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Chapter 262 Flying the Kite

My charming but short-lived ancestor: It’s a shame not to go out and play in the spring.
Who in the clouds sends a brocade book: Especially after a heavy and cold winter, you will know how charming the green shade of spring is.
I can’t sleep at night (Guan): Especially the warm spring breeze and the vast wilderness, it’s really enjoyable!

I haven’t thought about my online name yet, let’s use this one first: No, I want to go out and have fun after everything you said.
Jiangnan is already experiencing mist and rain: plus one! I haven't been out for a long time recently because of the midterm exam.
Fuling (Guan): Our school only turned green this week, but this week was also full of things, so we haven’t gone out to play.

Pay attention, this woman’s name is Xiaomei: that is to say, young people nowadays live on their mobile phones every day, do they still have time to go out and play?

Who in the clouds sent brocade books: Those are middle and high school students. College students go out to play every weekend.
Wan Ning can’t sleep acridine (Guan): Not necessarily, after all, some female college students don’t have enough funds and can’t go shopping!

Wuduyi: Alas, this is also a situation. Poor college students deserve their reputation!

My charming and short-lived ancestor: Agreed! Many people say that one thousand yuan is a lot of money, but in fact, if you calculate it carefully, it is really not much. By the end of the month, you will be in a tight situation.

Don’t let the world grow old: I agree!

Smiling all the time: If you ask me to say, you spend too much money, how can you not spend money when the express delivery comes one after another?

I can't sleep at night (Guan): Okay, I'll just go out, don't make any noise!
Jiangnan is already experiencing mist and rain: yes, it is said that ancient emperors also liked spring outings, right?

Later, Lu Ban used bamboo to improve the material of Mo Zhai's kite.

It is said to have originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, more than two thousand years ago.

When Zhang Pi of the Tang Dynasty was besieged, he used kites to send messages to ask for help, and he was successful.

Some people also say that the name "kite" originated from the Five Dynasties, when Li Ye made a kite out of paper and put a bamboo flute on it.

The origin of kites
Kites originated in country Z, and kites in country Z have a long history.

Yu Yusning: Agreed!
Su Yue looked at the comment area and said: "Well, the life of the ancients was actually very rich and not as boring as we thought. But the next game also has something to do with spring outing. It is kite flying. , but in ancient times it should have been called Paper Kite!”

These show that the history of kites in country Z is at least more than 2000 years old.

According to legend, Mo Zhai made a wooden bird from wood and took three years to develop it. It was the earliest kite origin of mankind.

I didn’t think about using this online name first: Indeed, in ancient times, queens would have silkworm-raising ceremonies, and emperors would go to farm in the spring. Although it was just a formality, it could be regarded as another kind of exercise.

In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, some people jumped from high places with kites on their backs and did not fall to their death.

fly a kite

It is said that Han Xin, the general of the Han Dynasty, used kites for measurements.

Emperor Wu of Liang used kites to send messages, but failed.

By the late Tang Dynasty, kites had sounding instruments made of silk strips or bamboo flutes, which made sounds when the wind blew, hence the name "kite".

It was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty, after Cai Lun improved papermaking, that people began to use paper to make kites, so they were called "paper kites".

Starting from the Tang Dynasty, kites gradually became toys.

Traditional kites in China are generally divided into several categories: hard wings, soft wings, boards, strings, and three-dimensional (cylindrical). According to region and style, they are divided into kites with local characteristics such as Weifang, Tianjin, Nantong, and BJ.

The largest kite manufacturing center in country Z is Weifang, Shandong Province. It is known as the kite capital of the world. It holds a kite festival every year and a kite championship in 2005.

Kite flying is a popular traditional sport among Z people. The traditional entertainment customs of some ethnic groups.

It is popular all over the country Z and has a long history, with a history of more than 2000 years. It is called the earliest aircraft of mankind.

It was originally used in the military. According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period, the famous construction craftsman Lu Ban once made wooden kites to fly into the sky.

