Which country invented kites?

The late Qing Dynasty was a period of great development in the content and theme of Chinese traditional kites. In Beijing area, the palace and folk kites have developed rapidly, not only well-made, but also the variety has increased, and novel kites have appeared, giving them new forms and contents, attracting thousands of people to watch kite flying. "Jing Ci" vividly describes this scene: "Xinyang is a place where thousands of people are released, and thousands of feet hemp rope is a bamboo pole. The world is peaceful and the party flies to Yun Lan. " The emergence of this new content and new form has opened up a broad road for the development of kites in China. At this time, kites with different forms and contents, such as Hetong, Lei Zhenzi, Goose and Apricot Sky, appeared everywhere. According to the tradition of "John Lone" in China, kite artists in Weixian county absorbed the images of dragons in local folk arts such as woodcut New Year pictures and embroidery, innovated the traditional centipede kite, and converted the centipede head into a dragon, which is a symbol of the Chinese nation. People skillfully apply the image of the dragon to the kite line. This bold creation fully proves the intelligence and creative spirit of China folk artists. Because the "Dragon and Centipede" conforms to the cultural psychology and aesthetic views of the masses from form to content, coupled with its exquisite tying technology, unique painting art and the best flying effect, it is called Weifang's unique traditional kite and is deeply loved by kite lovers at home and abroad. It is one of the representative works of Weifang traditional kite.

"With the popularity and development of flying kites among the people, flying kites is regarded as a kind of entertainment in the court, and officials all over the country have made the people rich." Good luck "content and make exquisite kites as a tribute, and send skilled craftsmen to Kyoto to tie kites for the court. For example, Ji Pei, a folk painter from Wei County, was named "Eight Great Painters" by Empress Dowager Cixi after he entered Beijing. Beijing Kite Ha (Guo Liang), Kite Jin (Fuzhong) and Tianjin Kite Wei (Thailand) all make kites for the court. The making of palace kites is different from that of folk kites. It does not pay attention to cost, so it pays great attention to materials selection, production, painting and other processes. Even the kidnappers who fly kites are beautifully carved. The kite made is magnificent, changeable and different in posture, and it is an elegant and exquisite art treasure. At the same time, artists who have made kites from all over the world have gathered in Beijing for generations, which has played an important role in the development and perfection of kites in Beijing. Besides making kites for the court, artists also set up kite shops in Beijing. Every year around Tomb-Sweeping Day, kites are made and sold, and Beijing Liulichang has formed a large kite market. During Tomb-Sweeping Day, kites became an indispensable entertainment for Beijingers. A large number of kites are put on the market, and kite products provide opportunities for local and foreign kite artists to learn from each other in commodity trading. According to the customs and habits of Beijingers, aesthetic taste and the special environment of the court, artists have gradually formed the Beijing court kite school represented by Cao Xueqin, Jin Fuzhong and Ha Guo Liang through long-term creation, evolution and development.