The implication of flying kites

The moral of flying kites is: seeking good fortune, eliminating disasters and taking refuge.

The auspicious patterns on the kite adopt the images of figures, animals, flowers and birds, utensils and some auspicious figures, and take folk proverbs, auspicious words and fairy tales as the themes. Through the expressions of metaphor, analogy, pun, symbol and homophonic, they have formed the artistic form of "one auspicious word and one pattern", endowed people with the meaning of seeking good luck, avoiding disasters and taking refuge, and placed their wishes for happiness, longevity and celebration.

Because of its figurative meaning and auspicious patterns, it combines scenery with things, so its theme is distinct and prominent, its conception is ingenious, it is full of fun, its style is unique and its national color is strong. For example, the pattern of fly with me with a pair of phoenix birds facing the sun is called "Double Phoenix Rising Sun", which has rich meanings and changeable patterns, and embodies people's healthy enterprising spirit and pursuit of happiness.

Development history

According to legend, Mo Zhai made wooden birds out of wood, which took three years to develop, and was the earliest origin of human kites. Later, Lu Ban used bamboo to improve kite materials in Mo Zhai. It was not until Cai Lun improved papermaking in the Eastern Han Dynasty that people began to make kites out of paper, which was called "paper kites".

In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, kites began to be a tool for transmitting information. Since Sui and Tang Dynasties, due to the development of paper industry, people began to use paper to paste kites. Flying kites became a popular outdoor activity in the Song Dynasty.