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What is the significance of traditional Chinese kites?

Kite has auspicious meaning in our country. It symbolizes a person's health and longevity, and wishes his family health and happiness. Therefore, kites became a very popular item in ancient China. It is not only a toy that many children like, but also has its own unique cultural charm, that is, a person's happiness and well-being comes from a country, which shows the simple pursuit of a happy life by ancient people.

Kite has a very long history in China, which has a history of more than 2000 years. In the course of more than two thousand years, kite's own cultural tradition has been gradually improved with the development of history. In addition to happiness and well-being in the traditional sense, there is a beautiful implication of paying equal attention to longevity and happiness, which seems simple, but it is also what people think. It reflects the ancient working people's pursuit of a happy life, so we can feel the patterns and colors of kites. For example, many flowers and birds and many small animals are usually used to make kites. As kites, they have various shapes, each with its own color and characteristics.

These different patterns and colors reflect a change and demand of people's spiritual life, and also feel the arrival of peace and prosperity. People's lives seem as colorful as the appearance of kites. In China, kites in Weifang, Shandong Province are the main representatives, because Weifang, Shandong Province can be said to be the birthplace of kites in the world, and the local kite culture is excellent, and the world-famous International Kite Festival is held every year.

In a word, kites have a very long history in China. It is not only a toy that is convenient for people's leisure and entertainment, but also has a beautiful meaning, which allows people to pass on this simple toy in the process of inheritance. It has become a unique business card of China traditional culture.