Kite2021/5/91TheOriginofKiteChineseinventedthefirstkite.Inancienttime,kitewascalled“sparrowhawk"andalsowaswellknownas"glede"innorthernregionofChina.

（古時稱為“鷂”

yào

，北方稱為“鳶”

yuān.）2021/5/92相傳：“墨子為木鷂，三年而成，飛一日而敗”IntheSpringandAutumnPeriodinChina,therewasaphilosophernamed“MoQu”(478-392B.C.)intheEasternZhouDynasty.Hespentthreeyearsmadeawoodengledethatcouldflyintheair.ThatwoodengledewasthefirstkiteinChinaandalsosameintheworld.It’sovertwothousandandfourhundredyearsfromnow.Kite2021/5/93公輸班制木鳶以窺宋城MoQutaughthisstudentLuBanhowtomakeakite.LuBaninheritedhisteacher’sskillandcreatedhisowndesignofabambookite.Thatkitewasabletoflyintheskyforthreedays.Thehistoricalbook“HongShu”said,LuBanmadeakitetospyneighborSong’sterritoryformilitarypurpose.2021/5/94Howdidkitegetitsname‘Fengzheng’？Accordingtoanancientbooks:IntheperiodofFiveDynastiesinChina,LiZhengmadeakiteinimperialpalace.Abamboowhistlewastiedtoapaperkite.ItmadesoundlikeZheng(a21-25stringpluckedinstrument)whilewindpassedthrough.Sincethen,kitesthatcouldnotgiveoutsoundcalled“paperglede”,otherswerecalled“FengZheng”(Fengmeanswind,Zhengisthemusicinstrument).2021/5/95SongDynastyartistZhangZeduandemonstratedavividlyimageofplayingkiteintheancienttimeonhispanoramicpainting“AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival”;andSuHanchenfromthesameperiodoftimedidthesameonhispaintingof“HundredKids”.2021/5/96InTangDynasty,kitewasintroducedtoChina'sneighboringcountrieslikeKoreaandJapan.In13thcentury,anItalianexplorerMarcoPolointroducedkitetoEurope,andsincethen,kitewasintroducedtoallovertheworld.2021/5/97UsageofKiteInitial：MilitarypurposeMeasuringdistanceLocatingtargetTestingwindSendingsignalForcommunicationsNow:entertainment2021/5/98Thecategoriesofkites:CentipedekiteFlat-kiteHard-wingedkiteSoft-wingedkiteThree-dimensionalkite2021/5/99CentipedeKite2021/5/910Flat-kite2021/5/911Hard-WingedKite2021/5/912soft-WingedKite2021/5/913Three-dimensionalkite2021/5/914Howtomakeakite？2021/5/915Generallyspeaking,tomakeakite,youneedtomakeaframefirst.Framesusuallymadewiththinbamboostrips.Next,pastepaperorsilkontoframe,thentiealongthread.Itfliesintotheskybywindforce.

2021/5/916TechniquesformakingTraditionalChineseKites:“Tie,Paste,Paint,Fly”“Tie”（扎）-makeaframe.Needtomakeitsymmetrical,balance,sothatbothwingswillreceivesameairpressure. Include:select（選）,split（劈）,shape（彎）,chop（削）,andconnect（接）；“Paste”（糊）-glueapieceofpaperorsilkontotheframe.Needtomakeitflatandneat. Include:select（選）,cut（裁）,glue（糊）,edgecheck（邊）,andadjust（校）；“Paint”（繪）-drawanimage.Needtopaintclearimagewithdetails,sothatitcanbeseenfromfaraway,andlooksvivid.Include：color（色）,background（底）,trace（描）,paint（染）,andmodify（修）；“Fly”（放）-flyakite.Needtoadjuststring’sangleaccordingtowind.Include：wind（風(fēng)）,string（線）,release（放）,adjust（調(diào)）,andretrieve（收）.2021/5/917Throughhistoryofkitedevelopment,Chinesetraditionalcultureisintegratedwithkitecraft.Chinesefairytales