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How to make a kite?

Ordinary kites usually use bamboo as the skeleton and paper as the meat. Other composite materials include silk, nylon cloth, plastic film or bamboo strips, gauze paper and horse-drawn paper.

From the structure and shape, the kite's pull-up piece is the main body, and there is no prominent structure. Kite is supported by bamboo strips on all sides, which is characterized by good flying performance and is suitable for expressing various themes. This is the children's favorite. Board kites, also known as beat kites in Beijing and Tianjin, are octagonal or ladybug-shaped. These kites usually have a long tail or ears, which is good for taking off.

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Ordinary kites usually use bamboo as the skeleton and paper as the meat. Other composite materials include silk, nylon cloth, plastic film or bamboo strips, gauze paper and horse-drawn paper.

Paper and silk are commonly used materials for making traditional kites, and their bright colors can better reflect the charm of China kites. But paper is fragile and silk is expensive, and the products of modern science-nylon cloth and plastic film-have become new materials for making kites.

Bamboo is the main material for making kite skeletons. Bamboo with a wall thickness of 3-5 cm can be cut into bamboo pieces, and the toughness of bamboo pieces can be used as the skeleton of kites. The skeleton of a kite can be compiled according to personal hobbies, such as dragonfly shape and butterfly shape.