The second grade story about kites

There are few stories about kites

Kite (fable)

A beautiful butterfly-shaped kite floats high in the air, dragging a long The tail is flying around freely and freely.

The kite is high above, but there is a thin thread involved. Below is a boy who controls the balance and height of the kite according to the direction of the wind.

The kite floats high in the sky, overlooking the ground. All objects on the ground have become so small. Even the tall buildings are now shrinking on the ground. The little boy holding the thread of the kite is even smaller. Submerged in the rockery jungle, it became a small white dot.

The kite began to feel uneasy in its heart. It hated the thread connecting itself, and was also resentful of the "little white dot" that controlled it.

A plane flew over the head of the kite. The kite saw that the silver-gray fuselage was not as gorgeous as its own colorful clothes. What made it even more depressing was that the plane was not held by a string, but it was Flying higher and faster than it, but he can only spin in circles.

Kite began to be distraught, and at the same time, he quietly established a "lofty ideal" in his heart.

A kite is like an airplane, it also wants to fly high and fast.

The kite feels that only by getting rid of the string that binds its freedom can it spread its wings and fly into space.

The kite forgot that only with this thread could it stretch freely in the sky, but it was completely confused by resentment at this time, and it only wanted to break free from the fetters.

So the kite saw the opportunity and deliberately touched the thin line to a rock as sharp as a knife edge.

The kite is free. It rolled happily in the sky, sneering coldly at the panicked boy below.

Unfortunately, before the kite had finished its third somersault, nor had it had a chance to compete with the plane in its flying skills, a strong wind suddenly blew up, and the kite was instantly blown up into the sky, and then spun a few times. , it fell down and hit the top of the mountain, shattered into pieces and shattered into pieces.

The kite will not know until his death that the plane is actually held by a thread...

Solve it! A short story about a kite

A story about flying a kite

In the courtyard of a certain science academy, a child was flying a kite. An old professor saw him and asked him: "Kid, what are you doing?"

"Fly a kite!" The child said confidently.

"Where is the kite?"

The old professor's questioning made the child look sleepy, and he didn't know where to start. Because the kite was so high that his little eyes couldn't see it.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the little hand holding the kite string trembled. The child suddenly realized: "Grandpa, although I didn't see it, I can grasp it."

Old Professor He nodded in agreement and walked away thoughtfully. Keep repeating that sentence:

"Although I can't see it, I can grasp it..."

Maybe it's because man was created by God with Using soil as material, this "materiality" of human beings often bases human epistemology on his sensory abilities. They say you have to see it to believe it. But what is true “faith”? What else do you want to "believe" after seeing it?

"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." It means that faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the certainty of things not seen.

There are generally four legends about the origin of kites. The first is the theory of bamboo hats and leaves; the second is the theory of sailing boats and tents; the third is the theory of flying birds; and the fourth is the theory of Li Ye.

However, the conclusion that kites originated in China is currently unanimously recognized by the world's kite community.

Kites were invented by the ancient working people in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in China, and it has been more than 2,000 years ago. 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. Later, Lu Ban used bamboo to improve the material of Mo Zhai's kite. It was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty, after Cai Lun improved papermaking, that people began to make kites out of paper, called "paper kites."

By the Northern and Southern Dynasties, kites began to become a tool for transmitting information; starting from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, due to the development of the paper industry, people began to use paper to decorate kites; by the Song Dynasty, kite flying became a favorite outdoor activity. Zhou Mi from the Song Dynasty wrote in "Old Wulin Stories": "During the Qingming Festival, people fly kites in the countryside and return home at dusk." "Kite" refers to a kite. There are vivid scenes of kite flying in "Along the River During Qingming Festival" by Zhang Zeduan in the Northern Song Dynasty and "A Picture of One Hundred Sons" by Su Hanchen in the Song Dynasty.

In 1600 AD, Eastern kites (diamond-shaped) were spread to Europe.

