My 16 days Free & Easy Visit to Shandong, China (Qingdao, Weihai, Yentai, Fenglai, Nanshan, Weifang,Taishan & Jinan) April 12 > 27 2026 - D12 & 13 (Weifang & Taishan)

Weifang World Kite Museum
Shandong, China

Mt Taishan, Shandong, China

 

D12 Thursday April 23 2026 Part 2 (Weifang, Shandong) continued - after the Shouguang Vegetable April 2026 Expo visit, we took a Didi back to Weifang City & visited the famous Weifang World Kite Museum. 

Weifang is globally recognised as the "Kite Capital of the World" boasting a 2,000 year history, it holds the annual Weifang International Festival every April (this year falls on April 18 2026 - so we miss the boat by 5 days !) attracting international enthusiasts & houses the world largest kite industry, exporting over 70% of the world's kites. 

Chinese philosophers Mozi & Luban were the inventors of kites in China dating back to the 5th century BC, the earlier kites were made of wood & with the invention of paper in the Han dynasty, kites made of paper became popular ! 

1) Weifang World Kite Museum, Shandong - opened in 1980, it has 12 galleries with models & kites from China's ancient past to modern times, & kites from around the world. Interesting to see my home country (Malaysia) kites on display in this world class museum, also kites from Japan, Korea, USA & European countries ! Free admission ! 

Luban, Inventor of Kites
in China

Kites on Display, Malaysia
(My Home Country)

D13 Friday, April 24 2026 (Weifang & Jinan, Shandong) - After a 2 nights stay in Weifang, we took a high speed train from Weifang (departing 10.54 > Tai'an to visit the UNESCO site of Mt Taishan. 

Weifang > Tai'an, Shandong (259km)

1) My group's morning breakfast in Xian Small Eat restaurant nearby the Culture Square, Weifang, Shandong 

2) A curiosity look at a small car widely used in Weifang City, Shandong - family use, economical in price, compact & easy to drive within the local community area ! 

3) Weifang Railway Station, Shandong - took a Didi from our hotel to the railway station for a high speed train ride (CNY112 = Rm67) departing 10.54 to Tai'an (train journey 259km, 1.40 hr) for our 2 nights stay in Tianwai Village, Taishan.

4) Arriving in Tai'an Railway Station - e-hailing a metered taxi for a ride to our hotel for check-in. 

5) Hotel Accommodation (2 nights): City Comfort Inn Hotel, Tai'an Taishan Tianwai Village, Longtan Road, Taishan; room tariff Rm156 = US$39, 2 single beds, 500m to Tianwai Village Tourist Center.  

6) Tian Di Arch - my solo evening walk from hotel to the Taishan Tianwai Village & the surrounding area (Garden, Public Bridge etc), an iconic landmark. 

7) Tian Di Square, Tianwai Village, Taishan - the gateway to Tianwai Village Tourist Center / Bus Terminal, conveniently located overseeing Mt Taishan. 

8) Tomb of Feng Yuxiang, Tianwai Village, Taishan - a warlord & later General in the National Revolutionary Army, served as Vice Premier of China from 1928 > 1930, at the start of the 1911 Revolution, he was an officer in the ranks of Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army. 

9) A leisure walk inside the International Friendship Forest Park, Taishan Tianwai Village. 

10) Underground pedestrian tunnel linking the Tian Di Square with Tianwai Village 

11) Dinner with my wife in a local restaurant in Taishan Tianwai Village - savoured a hot claypot chicken rice + white rice (CNY37 = Rm22).

12) Evening walk with my wife in Taishan Tianwai Village & the Tien Di Square after a dinner before retiring for bed ! We really enjoyed the village atmosphere here & looking forward to "conquer" Mt Taishan & admire the mountain beauty of this sacred mountain comes tomorrow !