What's the name of the spool that flies the kite?

The spool that flies the kite is called a bobbin. It is a spool used to wrap various kinds of threads, a round shaft-shaped object wrapped around a ball of thread, and a small tube for winding sewing threads. The kite making process gathers many kinds of handcrafts in one, which is composed of the skeleton, laminating, color painting, etc. Among them, the skeleton is the most crucial, and if the skeleton is not well lashed, the kite will not be able to fly up. In addition to the use of damask and silk, the tough and windy cotton paper is usually used for laminating.

The kite was invented by the Chinese. According to legend, Mo Zhai used wood to make a wooden bird, which was successfully developed for three years and was the earliest origin of kites for human beings, and later his student Lu Ban used bamboo to improve the material of Mo Zhai's kite, which has evolved to become today's multi-stranded kites.

The kite originated in the Spring and Autumn Period, and has been used for more than 2,000 years. According to legend, "Mozi made a wooden kite for three years, but it failed to fly for one day." By the North and South Dynasties, kites began to become a tool for transmitting information. It started from Sui and Tang dynasties. Due to the development of paper-making industry, folk began to use paper to frame kites. By the Song Dynasty, kite flying became a favorite outdoor activity. Zhou Mi of the Song Dynasty wrote in his "Old Story of Wulin", "During the Qingming Festival, people went to the countryside to fly kites and returned only at sunset." The word "kite" refers to kites. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhang Zeduan's "Qingming Riverside Drawing" and Song Su Hanchen's "Hundred Sons Drawing", there are vivid scenes of kite flying.