The story about kites is that they only have five crosses

During the Five Dynasties, Emperor Xuan of Qi in the Northern Dynasty also used kites to carry people for fun, and once he actually flew out of the sky

Five Miles Away version. "Northern History" records that Emperor Xuanquan of Qi used the prisoners on death row in the sky prison to ride kites

and let them "fly down from the platform with mats as wings" for Emperor Xuan of Qi's entertainment.

If these death row prisoners fulfill the emperor's wish, their crimes can be pardoned.

Li Huan of the Qing Dynasty once compiled a famous song "The Story of a Kite", which records the story of the beautiful and ugly sisters Zhan Yan, Zhan Qiang and the kite. The two sisters wrote poems on the kites respectively,

and then flew the kites down. Later, the two men who picked up the broken harrier went to propose marriage, and finally the two couples got married happily. This is a good story about kites.

The origin of kites and other stories about kites

1. The origin of kites

A brief history of kites in China:

Kites are One of the oldest folk arts and leisure activities in my country. When it comes to flying a kite

Not only the children are excited, but even the adults are excited and eager to try it.

The fun of flying a kite is indeed beyond the imagination of ordinary people. The predecessor Jin Shengtan once said: "It is a joy to see someone's kite break." As for the origin of the kite, it is no longer possible to verify it. Some

folklorists believe that the ancients invented kites mainly to commemorate their sophisticated relatives and friends. Therefore, during the Qingming Festival when the gate of ghosts is briefly open, kites are used to convey their condolences to the deceased. , sent to

dead relatives and friends.

In fact, the earliest kites that appeared in our country were made of wood. In the literature, "Han Fei

zi" once recorded that "the philosopher Mo Zhai took three years to make a wooden kite." Wooden kites soar into the sky. ．

" (About 300 BC), paper kites did not appear until Cai Lun invented paper in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, it can be inferred that Chinese kites have a history of more than two thousand years.

There are also records about kites in the official history, which date earlier than the Five Dynasties. One of them is in the Southern Dynasties

Emperor Wu of Liang was besieged by Hou Jing and flew a kite to ask for help. According to According to the "Biography of Hou Jing

" in Volume 80 of Southern History, in the third year of the Qing Dynasty (549 AD) during the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, Hou Jing rebelled.

The rebels Emperor Wu was besieged in Jianye (now Nanjing), the capital of Liang Dynasty, and was cut off from the inside and outside. Someone came up with a plan

to make a paper crow and tie the emperor's edict in it. At that time, Prince Jianwen was outside the Taiji Hall and rode northwest

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Feng Shifang asked for help from outside, but unfortunately he was discovered and shot down by the rebels. Soon Taicheng was captured, and the Liang Dynasty

also declined and perished. This is the story of Jian Wen's unfortunate failure in flying a kite to seek help.

There is a difference between a kite and a paper kite. The so-called "kite" means that it can produce sounds like strings in the air; as for the "paper kite", it is a dumb bird that only flies but does not sing.

A kite is made by tying a bowstring on the back of a paper kite, or by playing a bagpipe on the head of the kite.

When the paper is lifted into the air, strong wind passes through the flute, or causes the bowstring to vibrate. It will play a chirping sound

. Ordinary paper kites make no sound.

During the Five Dynasties, Emperor Xuan of Qi in the Northern Dynasty also used kites to carry people for fun, and once he actually flew out

more than five miles away. "Northern History" records that Emperor Xuan of Qi used kites to ride on the prisoners on death row in the prison, so that they could "fly down from the platform with mats as wings" for the entertainment of Emperor Xuan of Qi. If these death row prisoners fulfill the emperor's wish, their crimes can be pardoned.

Li Huan of the Qing Dynasty once compiled a famous song "The Story of a Kite", which records the story of the beautiful and ugly sisters Zhan Yan, Zhan Qiang and the kite. The two sisters wrote poems on the kites respectively,

and then flew the kites down. Later, the two men who picked up the broken harrier went to propose marriage, and finally led to a happy marriage between the two pairs. This is a good story about kites.

