What material is still the main material for the skeleton of Chinese kites?

The skeleton of Chinese kites is still mainly made of bamboo.

The kite was invented by the Chinese. According to legend, Mo Zhai made a wooden bird out of wood and developed it for three years, which was the earliest origin of kites for human beings, and later his student Lu Ban improved it with bamboo. The material of Murdock's kite, moreover, evolved into today's multi-line kite.

Construction of kites

The shape of kites mainly imitates the creatures of nature, such as birds, insects, animals and geometrical cubes, etc., and the patterns are mainly designed by personal preferences, such as propaganda, animals, butterflies, birds, etc., which are very varied.

The construction materials of kites are not only silk and paper, but also plastic materials, and the skeleton is made of bamboo and gabion, wood and glue stick. Recently, some people have designed a kind of boneless kite, whose structure is to introduce the air into the wind pit made of silk, so that the kite can form a gently floating air pillow, and then ride the wind on the top.

In China, Malaya, the Philippines and Japan, there is also a large kite, which is launched into the blue sky at kite festivals, and the size of such kites ranges from 10 to 20 feet. The size of the kite ranges from 10 to 20 feet. The pole of the kite is made of big bamboo and is flown by more than a hundred people.