Chinese Kites

Chinese people had innovated the kites 2000 year ago.About in 12th century, the kites were introduced to Europe via the Silk Route. At the beginning , the kites were used in military affairs . The kites could fly over the city wall of enemy like the glider and soldiers may surprise attack enemy. During Tang,kites were played as toys. At first,the paper industry is very undeveloped, so the material for making kites was silk. With the development of making paper,the silk was replaced by very thin paper .

                                  Wrote by Annieli tours’s Beijing Tour Guide