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What kinds of modern kites are there? Anything to say?

Kites can be divided into: 1. Bird-shaped kite An insect-shaped kite. Aquarium kite 4. Humanoid kite 5. Character kite. Artifact kite 7. Geometric kite.

According to the kite structure, it can be divided into: 1. Hard-winged kite II. Soft-winged kite 3. Beat kite 4. Straight string kite 5. A bucket kite.

According to the function of kites, they can be divided into: 1. Toy kite II. Watch kites 3. Special kite 4. Practical kite?

Kites were first invented in the Spring and Autumn Period and have a history of more than 2,000 years. According to records, Mo Zhai spent three years making wooden birds out of wood, which is the earliest origin of kites. Later, his apprentice Lu Ban improved bamboo and made a multi-line kite very similar to the present one.

Later, in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, kites began to become a tool for people to transmit information. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the paper industry began to develop, and ordinary people began to paste kites with paper. In the Song Dynasty, flying kites became a very popular entertainment.

Song people carefully wrote in Old Wulin: "During Qingming Festival, people fly kites in the suburbs and return at dusk." The "wind kite" here refers to a kite, and we can also see the painting scene of flying a kite in the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival by Zhang Zeduan in the Northern Song Dynasty.

There are many kinds of kites, so we can classify them according to their characteristics.

Kites are shaped like birds, such as swallows, pigeons, phoenixes, cranes, geese and parrots, and aquatic kites such as centipedes and dragonflies, such as goldfish, carp, crabs, tadpoles, lobsters and seashells. Humanoid kites, such as the Monkey King, Shouxing, Guan Gong, Zhang Fei and White Snake. The word kite, such as double happiness, blessing, longevity, world and equality. Modeling kites, such as flower baskets, fans, palace lanterns, vases, etc. Geometric kites, such as diamonds, gossip, five-pointed stars, circles, etc. The structure of a kite is a hard-winged kite. This kind of kite is made of two bamboo strips, such as a swallow kite. Soft-winged kites are called soft-winged kites. They are supported by only one bamboo pole, on the upper edge of the wings. When flying a kite, the kite flutters with the wind. Shooting a kite looks like a flat kite. Straight-string kite is a kite that is composed of multiple units into a line. Fighting kites is shaped like fighting kites. Kite function toy kite, this kind of kite is cheap and simple in structure, mainly used for entertainment. Ornamental kites, with exquisite shapes and high artistic value, can be used for collection and appreciation. Special kite, some kites will design some special skills, such as flying up and down, or changing color. Practical kites are used for special purposes, such as aerial photography, lifesaving and detection.