What are the legends of kites, and the legends of the origin of kites

Folktales : Legends about kites.

Kites were called paper kites, wind kites, paper harriers, and harriers in ancient times. The kite was invented in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in China, according to legend, Mo Zhai made a wooden bird out of wood, and the development was successful in three years, which was the earliest origin of human kites, and later his student Lu Ban improved it with bamboo, thus evolving into today's kites.

Chinese kites have a history of more than 2,000 years. Traditional Chinese kites are full of auspicious meanings and auspicious patterns. In the long years, our ancestors not only created beautiful words and paintings that embody the wisdom of the Chinese nation, but also created many patterns that reflect people's yearning and pursuit of a better life and imply auspiciousness.

How the kite is made.

The practice of ordinary kites is generally to use bamboo as a skeleton, paper as meat, and other composite materials include silk, nylon cloth, plastic film or bamboo strips, gauze paper strips, horse-drawn paper, etc. And the shape of the kite is mainly decided according to everyone's preference, you can paint the kite you like on the finished kite, inlay lace, tie ribbons, etc.

When it comes to the origin of kites, there are several theories in the academic community:

The first theory is that kites originated in the pre-Qin period. According to the record of "Han Feizi and Foreign Princes", "Mozi is a wooden kite, which is made in three years, and it is defeated in one day". According to the "Book of Hong", Lu Ban also made wooden kites.

Because Mozi and Lu Ban are both from Lu, it is inferred that the originator of kites "wooden kite" originated in the Qilu area.

The second theory holds that Han Shin was the inventor of the kite. The basis is that Gao Cheng of the Song Dynasty said in "The Origin of Things: Volume Eight Paper Kites": "The kite, commonly known as the kite, has been passed down from ancient to modern times, and the cloud is made by Han Xin."

Gaozu's expedition Chen Xi also, the letter and conspiracy from it, pretending to be a paper kite to release it, in order to measure the distance of the Yang Palace, and want to enter the palace by tunneling through the ground. Gai Xi said this, and it may be true. ”

The third theory is that the kite was invented during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, that is, the sheep cart. "Zizhi Tongjian" describes it like this: "Li Qianren, the assassin of Gaozhou, and Fan Wenjiao, the Taishou of Tianmen, sent more than 10,000 reinforcements to Chengyi.

Taicheng and the reinforcements have been desperate. There is a sheep cart to offer advice, make a paper owl tied with a long rope, write it inside, put it from the wind, hope to reach the army, the inscription cloud: 'Sent reinforcements to the owl, reward a hundred taels of silver.

The prince rode the northwest wind before leaving the Taiji Palace. The thief thinks he is tired of winning, and shoots it down. ”

The fourth theory is that the kite was invented by Li Ye during the Five Dynasties. Chen Yi of the Ming Dynasty wrote in "Inquiry Record: Kite": "Li Ye of the fifth dynasty made a paper kite in the palace, leading the wind to play. After the head of the kite, take the bamboo as the flute, so that the wind enters the bamboo, such as the kite, hence the name kite. ”

The Kite Qingming Festival has a custom of flying kites to release bad luck.

In the Qingming season, the blue sky is thousands of miles, the wind is harmonious, and the grass and trees germinate, which is a good time to fly kites. Kite flying is only known as a cultural and recreational activity, but in ancient times, it also included an ancient custom - "letting go of bad luck". As a result, the kite has also become a kind of talisman for ancient people to ward off evil spirits during festivals.

According to historical records, the inventor of the kite was Han Xin of the Han Dynasty. Legend has it that in 190 BC, when Chu and Han fought, Han Xin attacked Weiyang Palace and used a kite to measure the distance of the tunnels below Weiyang Palace.

In the battle of Qixia, Xiang Yu's army was besieged by Liu Bang's army, Han Xin sent people to use cowhide as a kite, put a bamboo flute on it, and make a sound in the wind, and the Han army cooperated with the flute and sang the Chu song, which dispersed the morale of the Chu army, which is the story of the idiom "embattled".

From the Tang Dynasty onwards, kites gradually turned into toys. In the late Tang Dynasty, the kite had a rattle made of silk strips or bamboo flutes, and the wind blew, so it had the name of "kite". Some people also say that the name "kite" originated in the Five Dynasties, starting with Li Ye using paper paste kites and attaching bamboo flutes to it.

During the Five Dynasties, Emperor Xuan of Qi of the Northern Dynasty also used kites to carry people for fun, and once he was more than five miles away. According to the Northern History, Emperor Xuan of Qi used the death row prisoners in the prison to ride kites and let them fly down from the stage with the seats as wings for Emperor Xuan's entertainment. If the emperor's wish was fulfilled, the prisoners could be pardoned.

Li Jian of the Qing Dynasty once compiled a famous song "Kite Talk", which recorded the story of the beautiful and ugly sisters Zhan Yan, Zhan Qiang and the kite. The two sisters wrote verses on the kite and then released it. Later, the two men who found the broken harrier went to court, and finally led to a happy marriage between the two couples.

This is a good story about kites.

There is also a kite flying story in the United States, when people thought that thunder and lightning were the roar of the gods in religion and feared, and Frank Green used kites to prove that lightning and lightning are the phenomenon of aerial discharge, and invented the lightning rod.