Introduction of China Folk Art Kites

Kites originated in China, and the earliest kites were made by the ancient philosopher Mo Zhai. After the China kite came out, it was quickly used for military needs such as transmitting information and crossing obstacles. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, due to the emergence of the paper industry, kites were made of paper paste, which quickly spread to the people and became people's entertainment toys. Kites have a history of more than 2,000 years in China.

From the traditional China kites, we can see the shadows of auspicious meanings and auspicious patterns everywhere. In the long years, our ancestors not only created exquisite calligraphy and painting that condensed the wisdom of the Chinese nation, but also created many patterns that reflected people's yearning and pursuit for a better life and implied good luck.

It gives people the meaning of happiness, auspiciousness and blessing through the image of the pattern; It combines people's appreciation habits, reflects people's kind and healthy thoughts and feelings, and permeates China's national traditions and folk customs, so it is widely circulated among the people and deeply loved by people. Kites with a history of more than 2,000 years are integrated into the traditional culture of China and influenced by it. Among the traditional kites in China.

This auspicious implication can be seen everywhere: these kites, such as "long life and happiness", "dragon and phoenix are auspicious", "a hundred butterflies make spring", "a carp yue longmen", "a hundred birds flock to the phoenix", "fish every year" and "peace in the four seasons", all show people's yearning and longing for a better life.

Auspicious patterns use figures, animals, flowers and birds, utensils and other images and some auspicious words, take folk proverbs, auspicious words and fairy stories as themes, and form an artistic form of "one auspicious word and one pattern" by means of metaphor, analogy, pun, symbol and homophonic expression, which endows people with the meaning of seeking good luck, avoiding disasters and taking refuge, and places their hopes on happiness, longevity and celebration.

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China's traditional kite-flying skills can be summarized in four words: tying, pasting, painting and flying. Referred to as "four arts". Simply understand these "four arts", that is, kidnapping children, pasting paper, painting colorful flowers and flying kites. But in fact, the connotation of these four words is much broader, which contains almost all the technical contents of traditional Chinese kites.

For example, "binding" includes: selecting, splitting, bending, cutting and connecting. "Paste" includes: selection, cutting, pasting, trimming and proofreading. "Painting" includes: color, background, description, dyeing and trimming. "Release" includes: wind, line, release, adjustment and collection. The comprehensive application of these "four arts" will reach the level of kite design innovation.

China attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage. On May 20th, 2006, kite-making skills were approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

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