The origin of kites

Kites were invented by ancient Chinese people in 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 complete, and was the earliest origin of human kites.

During the struggle between Chu and Han, Han Xin ordered people to make large kites, install bamboo whistle bowstring, and float over Chu camp at night to make kites make strange noises, so as to break the morale of Chu army.

Characteristics of kites

Kite making technology is exquisite, integrating tying, pasting, painting and putting. Skeleton structure, tying position, number of long lines, windward angle and strength are all very particular, otherwise flying is not high or stable. Traditional styles include string (mainly centipede), spool (mainly three-dimensional palace lantern), board (mainly gossip), soft wing (mainly butterfly and dragonfly) and hard wing (mainly swallow and mythical figure). ?

Kites can be divided into northern kites and southern kites, and each place has its own characteristics: Beijing, represented by "kite of kite", is beautifully drawn, beautifully mounted, released into the air, and has a beautiful posture, which is very ornamental to hang on the wall.

The most famous in Tianjin is "Kite Wei". Its skeleton is not tied by thread, but by punching and tenon. Pattern painting absorbs the essence of Chinese painting and Yangliuqing New Year pictures, and has a unique style.

Weifang kites have a long history, strong local flavor and bright local colors. The "dragon-headed centipede" kite made by artists such as Hu, Liu and others is hundreds of meters long and won the first prize in the national kite competition.

The kite in Nantong is represented by the "banyan tree", which is a great victory. The kite is full of whistles, which have been shaken for nine days, and there are sounds and vibrations everywhere.