Brief introduction to the origin of kites

Briefly introduce the origin of kites. Mozi (Mo Zhai) passed on his kite-making career to his student Lu Ban (also known as a public transport class). Lu Ban made kites out of bamboo according to Mo Zhai's ideal and design. Lu Ban split the bamboo, cut it into smooth slices, roasted it with fire, made it look like a magpie, and flew in the air for three days.

Legend has it that the first kite was made by "Luban" and called "wooden kite". The Old Story of Zhu Gong records that Lu Ban "tasted it as a wooden kite and took it to see Song Cheng". According to "Lu Chunqiu Love Class", "the public transport class is high and wants to attack the Song Dynasty. When Mozi heard about this, he went to Lu, where he tore his clothes and wrapped his feet day and night. As for the ten days and nights, he saw King Jing saying,' I am a servant of the North, and I heard that the King would attack the Song Dynasty, but I believed it.' "

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Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, due to the development of the paper industry, people began to use paper to paste kites. Flying kites became a popular outdoor activity in the Song Dynasty. Song people wrote in "Old Wulin Stories": "During the Qingming Festival, people fly kites in the suburbs and return at dusk." Kite refers to a kite. There are vivid scenes of flying kites in the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival by Zhang Zeduan in the Northern Song Dynasty and the Hundred Zi Map by Su Hanchen in the Song Dynasty.

There are two main reasons why the Song Dynasty became a stage of development. First, the prosperity of urban culture and economy and the rise of folk handicrafts in Song Dynasty. The other is the promotion of traditional festival customs in Song Dynasty, which provided good conditions for the development of kites and entertainment activities in festivals. The Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911) were the heyday of kite development in China. Kites in Ming and Qing dynasties have made great progress in size, style, tying technique, decoration and flying skills.