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kite legend

Kite, also known as paper kite or wind kite, has a long history in our country. From around 510 AD, Chinese kites gradually spread to North Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe, the United States and other regions. Chinese kites have always been loved by people all over the world. Kites can be divided into hard wings, soft wings, rackets, stringers, soft wings, round mirrors, tails, etc. Hard bladders have upper and lower arm strips, such as thin and fat sand swallows, human beings, etc., with different forms; soft bladders have upper arm strips and lower arm strips with soft edges, such as butterflies, dragonflies, cranes, etc.; racquet category has full body The flat surface is surrounded by bamboo edges, such as bells, tripods, fushou, cicadas, toads, etc.; the skewers are connected one by one, with different numbers, such as centipedes, sand swallows, flags, eight immortals, etc.; round mirrors are Cylindrical shape, most of which rely on a thread, such as door lanterns, palace lanterns, buckets, etc.; soft-shaped ones have an arched back and a soft edge at the lower end, such as painted faces, half watermelons, etc., suitable for flying in the breeze; tail-shaped ones are Hard-shouldered fish with long and large tails, such as silver carp, dragon eye fish, scorpion tiger, etc. Although there are several categories, if you repeatedly mobilize the components, you can make one to two hundred kites with different styles.

The production of kites requires processes such as tying, painting, pasting, and tying. Tie-joining involves selecting, splitting, cutting, roasting, filing, and tying thin bamboo into a skeleton. The colors on the kite should be bright. You have to be selective about what materials you use to draw the kite, which is also related to the image effect of the theme.