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What kinds of kites are there?

Kites are usually divided into lines, buckets, boards, hard wings, soft wings, free wings and modern wings.

String type

Dragon-head centipede kite line is to fly kites by tying the same or different kites on one or more lines. Like centipedes, seven fairies descending to earth, eight immortals crossing the sea, etc.

Barrel type

The barrel type is three-dimensional, and generally adopts a skeleton with a folding structure, which consists of one or more round barrels or barrels with other shapes, such as palace lanterns, vases, rockets, etc.

Banzi class

The board type is a plane kite with a convex center and bamboo strips around it. Lifting pieces are mainly supported by bamboo strips on all sides, and have various shapes such as octagon, diamond, square and quadrilateral.

Hard wings

Hard wings are wings made of two horizontal bamboo strips, with high edges on both sides and concave middle to form ventilation channels. The end of the wing leans backward, allowing the wind to escape from the end of the wing, which looks like an ingot horizontally.

Soft wings

The soft wing is composed of a lifting piece and a main wing strip, and the lower end of the wing is soft and does not attach to the main wing strip. The skeleton structure is mostly relief, which is suitable for birds and insects.

Free course

Free class is a combination of the above, absorbing the advantages of various kites and making kites.

Modern class

Modern class is a kite made with modern materials and techniques with the development of science and technology. It is characterized by good flying performance and good aerial viewing effect. Sports kite is a kind of modern kite. Operating this kite requires two hands to pull at the same time, which can make the kite-flying person get good fitness effect.