

You can slow your kite's descent by slowly reeling in your line. A steady tension on the line will keep your kite flying evenly. If the wind slows or lulls, reel in some line back in to steady your kite.Once your kite is in the air, use the line to control its flight. As the wind lifts the kite, let line out. If wind conditions are good, face away from the wind and hold up your kite, letting it catch the wind. The shapes of kites include traditional birds, beasts, worms and fishes. But “soft-winged kites” fly further than their “hard-winged” counterparts. The former can stand greater wind pressure than the latter and therefore fly higher. There are two major types of kites - “hard-winged ones” and “soft-winged ones”. To make a kite, you need to make the frames first with thin bamboo strips, then paste paper or silk to the frames, and finally tie a long thread. In the old days, people would cut the string when flying a kite, to release the bad luck from the previous year. There are also some other reasons for flying a kite flying. In the Song Dynasty, kite flying gradually became an entertainment game among the people, and in the Yuan Dynasty, it was introduced to various countries in Europe. In the Tang Dynasty, the kite was introduced to neighboring countries like Korea and Japan. Combining the word "Feng" which means the wind, with the instrument "Zheng", you got "Feng Zheng", this is the Chinese word for kite. When the wind blew, the kites would make sounds similar to the "Zheng", a traditional zither instrument.

In the late 10th century, kite flying gradually shifts from military to recreational use, mainly for royals. He made a bird-shaped wooden kite that could fly in the air in the Chinese history Spring and Autumn Period. Lu Ban is the great wood building master in Chinese history. Carpenter Lu Ban left his precise instructions for making a kite with bamboo. The Kite Lot is a large expanse of open space, an ideal location for flying kites from the beginners level to more advanced multi-colored stunt kites. The oldest record of a kite is from over 2000 years ago. Kite flying is a favourite Chinese outdoor activity in spring.
