Kong Lingmin
Lineage & School of Heritage
He was named an Outstanding Bearer of Chinese Folk Culture by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Chinese Folk Literature and Art Association.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in November 1947 in Beijing. He is a national representative bearer of Kite Making Craftsmanship (Beijing kite making), a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. Since 1960 he has studied kite making under his father Kong Xiangze; the kites he builds are finely crafted, varied in type and unified in form and spirit, and are closely integrated with contemporary life, numbering more than forty varieties including the Five-Dragon Swallow and the Wing-to-Wing Swallow. He founded a kite factory for people with disabilities and took part in establishing kite craft workshops in rural areas, transmitting kite-making skills and contributing to employment for people with disabilities and for rural residents.
Honors & Recognition
His works have won repeated awards in China and have been exhibited in Japan, Greece, the United States and other countries; together with his father Kong Xiangze and his son Kong Bingzhang he co-authored The Kite Art of Cao Xueqin.
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