Types and styles of kites

The types of kites are soft-winged kites, hard-winged kites and board kites. The styles are as follows:

First, soft-winged kites.

That is, the common bird kite. Its lifting piece is a main fin, the lower cloth of the fin is soft, there is no attachment of the main fin, and most of the main frame is embossed. Its shape is mostly birds or insects. Eagle, butterfly, bee, swallow, crane, phoenix, dragonfly, cicada and mantis all belong to this kind of kite.

Second, the hard-winged kite.

Shayan kites, ordinary tasks with golden wings, belong to this category. It is characterized in that the lifting blade (wing) is made of two horizontal bamboo strips, the two sides are high and the middle is concave to form a ventilation channel. The ends of the wings are tilted backward, so that the wind escapes from the ends of the two wings, which looks like an ingot horizontally.

Third, board kites.

The legendary airplane kite. From the point of view of structure and shape, its pull-up piece is the main body, without protruding structure, and the kite is supported by bamboo strips on all sides. This kind of kite is common, easy to knot, and has good flying performance, which is suitable for expressing various themes. This is the children's favorite. Board kite, also called racket kite in Beijing and Tianjin.

Kite culture:

Kites originated in China, and the earliest kites were made by the ancient philosopher Mo Zhai. After the China kite came out, it was quickly used for military needs such as transmitting information and crossing obstacles. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, due to the emergence of the paper industry, kites were made of paper paste, which quickly spread to the people and became people's entertainment toys.

Kites have a history of more than 2,000 years in China. From the traditional China kites, we can see the shadows of auspicious meanings and auspicious patterns everywhere. In the long years, our ancestors not only created exquisite calligraphy and painting that condensed the wisdom of the Chinese nation, but also created many patterns that reflected people's yearning and pursuit for a better life and implied good luck.

It gives people the meaning of happiness, auspiciousness and blessing through the image of the pattern; It combines people's appreciation habits, reflects people's kind and healthy thoughts and feelings, and permeates China's national traditions and folk customs, so it is widely circulated among the people and deeply loved by people. Kites with a history of more than 2,000 years have been integrated into and influenced by the traditional culture of China.