Other evidence confirms that it was spread to Korea and then to Japan around the 10th century, and to Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Asians are much better at making kites than Europeans. Malaysian kites

are made of moss and dry reeds. They are similar to Korean and Indian kites and are very

flexible to maneuver. They can make the kite land accurately at the designated place, and some can make the wind

The kite is only fifteen centimeters above the ground and the kite will never touch the ground.

Today, Taiwan's kites have made more progress. In the 61st year of the Republic of China, Hawaii held a world

kite competition. The kite-making technology of the participating countries was obviously not as good as ours. This fact touched

many domestic kite experts. By the 64th year of the Republic of China, Taiwanese kites had been exported to the United States, Australia, Japan and other countries, earning US$30,000 in foreign exchange a year.

Taiwan has entered the industrial age and everything is about speed and efficiency, whether sold in the market or overseas.

Paper products are no longer seen in kites for sale. The cheap ones are made of plastic, and the more expensive ones are made of plastic. Made of nylon cloth,

Only primary and secondary school students still use paper in craft classes because paper is more convenient and cheaper. However,

Hong Kong still produces paper kites, but the kite surfaces are no longer individually painted but printed.

Although they are more industrialized, they still retain traditional characteristics and local flavor.

Kite in foreign countries:

Flying a kite by pulling strings into the wind is a favorite among children. Kites have a history of 2,000 years in China and come in many types. Mainly divided into two types: plane and three-dimensional. After spreading to all over the world, the shapes have become more diverse

and richer. The Kite Museum displays kites from nineteen countries, with strong local colors.

The Story of Kite

Kite originated during the Warring States Period. Gongshu Pan is what later generations call the Seven Skills Craftsman Lu Ban or "Master Lu Ban". The raw materials for his "magpie" or "kite" are extremely thin wood or bamboo chips. After the Han Dynasty, due to the invention and application of paper, paper was gradually used instead of wood when making kites. It's called a "paper kite". In the Five Dynasties, bamboo whistles were tied to paper kites. The wind blew the bamboo whistles, and the sound was like a kite, so it was later called "kite." During the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was very common to fly kites in various places in Weifang. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the kites in Weifang reached their peak. Every year around the Qingming Festival, when the weather is beautiful and the weather is beautiful, every family takes the old and the young to go on an outing and send their favorite works to the blue sky. The Qing Dynasty poet Zheng Banqiao said in his poem "Huaiwei County": " Paper flowers are flying all over the sky like snow, and charming girls are swinging around. The five-color skirt swings in the wind, so that the butterflies will return in spring. "Vividly describes the scene of Weifang kite-making during the Qingming Festival. This spring-filled folk activity is not only an opportunity for mutual observation and evaluation, but also a good time to breathe the early spring air, enjoy the gifts of nature, and exercise. Weifang Kite Making It is exquisite, with unique painting techniques, novel shapes and reasonable composition. It also absorbs some characteristics of woodblock New Year paintings, drawing on the painting skills of Beijing and Tianjin, with beautiful lines and bright colors, and is good at exaggerating the style to highlight the theme. The most representative large-scale dragon-headed centipede kite is more than a hundred feet long. When flying, the tail and body are gradually raised, and the head is connected to the sky by the lifting force generated by dozens of "kidneys". The knots are tied according to the principles of mechanics, and the tethers must have strict angles and distances. The "Dragon Head Centipede" soars into the blue sky with great momentum and has won widespread praise at home and abroad since the first Weifang International Kite Festival in 1984. After the meeting. The annual International Kite Festival is held in mid-April every year. In 1988, the Fifth International Kite Festival designated Weifang as the "Kite Capital of the World." Nineteen Kite Festivals have been successfully held, attracting dozens of countries and regions from around the world every year. It has also made outstanding contributions to Weifang's economic development.

