Kite flying originates from what, is its variant

We have experienced the game of kite-flying from childhood to adulthood, especially in the fall, but we are all fuzzy about the source, and we are accustomed to this game, so what is kite-flying in the end?

Source of kite flying:

Kite flying is one of the traditional folk games, Qingming Festival holiday customs. Kite is also known as wind organ, paper harrier, harrier, paper kite. Originated in China, it is a kind of communication tool invented by ancient working people, the first kite was made by Lu Ban with bamboo, and later there were paper kites only in the imperial palace. It is called wind blowing in Minnan language. A kite is a heavier-than-air product that can float in the air with the help of wind. In the late Tang Dynasty, people added bamboo flute on the paper kite, and after the paper kite flew up to the sky and was blown by the wind, it made a sound of "woo-woo" as if the kite was playing, so people changed the name of 'paper kite' to 'kite'. In modern times, kites and kites are collectively called kites, including paper kites without whistles. The city of Weifang is known as the capital of kites.

Qingming Festival: It is an ancient traditional Chinese festival. It is also known as Treading Green Festival, Hsing Ching Festival, March Festival, Ancestor Festival, etc. The festival is held at the intersection of mid-spring and late spring. Qingming Festival originated from the ancient times of ancestral beliefs and spring festival rituals, is the Chinese nation's most grand and grand ancestor festival. The Qingming Festival has both natural and humanistic connotations, and is both a natural festival and a traditional festival. Sweeping tombs and offering sacrifices to ancestors, as well as trekking and picnicking, are the two main themes of the Qingming Festival, which have been inherited from ancient times in China, and continue to be celebrated to this day.