Cultural characteristics of paper lanterns and paper kites

Tied with paper and bamboo, reflecting the rich wisdom of the Chinese working people.

Paper kites:Kites are called "paper kites" in northern China and "harriers" in the south. In the Five Dynasties, there was a man named Li Ye, who made paper kites in the palace, which led to the play of riding the wind, and tied a bamboo whistle to the front of the kite, so that when the kite was flown, the wind would blow into the bamboo whistle and emit a sound like a "kite"-like sound, and so the name was given to the "kite". Strictly speaking, a kite is only called a "kite" if it makes a sound, while a paper kite is called a "paper kite" if it doesn't make a sound.

Legend has it that Mozi used to make a kite with wooden pieces called wood kite, which flew for three days without falling down. It was not until many years after the invention of papermaking by Emperor Cai Lun of the Eastern Han Dynasty that paper kites began to be made.