Weifang flies the flag for grassroots culture

Weifang in Shandong province may be famous for flying kites, but its cultural ambitions are taking flight on the ground, too. Tracing the city's cultural history reveals remarkable diversity and depth.

In October 2025, Weifang launched a project called "grassroots cultural development instructors", aiming to bring public cultural and artistic resources to counties, townships and villages. So far, nearly 500 instructors have been dispatched from the city to grassroots communities, organizing activities to enrich residents' cultural lives, including painting and calligraphy classes, history lectures, and handicraft and performing arts workshops.

Recently, China Art News and the city administration jointly held a dialogue in Weifang to mark the project's anniversary. Instructors and members of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles shared their experiences of bringing public cultural services to a wider population, right to people's doorsteps.