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What shape is the kite?

The shapes of kites are:

1, hi glyph: express people's beautiful, happy and happy mood. There are many happy characters, and "Xi" is a common holiday pattern.

2. Bird shape: From the ancient kites recorded and discovered in history, a prominent symbol of its structure, modeling and painting technology is that there are many bird shapes.

3. Square: This kind of kite is the most used and the most common. The skeleton of a kite is very simple, with only two pieces. Although the practice is simple, but the appearance changes a lot, you can make a lot of things by doing some work.

4. Barrel shape: A kite consisting of one or more round barrels or barrels of other shapes, such as palace lanterns, vases, rockets, wine bottles, etc.

5. Plane shape: also called board 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.

Extended data:

The shape of kites mainly imitates natural creatures, such as birds, insects, animals and geometric solids. In terms of patterns, they are mainly designed according to personal preferences, including publicity signs, animals, butterflies, birds and so on.

Weifang kites have three basic shapes: rope shape, hard wing shape and simple shape. Among them, the centipede is the most prominent, which is said to be inspired by the keel waterwheel. Now it has developed into many varieties, the small ones can be placed in the palm of your hand, and the big ones are hundreds of meters long and have different shapes and colors. From a simple centipede kite with white paper and red paper to a colorful nine-headed dragon kite with gold and silver. From the wonderfully conceived two dragons playing with beads to the "where is the sea" where three dragons fly in a "Y" shape in the air, it is really ever-changing and full of ingenuity.

References:

Kite (China Traditional Craft)-Baidu Encyclopedia