What types of kites are classified according to their structure?

Kites are generally made of bamboo as the skeleton, covered with paper or silk, and then finely drawn. According to the structural shape of kites, that is, from the perspective of viewing, kites can be divided into eight categories: board type, hard-winged type, soft-winged type, dragon type, three-dimensional type, hard-winged string type, soft-winged string type, and free type. category.

1.board kite

This is what people call a flat kite. Judging from the structural shape, its lift piece is the main body without protruding parts. The four sides of the kite are supported by bamboo strips, such as the popular facial mask kite, Pisces kite, frog kite, etc. This type of kite is easy to build, has good flying performance, and is suitable for expressing a variety of themes. It is the favorite type of children. It is also called a beat kite in Beijing and Tianjin. It may be in the shape of an octagonal rhombus or a borer. In order to facilitate take-off, these kites usually have a long tail or tassel.

2. Hard-winged kite

This kind of kite is made of upper and lower wings made of bamboo strips. The edges on both sides are high and the middle is slightly concave. The ends of the wings are tilted backward to allow the wind to escape from the ends of the wings. When viewed flatly, it looks like A gold ingot shape. So some people call it "Yuanbao Wing Kite" or "Zhayan Kite" etc.

The hard wings of a hard-wing kite are in a fixed form, while the shape and skeleton structure outside the scope of the hard wings vary depending on the content. There are many themes that can be expressed, including flower baskets, mandarin ducks, magpies, parrots, etc. popular in Beijing's rice-shaped kites. The catfish kite also has a rice-shaped hard wing, but its head is exaggeratedly decorated with two symmetrical fish whiskers, and a fish tail of more than ten feet is added to the tail.

3. Soft wing kite

Its lift piece (wing) is composed of a main fin strip, and the rear half of the wing is soft and has no main strip to rely on. Its structure is different from that of hard-winged kites. Most of the main skeletons are made in relief, and the skeletons can be single-layered, double-layered or multi-layered. This type of kite can express a wide range of themes, including birds and insects. Most of them imitate their shapes when making them. The techniques are superb and can give people a realistic and lifelike feeling. The eagle kites in Beijing and Tianjin are imitations. The shape of Keying is modified and exaggerated, making it a typical soft-winged kite. The belly of the kite is short and its wings are long. It compares to other forms of kites. Has better takeoff performance.

4. String kites

String kites are kites in which several identical or different kites are tied to one or more strings and flown like sugar-coated haws. There are dragon-head centipede kites, one-word eagle kites, etc.

5. Free category kites

Free category kites refer to kites that cannot be included in the above categories based on their shape. For example, a triangular frame is used as a support, or a soft kite is stretched into an arc without a frame. Its advantages are simple production, easy to express a variety of themes, and good take-off performance.