What is the origin of kites?

Paper kites were invented by the ancient working people in China during the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and have a history of more than 2,000 years.

According to legend, Mo Zhai made wooden birds out of wood, which took three years to develop, and was the earliest origin of human kites. Later, Lu Ban used bamboo to improve the materials of kites in Mo Zhai, and even evolved into today's multi-line kites. It is said that Mozi is a wooden kite, which took three years to form and was lost in one day. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, kites began to be a tool for transmitting information. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, due to the development of the paper industry, people began to use paper to paste kites.

Definition of flying a kite:

Flying a kite is one of the traditional folk games and a holiday custom in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Kites are also called organ, paper kite, kite and paper kite. Originated in China, it is a communication tool invented by ancient working people. Lu Ban made his first kite out of bamboo. Later, only the palace had paper kites. In Minnan, it is called wind blowing. Kite is a product that is heavier than air and can float in the air with the help of wind.

In the late Tang Dynasty, bamboo flutes were added to paper kites. The kite flew into the sky and was blown by the wind, making a "whoop" sound, like the sound of playing a kite, so people renamed it "Kite". Modern general term for kites and organs, including paper kites without whistles. Weifang, China is known as the kite capital.