Chinese Kite

Kite-flying is an age-old tradition in China. Its history can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period(770-476 BC)and the Warring States Period(475-221)when Moxi and Lu Ban, According to Historical Records, made a wooden Kite respectively. Famous Kite-makers of the Qin-Han period(221 BC-AD25)included Han Xin and Zhang Liang. Since then, accounts of Kite-flying can be found in many pre-Tang annals such as the History of Southern Dynasties and the New History of Tang; mostly Kites were used for military purposes, either carrying messages or exerting a deterrent effect of the enemy forces.