History of kites

Chinese kites have a long history. It is said that Han Xin, the general of the Han Dynasty, used kites for measurement. Emperor Wu of Liang used kites to send messages, but failed. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, some people jumped from high places with kites on their backs and did not fall to their death. When Zhang Pi of the Tang Dynasty was besieged, he used kites to send messages to ask for help, and he was successful. These show that the history of Chinese kites is at least more than 2,000 years old. Starting from the Tang Dynasty, kites gradually became toys. 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". 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 history of kites

By the Song Dynasty, kites had developed greatly, with more varieties and improved performance, and they were closely related to people's lives. For example, it is recorded in "Wulin; Japanese Affairs" that /Young men compete to release paper ducks to seduce each other, pull each other to cut them off, and the one who loses the thread will be the loser/"Along the River During the Qingming Festival" by Zhang Zeduan in the Northern Song Dynasty and "A Hundred Sons Picture" by Su Hanchen There are also scenes of kite flying in the movie. Xu Wei, a painter of the Ming Dynasty, wrote many poems related to kites, such as "The wicker threads are rubbed with cotton, and Qianxun is able to fly the paper ducks. How much force the spring breeze can dissipate will bring all the children to spring." Another example: "I also I used to fly harriers, but this year I can't do this anymore. I can hang out with the spring horses and watch the children break their lines. "In the Qing Dynasty, the popularity of playing kites became more and more popular. Legend has it that Cixi asked the eunuch to go to Tianjin to find "Kite Wei" to tie a "Birthday Star Old Riding Crane" kite for him to play with. There are still three large kites that Fu Yi played with hidden in the Forbidden City. The history of kites is welcome to Guangnao.com

In Chapter 70 of "A Dream of Red Mansions", Cao Xueqin vividly describes the sisters flying crabs, beauties, big fish, bats, phoenixes, sand swallows and other kites in the Grand View Garden. situation. It can be said that China's toy kites have developed to a very high level at this time. The history of kites

Starting from the Tang and Song Dynasties, Chinese kites spread to the world, first to Southeast Asian countries such as Korea, Japan, and Malaya, and then to Europe and America. Under the influence of the industrial revolution in Europe, China's toy kites developed towards aircraft there, passing through the British Kelly, Australia's Hargrave and Germany's Lilinda and others, and finally the earliest energy-carrying kite was created in the United States by the Wright brothers. Man successfully flies the plane.

The history of kites

Therefore, there is a Chinese kite hanging in the hall of the Aerospace Museum in Washington, USA. Next to it is written: "The earliest human aircraft are Chinese kites and rockets."

A short story about kites

It is said that there is such a beautiful story.

On the vast seaside, there are few people, the warm sunshine shines on the sea, and the waves are sparkling; the waves keep coming to the shore, like a group of naughty children playing; in groups Seagulls spread their wings and fly here every day, as if in a fierce competition...

In such a fairy tale country, there lives a group of beautiful kites. There is a little kite, beautiful and cute, flying with its parents in the vast blue sky every day. She is so carefree every day, living a simple and peaceful life. Suddenly one day, Little Kite asked her mother: "Mom, what is love?" Her mother smiled and told her: "Love has no definition. One day, when you find your own love, you will understand." Little Kite didn't understand, But she still believes that her mother's words must have her own truth. The little kite lived a normal life for a long time... That day, the whole family was still flying in the sky. The little kite never expected that she would never see her father and mother again from that day on. When my father was flying, he broke his wings due to too much force. At that moment, his father gradually fell into the deep sea. When my mother saw that my father was in danger, she immediately flew towards him. I saw her mother holding her father up with her body. , Little Kite panicked. She was really scared at this moment. She was so afraid of losing the person she loved most. At the last moment, when her mother was scarred but still refused to give up, Little Kite suddenly understood something. She hated that she could not help her parents out of danger, but could only watch them both fall into the bottom of the sea. Her heart ached so much...

