests in the shade of an umbrella during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants fly a kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A visitor poses in front of a giant kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A participant flies a kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A panda-shaped kite flies at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Kitemaker Liu Zhijiang prepares a kite at his workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A worker paints a kite at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers stitch kites at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Kitemaker Tan Xinbo displays a kite at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers stitch kites at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers prepare kites at workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday , April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A participant sits under a kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

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WEIFANG, China (AP) — More than 1,000 kites filled the skies of Weifang, an eastern Chinese coastal city that touts itself as the “kite capital of the world,” on Saturday. Locals say there is nothing that can’t sail the skies of Weifang.

Participants fly kites during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A participant rests during during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A man gives air to panda-shaped kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday , April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Kites lie on the ground during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants fly a kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Visitors watch kites fly at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants fly a kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A kite vendor waits for customers at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A dragon-shaped kite flies in the air at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants prepare a kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A pig-shaped kite flies at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A car-shaped kite prepares to lift at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A visitor rests in the shade of an umbrella during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants fly a kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A visitor poses in front of a giant kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A participant flies a kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A panda-shaped kite flies at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Kitemaker Liu Zhijiang prepares a kite at his workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A worker paints a kite at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers stitch kites at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Kitemaker Tan Xinbo displays a kite at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers stitch kites at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers prepare kites at workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday , April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A participant sits under a kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Kite-makers say the craftsmanship has evolved over the years, with nylon fabrics becoming more common at the expense of traditional materials such as paper and silk. Modern craftsmanship also means kite-makers are boasting more elaborate, complex and bigger designs, among them a centipede kite measuring 70 meters (230 feet) in length.

Sebastian Munoz shoots 6-under 65 to lead LIV Singapore after the first round

2024-05-04 09:17 Last Updated At：09:20

SINGAPORE (AP) — Sebastian Munoz of Colombia shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to lead after the first round of the LIV Golf tournament in Singapore.

Six players were a shot back after rounds of 66 at the Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore — Thomas Pieters, Brooks Koepka, Cameron Tringale, Abraham Ancer, Martin Kaymer and Kevin Na.

Munoz, who opened with a 1-over 72 in his first round a week ago in Adelaide, Australia, found himself back on track in Singapore.

"Really happy where the game is right now and kind of trending,” Munoz said.

Koepka, who started on the third hole in the shotgun-style format, birded five of his first seven holes in usual steamy conditions in Singapore.

After being asked if he played better in warm-weather climates — he has won twice in Saudi Arabia in 2022 and 2023 at Royal Greens Golf Club in Jeddah — Koepka said “I really don't care where it is, as long as I win.”

“Thought I putted OK,” Koepka added. “Speed was off, but the ones that I needed to make, I felt like I made.”

Pieters finished in a tie for ninth in Miami and a tie for 14th in Adelaide. His bogey-free round Friday that included an eagle at the par-5 18th was his sixth consecutive sub-par round.

“Putting a lot of work in it over the last few months,” Pieters said. “I just had a rough time last year personally, and I finally found the time and the focus to kind of re-focus on my game. Been working on every aspect, and it’s kind of showing now.”

Brendan Steele, last week's LIV winner in Adelaide, was three shots off the lead after a 68.

Jon Rahm, who has yet to win after joining LIV in December, was four strokes behind following a 69. Rahm, however, is the only player to have finished in the top 10 in all six events in 2024.

The next LIV tournament is June 7-9 in Houston, Texas.

AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf

AP Photos: The skies fill with color at a Chinese kite festival

AP Photos: The skies fill with color at a Chinese kite festival

WEIFANG, China (AP) — More than 1,000 kites filled the skies of Weifang, an eastern Chinese coastal city that touts itself as the “kite capital of the world,” on Saturday. Locals say there is nothing that can’t sail the skies of Weifang.

Participants fly kites during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A participant rests during during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A man gives air to panda-shaped kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday , April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Kites lie on the ground during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants fly a kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Visitors watch kites fly at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants fly a kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A kite vendor waits for customers at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A dragon-shaped kite flies in the air at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants prepare a kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A pig-shaped kite flies at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A car-shaped kite prepares to lift at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A visitor rests in the shade of an umbrella during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants fly a kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A visitor poses in front of a giant kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A participant flies a kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A panda-shaped kite flies at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Kitemaker Liu Zhijiang prepares a kite at his workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A worker paints a kite at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers stitch kites at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers stitch kites at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Kitemaker Tan Xinbo displays a kite at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers stitch kites at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers prepare kites at workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday , April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A participant sits under a kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

WEIFANG, China (AP) — More than 1,000 kites filled the skies of Weifang, an eastern Chinese coastal city that touts itself as the “kite capital of the world,” on Saturday. Locals say there is nothing that can’t sail the skies of Weifang.

Participants fly kites during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A participant rests during during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A man gives air to panda-shaped kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday , April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Kites lie on the ground during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants fly a kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Visitors watch kites fly at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants fly a kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A kite vendor waits for customers at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A dragon-shaped kite flies in the air at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants prepare a kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A pig-shaped kite flies at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A car-shaped kite prepares to lift at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A visitor rests in the shade of an umbrella during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Participants fly a kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A visitor poses in front of a giant kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A participant flies a kite at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A panda-shaped kite flies at the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Kitemaker Liu Zhijiang prepares a kite at his workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A worker paints a kite at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers stitch kites at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers stitch kites at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Kitemaker Tan Xinbo displays a kite at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers stitch kites at a workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Workers prepare kites at workshop in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Friday , April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A participant sits under a kite during the 41st International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province of China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

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