内容简介
Kite-flyingisange-oldtraditioninChina.ItshistorycanbetracedbacktotheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770-476BC)andtheWarringStatesPeriod(475-221)whenMoxiandLuBan,AccordingtoHistoricalRecords,madeawoodenKiterespectively.FamousKite-makersoftheQin-Hanperiod(221BC-AD25)includedHanXinandZhangLiang.Sincethen,accountsofKite-flyingcanbefoundinmanypre-TangannalssuchastheHistoryofSouthernDynastiesandtheNewHistoryofTang;mostlyKiteswereusedformilitarypurposes,eithercarryingmessagesorexertingadeterrenteffectoftheenemyforces.