Zhang Xiaodong, an inheritor of the kite-making technique, makes a kite in Weifang. Photo: Courtesy of Zhang Xiaodong Zhang ...

D.C., who came to the Museum’s annual kite festival with a dragon kite. “It was just wonderful,” says Crouch. “Made up like the old Chinese kites—and he won that year. Hands down.

Kite contests, foodie delights, and a spectacle of color against the Austin skyline. The ABC Kite Fest returns in April with free fun for the family.