Just like that, the little kite was left alone. She felt so lonely. She was afraid of the coming of the night, and was afraid of remembering the scene of her parents falling into the sea. She was even more afraid. fly. Until one day, she finally mustered up the courage to spread her wings and fly into the sky. She saw the outside world again. She felt a voice saying to her: "Everything will be fine, just be strong...", Little Kite She looked around and saw nothing, and she heard the same thing for the next few days. Because of these words, she became strong and faced all difficulties bravely. Whenever she flies to the boundless sky, she always feels that there is something beside her to support her and encourage her. On this day, the little kite couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked loudly: "Can you tell me who you are? Where are you?" He only heard that familiar voice coming to his ears: "I am the wind, I am right next to you. To you, I may be just the most familiar stranger!" "Wind? Are you the wind that gives me strength every time I want to spread my wings? Are you the one who gives me strength every time I feel sad? Will the wind give me support and encouragement when I'm sad? "I'm not as great as you said. I just try my best to do what I want to do." Kite and the wind didn't say any more, leaving them with maybe this life. happiest moments. From that day on, the kite and the wind became acquainted. The little kite still flies into the distant sky as usual every day. Maybe this has become a habit, but this is the moment she looks forward to most in the day, because in that distant sky, there is someone who can bring her happiness and joy. wind. Whenever they meet, another world will form between them, a world that only belongs to them, full of warmth. The days have been going on like this, beautiful, simple, but extraordinary. Maybe no one can understand the kind of affection between the kite and the wind, and there is no way to express it in words.

The little kite thanks God for his favor every day, because with the wind, she is no longer lonely; the wind thanks God for his favor every day, because with the kite, he is no longer lonely.

Perhaps love always has to go through ups and downs to become great, and it always has to struggle hard to be remembered deeply. God soon withdrew his favor from the kite and the wind, and the wind was arranged by God to complete his mission. Is such a mission a test, a setback, or a destruction? That day, the kite and the wind met for the last time. The kite flew in the air with a smile, and the wind held back its grief and squeezed out the last smile to reply to her. Kite didn't know anything. Her innocence and romance were her most beautiful parts. In front of the wind, she just wanted to show her most beautiful side to him, so she flew even more joyfully. At that moment, the wind blew violently, and the kite was seen swinging in the air, its graceful posture turning into the last struggle in the strong wind. However, who can understand the feeling of wind? The harder he scraped, the more painful his heart became. What would it feel like to have his heart cut like a knife? The kite told herself that she was not afraid, because the wind once told her that it would always be by her side, because where there is a kite, there will be wind. She doesn't blame Feng, because Feng has his own mission. Doesn't their fate exist precisely because of Feng's mission? The kite kept working hard to resist fate, but her tired body could no longer hold on. Then, she used her last strength to say to the wind what she wanted to say most in her life, and then fell into the sea. At that moment, Feng couldn't suppress the pain in his heart. His heart seemed to be torn apart. Maybe Feng would shed tears, and there was a heavy downpour in the sky. The traces of their love will always remain in the sky.

Perhaps neither the kite nor the wind can escape their fate. Although such love is happy, it passes too quickly. However, for Kite and Wind, this is their best memory. Just like what is written in a song: "When a kite meets the wind, even if it hurts from happiness, it can still ride the strong wind. The heroism of love in the sky, with him, even if it hurts, it still shows a smile...".

At that moment, the love between the kite and the wind stayed forever!

Perhaps love begins so inadvertently that no one can notice it; and it slips away so inadvertently, like a tornado. What is love? Love may really be happiness, but we need to experience it with our hearts, love and pain! !

