What is the history and origin of kites?

Kite is a product invented by the ancient working people in the Spring and Autumn Period of Eastern Zhou Dynasty in China for more than 2000 years. According to legend, Mo Zhai made a wooden bird from wood and took three years to develop it. It was the earliest kite origin of mankind. Later, Lu Ban used bamboo to improve the material of Mo Zhai's kites. It was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty, after Cai Lun improved papermaking, that people began to make kites from paper, called "paper kites".

By the Northern and Southern Dynasties, kites began to become a tool for transmitting information; starting from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, due to the development of the paper industry, people began to use paper to decorate kites; by the Song Dynasty, kite flying became a favorite outdoor activity.

Kite structure:

The shape of the kite mainly imitates natural creatures, such as birds, insects, animals and geometric solids. In terms of patterns, they are mainly designed based on personal preferences, including promotional logos, animals, butterflies, birds, etc., and there are all kinds of them.

In addition to silk and paper, kite construction materials also include plastic materials. Bone poles include bamboo strips, wood and glue sticks. Someone designed a boneless kite. Its structure is to introduce air into a wind pit made of silk, so that the kite forms a gently floating air pillow, and then rides on the wind.

China, Malaysia, the Philippines and Japan also have a kind of large kite, which is released into the blue sky during the Kite Festival. The size of these kites ranges from ten to twenty feet. The bone poles were made from large bamboo poles and were placed by more than a hundred people.

Paper and silk are the common materials for making traditional kites. They are brightly colored and can better reflect the charm of Chinese kites. However, paper is easy to break and silk is expensive. The products of modern science - nylon cloth and plastic film have become the most popular materials for making kites. new materials.

Bamboo is the main material for making kite frames. Bamboo with a wall thickness of 3-5 cm can be cut into bamboo slices, and the toughness of the bamboo slices can be used to make the kite skeleton. The skeleton of the kite can be woven according to personal preferences, such as dragonfly shape, butterfly shape, etc.

Paper is the main material for masking kites. It is better to have thin fibers with long and uniform fibers, high toughness, resistance to moisture and impact, and white and clean color. Paste the paper on the frame and tie the string, and the kite is ready.