Later, paper was used instead of wood and was called "paper kite"; starting from the Han Dynasty, people began to use it for measuring and transmitting messages; during the Tang Dynasty, kites were introduced to neighboring countries such as Korea and Japan; by the Five Dynasties, bamboo was tied to the paper kite. Whistle, the wind blows into the bamboo whistle, and the sound is like a kite, so it is also called "kite".

By the Song Dynasty, kite flying gradually became a folk entertainment game; during the Yuan Dynasty, kites were introduced to the Ouzhou countries.

Before the Tang Dynasty, kites were made of silk, but in the late Tang Dynasty, they were made of paper.

There are many varieties, with structures including hard wings, soft wings, umbrella shapes, barrel shapes, long strings, etc.

The subject matter is wide and the forms are diverse. Folks also created attachments to kites, such as "crane harps" and "gongs and drums" with sound, "lanterns" with lighting devices, and "food delivery" with scattered carry-on items, etc., which are unique.

Kite, known as "paper kite" or "kite" by Hangzhou people, is a traditional folk game.

Most kites are flown in February and March when the spring breeze is warm. The craftsmanship of the kite is all about workmanship, from tying the bamboo frame to gluing it with paper and silk, painting it, adjusting the strings correctly, and tying them with long strings. Each process is very particular.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, the kite-making technology was quite developed, and kite flying became a popular entertainment game in Hangzhou.

At that time, there were already kite-flying competitions. The competitions were often held during spring outings. The location was in the Broken Bridge area of ​​the West Lake. The method of the competition was recorded in Volume 3 of "Old Wulin Stories" "West Lake Tour": "Competing with paper kites to seduce each other and pull each other to cut." If it is cut off, the person who cuts off the line is considered a negative.”

That is, if two kite strings are twisted together, the one who breaks them first loses.

kite legend
In the southern part of country Z, children fly kites during the Dragon Boat Festival, which is called "flying disaster".

Kite is a paper kite. It is a toy. It is made by pasting paper or silk on a frame such as bamboo strips, pulling a long string tied to it, and flying it into the sky when the wind is strong. It is an aircraft that purely uses aerodynamic force.

fly a kite

Kite originated from the ancient Z country and spread to Ouzhou in about 14th century. The origin of the kite may be related to the wooden bird, which also originated from the Z country.

Kites are also known as paper kites, wind kites, paper kites or kites. There are more historical materials about kites in the ancient books of China than wooden birds. The Tang Dynasty's "Shijiyuan" records that Han Xin in the early Han Dynasty was the inventor of the kite.

According to the Tang Dynasty, the overlord of Chu was trapped in Gaixia. Han Xin made a kite for Zhang Liang to fly into the sky and sang Chu songs, which undermined the morale of the Chu camp.

The legend of the Song Dynasty is: When Liu Bang conquered Chen En, Han Xin planned to cooperate internally and externally, so he used a kite to measure the distance and wanted to dig a tunnel into Weiyang Palace.

"Shijiyuan" and "Xin Tangshu" respectively record anecdotes about using kites to seek help.

In 549 AD, Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan was trapped in Nanjing by Hou Jing's soldiers.

Emperor Wu's general Yang Kan used a kite to send an edict for help. Unexpectedly, the kite was mistaken for a sorcery by Hou Jun and shot down, so the call for help failed.

An even more bizarre kite rumor can be found in the "Baishijiao Manuscript": In 559 AD, during the reign of Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the clan with the surname "Yuan" was massacred, and Yuan Shao, the grandson of Wang Yuanxie of Pengcheng, was imprisoned in a dungeon.

Yuan Shao's cousin made a kite for Yuan Shao, and they both flew away from Jinfeng Tower on a kite. These legendary stories reflect the fantastic ideas about flying of the ancient people of country Z.

It still seems interesting to this day.

The ancients of country Z invented the kite. It was not until very late that the kite spread to Ouzhou and gradually spread throughout the world.