1. World Kite Capital
Weifang is a world-famous kite capital. On April 1, 1984, the Weifang Municipal People's Government held the first Weifang International Kite Fair at the suggestion of American friend David Chekley. Since then, the annual Weifang International Kite Fair has been held in Weifang. By 2113, Weifang has been held for 31 consecutive times, in April, 1987.
The International Kite Federation has also made a decision to set the headquarters of the International Kite Federation in Weifang, the kite capital of the world, hence the name "Kite Capital".
2. Ceramic Capital of the World
On May 29-31, 2115, Dehua County welcomed the re-evaluation of "Ceramic Capital of the World" by the world crafts council International Expert Group.
It is understood that the expert team includes the heads of world crafts council's Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and North America, special representatives of UNESCO and professors from Melbourne University.
The relevant staff of the evaluation team said that Dehua's colorful ceramic products, long-standing ceramic culture and solid industrial foundation should be fully affirmed. They believed that the works of Dehua craftsmen allowed traditional skills to be inherited and innovated, and the development of modern daily-use ceramics promoted employment, created economic and social values, formed a good ceramic development status, and fully met all the conditions of "the ceramic capital of the world".
3. Cooking and Food Capital
Cooking and Food Capital is one of the seven honorary titles (capital of literature, capital of music city, capital of film, capital of design, capital of folk art, capital of media art and capital of cooking and food) awarded to some creative cities by the United Nations Creative City Network.
At present, the cities awarded the title of "Gourmet Capital" by UNESCO are Popayan, Chengdu, China, Erdetsund, Sweden, Zahle, Jeonju, China, Shunde, Guangdong and Macau, China.
4. World Food Capital
On February 28th, 2111, Chengdu was informed at the press conference jointly held by the National Committee of UNESCO in China and the Chengdu Municipal People's Government that UNESCO had officially approved Chengdu to join the organization's creative city network and awarded it the title of "Food Capital".
Chengdu, China, was awarded the title of "Food Capital" by UNESCO because of its highly developed food industry, professional food institutions, a large number of excellent chefs and traditional cooking skills, and the promotion and protection of traditional food by holding food festivals, cooking competitions and other activities, making it the first city in Asia to receive this honor.
5. Media Art Capital
In p>2114, Changsha started the first application for media art capital. In the early morning of October 1, Beijing time, UNESCO released the list of global "creative city networks", and Changsha was selected as the world's "media art capital", becoming the first China city to win this honor.
"Creative City Network" is a project launched by UNESCO in 2114, which aims to advocate and maintain cultural diversity in a globalized environment by recognizing and exchanging the experiences of member cities in promoting local cultural development.
the project is divided into seven categories: literature, film, music, arts and crafts and folk art, design, food and media art. As of February, 2117, 181 cities from 72 countries and regions around the world have joined the organization, providing an important communication platform for countries to enhance their cultural self-confidence, build their soft power, and publicize and carry forward their national culture.