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Kite was invented by the Chinese. According to legend, Mo Zhai made the wooden bird from wood and it took three years to develop. The earliest human kite originated. Later, Lu Ban used bamboo to improve the material of Mo Zhai's kite, and it evolved into today's multi-thread kite. It is said that Cao Xueqin, the author of "A Dream of Red Mansions", is also a master of kite making.

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It is a kind of toy. Paper or silk is pasted on the frame of bamboo strips, etc., and the long string tied to it can be flown by taking advantage of the wind. Up to the sky. Kites originated from the Spring and Autumn Period and have been around for more than 2,000 years. According to legend, "Mozi is a wooden kite, which takes three years to form and flies to pieces in one day." In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, kites began to become a tool for transmitting information. Starting from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, due to the development of the paper industry, people began to use paper to decorate kites. By the Song Dynasty, kite flying had become a favorite outdoor activity. Zhou Mi of the Song Dynasty wrote in "Old Wulin Stories": "During the Qingming Festival, people fly kites in the countryside and return home at dusk." "Kite" refers to a kite. There are vivid scenes of kite flying in "Along the River During Qingming Festival" by Zhang Zeduan in the Northern Song Dynasty and "A Picture of One Hundred Sons" by Su Hanchen in the Song Dynasty. Today, our country's kite flying activities play an important role in foreign cultural exchanges, strengthening friendship with people from all over the world, and developing economy and tourism.

Kites are the world's earliest heavier-than-air aircraft. Essentially, the flying principle of a kite is very similar to that of a modern airplane. The tension of the rope causes it to move relative to the air, thereby obtaining upward lift. Chinese kites are still displayed in museums in some countries. For example, a sign in the National Museum of the United States clearly states: "The earliest aircraft in the world are Chinese kites and rockets." The British Museum also called Chinese kites "China's fifth greatest invention." According to historical records, Chinese kites were introduced to Europe around the 14th century, which played an important role in the subsequent invention of gliders and airplanes.

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Kite and string

When I was a child, I liked flying kites. I longed to become a kite one day and flap my wings high. Fly. But a kite is a restless object. When it flies to a certain height, it starts to feel complacent and tries to get rid of the line that pulls it. Alas! How does it know that the weather is capricious and wind and rain are waiting? It┉┉

The kite that dare not take off the line

The kite that just took off is like my childhood, not stable at all, for fear of falling when encountering some situation. I hold on to the thread tightly.

I am the kite and my mother is the thread. My mother is my first teacher. Although she is an illiterate village woman, she gives me the education of life. .She taught me how to be a good person and how to live. I know what to do and what not to do; when to be silent and when to be enthusiastic. I grew up listening to my mother's words and leaned on this line.

"I need freedom"

The kite flew higher and higher, and a restless mood was fully exposed. "I need freedom, I can fly now, and I no longer need to be held hostage by you. Bound by strings." An arrogant kite said resolutely.

I am the kite and my mother is the string. When I was in junior high school, my mother's "principles" disgusted me, and all her words were just nagging. .I think I can be independent, I have my own opinions. You don’t have to worry about my affairs. “I need freedom” I shouted loudly to the sky. However, my mother still treated her like a three-year-old child and nagged her day and night. Nagging me. So I often have quarrels with my mother. Mother, do you understand me?

"Mother, I will always be a child in your eyes"

The kite is out of line, So what? A kite that is out of line becomes lonely and is in a state of panic all day long. The weather is constantly changing, and you are suffering from the pain of rain and wind, can you not touch the ground?

During the summer vacation , I got a serious illness. I only had my mother. She took me to see a doctor on her bicycle. I will never forget this scene. When I came back from the doctor, it was my mother who prepared medicine and porridge for me. This is, I completely understand everything. Now that I am in high school, my mother nags me less, but she still tells me to take care of my health and study hard. Maybe my thoughts have matured a lot. In any case, I will always be a child in my mother's eyes, and my mother has always been a child for me. Life guides the direction.

