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Kite flying handbook content short

Kite Flying Handbook is as follows:

Kites were invented by ancient working people in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in China, and have been used for more than 2,000 years now. Legend has it that Mo Zhai made a wooden bird out of wood and developed it for three years, which is the earliest origin of kites for human beings.

Later, Lu Ban used bamboo to improve the material of Mo Zhai's kite, which evolved into today's multi-line kite. It is said that "Mozi made a wooden harrier for three years, but it failed to fly for one day".

By the North and South Dynasties, kites began to become a tool for transmitting information; from the Sui and Tang dynasties, due to the development of the paper industry, folk began to use paper to frame kites; by the Song dynasty, kite flying became a favorite outdoor activity.

Song Zhou Mi wrote in "The Old Story of Wulin", "During the Qingming Festival, people go to the countryside to fly kites, and return at sunset." The word "kite" refers to kites. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhang Zeduan's "Qingming Riverside Scroll" and the Song Dynasty, Su Hanshen's "Hundred Sons Scroll" contain vivid scenes of kite flying. In 1600 A.D., the Eastern kite (rhombus) was introduced to Europe.

Kites were constructed of plastic materials in addition to silk and paper. Bone poles were made of gabions, wood and glue sticks. A boneless kite has been designed, which is constructed by introducing air into a silken wind pit, causing the kite to form a gently floating air pillow that rides on the wind.

In China, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Japan, there are also large kites, ranging in size from 10 to 20 feet, which are launched into the blue sky at kite festivals. The size of these kites ranges from 10 to 20 feet. The poles are made of big bamboo and are flown by more than a hundred people.