Mr. Lao She said, "Losing a loving mother is like a flower in a bottle. Although it still has color and fragrance, it has lost its root." The same goes for a kite. It has lost its thread, although it still looks like a flower on the surface. Intact, but lost its way, until forever, forever┉┉

Historical stories about kites

Kites originated in China, and the earliest kites were made by the ancient philosopher Mo Zhai of. According to "Han Feizi·Wai Chu Shuo": Mo Zhai lived in Lushan (today's Qingzhou area of ??Shandong Province) and "cut the wood into a harrier, which takes three years to fly but fails in one day." This means that Mozi studied for three years and finally made it out of wood. A wooden bird, but it broke down after only flying for one day. The "wooden kite" made by Mozi was the earliest kite in China.

After the advent of Chinese kites, they were quickly used for measurement and transmission of information. , flying over dangerous obstacles and other military needs. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, due to the emergence of the paper industry, kites were made of paper and soon became popular among people.

Kites in the Song Dynasty have been widely popular among the people. . With the increase of international exchanges, Chinese kites spread to all over the world, first to neighboring countries such as Japan and North Korea, and then across the ocean to Myanmar, Malaya, Indonesia and New Zealand, and even to the farther eastern islands. The other line followed the "Silk Road" or the Mongolian conquest route and entered Arabia and Western Europe. Marco Polo, an Italian who had been an official in China for 17 years during the Yuan Dynasty, also introduced kites to the West after his return.

Weifang, Shandong Province, is a famous kite-making place in my country. In the Ming Dynasty, kite-making artists appeared among the people. In the Qing Dynasty, with the popularity of kite flying, the art of kites reached its peak during the Daoguang period. A poem about bamboo branches written during the Qingming Dynasty describes it: "One hundred and four days of light cold food, Yeyou strives to go up the Bailang River, and the kite sons and swing girls are more chaotic than the new spring swallows." "Zheng Banqiao has a poem that says: "Paper flowers are flying all over the sky like snow, and the charming girls are swinging around, and their colorful skirts are swaying in the wind, so that the butterflies will return in spring. "

"Wei County Chronicles" also records: "On the Qingming Festival, children make paper ducks and play on swings. The paper ducks are made in different ways. In addition to cranes, swallows, butterflies, and cicadas, they also serve as All kinds of characters are lifelike and full of ingenuity. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, a fixed kite market had formed in Weifang. Merchants from many places across the country came to Weifang to buy kites. For a time, they renovated their designs to attract customers, and a large number of kites with superb skills emerged.

Weifang kites mainly have three basic shapes: string, hard-winged and simple. Among them, the dragon-headed centipede is said to be inspired by the keel waterwheel. Now it has developed into many varieties, and the small ones can be flown. On the palm of your hand, the big one is hundreds of meters long, and the shapes and colors are also different, from the very simple centipede kite with white paper for the body and red paper for the head, without a single stroke or dye, to colorful and painted. The nine-headed dragon kite with gold and silver patterns, from the wonderfully conceived two dragons playing with beads to the "Nezha Naohai" with three giant dragons flying in the shape of a "Y" in the air, is really ever-changing and full of wonders.

In addition to centipedes, Weifang's long string of kites also have various themes. For example, "One Hundred and Eight Generals of Liangshan" is a representation of the 108 heroes from Liangshan, each with different shapes and lifelike shapes. They are placed in the sky and lined up in a line, each holding a weapon and fluttering in the wind. At this time, you may think I vaguely felt that there were war drums urging the formation, as if they were about to set off to conquer the Song Dynasty...

In April 1984, a giant dragon-headed centipede was released on the North Beach of Weifang, with its head 4 feet high. meters, 4 meters long and 1.2 meters in waist diameter. This kite was 320 meters long and was the largest in the country at that time. Now Weifang has become a regular venue for the International Kite Festival. On the basis of inheriting the essence of tradition, modern kites are constantly refurbished and have won the reputation of "Kite Art, Weifang's No. 1".