Chapter 56: Paper Kite (3)
The blue eucalyptus sits on the beach by the sea, and colorful kites fly in the sky. The sea breeze blows, thousands of colorful kites flutter and dance, densely packed, stretching for several kilometers, the scene is spectacular.
The kite was invented by the Chinese, and according to legend, Mo Zhai made a wooden bird out of wood, which was developed for three years, and was the earliest origin of human kites, and later his student Lu Ban improved it with bamboo. Mo Zhai's kite material has evolved into today's multi-line kite.
According to ancient books, those who cannot make a sound are called, but those who can make a sound are called.
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.
It gives people the meaning of festivity, auspiciousness and blessing through the image of the pattern; It integrates the appreciation habits of the masses, reflects people's kind and healthy thoughts and feelings, and permeates China's national traditions and folk customs, so it is widely circulated among the people and is popular among people.
With a history of more than 2,000 years, the kite has been integrated into the traditional Chinese culture, influenced by it, in the traditional Chinese kite, you can see this auspicious meaning everywhere: "Fu Shou Shuangquan", "Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang", "Hundred Butterflies in Spring", "Carp Jumping Dragon Gate", "Magu Offering Longevity", "Hundred Birds and Phoenix", "Fish in a Year's Round", "Four Seasons of Peace" and other kites all show people's yearning and longing for a better life.
The auspicious pattern uses the images of people, animals, flowers and birds, utensils and some auspicious words, with folk proverbs, auspicious words and mythological stories as the theme, through metaphors, analogies, puns, symbols and homophony and other expressions, constituting the art form of "a sentence of auspicious words and a pattern", giving the meaning of seeking auspiciousness, eliminating disasters and avoiding difficulties, and entrusting people's wishes for happiness, longevity and festivity.
It integrates the scene and objects into one because of the metaphorical meaning and auspicious pattern, so the theme is distinct and prominent, the idea is ingenious, full of interest, and it is rich in unique style and strong national color.
For example, a pair of phoenix birds flying against the sun is called "double phoenix chaoyang", which embodies people's healthy and upward enterprising spirit and pursuit of beautiful happiness with rich meanings and varied patterns. Chinese auspicious patterns are rich in content, and there are generally types such as "seeking blessing", "longevity", "festivity", "auspiciousness", among which there are many patterns of seeking blessings.
The true origin of the kite is now impossible to prove. Some folklorists believe that the ancients invented kites mainly to remember their relatives and friends, so when the ghost gate was opened for a short time during the Qingming Festival, the affection for the deceased was pinned on the kite and transmitted to the dead relatives and friends.
Kites, called in ancient times, are called in the north. Most people believe that kites originated in China and then spread all over the world as a traditional folk craft. In fact, the first kites that appeared in China were made of wood. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Eastern Zhou philosopher Mo Zhai, Zeng.
Mozi is in Lushan,. This means that Mozi researched and trial-produced for three years, and finally made a wooden bird out of wooden boards, but it broke down after only one day of flying. The one made by Mozi is the earliest kite in China and the earliest kite in the world. , 2,400 years ago.
It was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty that Cai Lun invented papermaking and began to make kites from paper. Therefore, it can be inferred that Chinese kites have a history of more than 2,000 years.
Mozi passed on the kite making business to his student Gong Yi class, which said that Lu Ban used bamboo to make kites according to Mo Zhai's ideals and designs. Lu Ban split the bamboo and smoothed it, roasted it with fire, and bent it to make it look like a magpie, which was called flying in the air for three days. On said:.
Originally, kites were often used as a military tool, for triangulation signals, sky wind direction surveys, and a means of communication. Just like in the Spring and Autumn Period, Lu Ban "made wooden kites to peek into Song City".
In 190 BC, Chu and Han fought, and the Han general Han Xin attacked Weiyang Palace, using 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 to make kites, put bamboo flutes on them, and make a flute to the Han army in the wind, singing Chu songs, which dissipated the morale of the Chu army, which is the story of the idiom.
There are also records about kites in the official history, the time is earlier than the Five Dynasties, one of which is the [Hou Jing Rebellion] of the Southern Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Liang was besieged by Hou Jing, and the city wall was surrounded.
He once flew a kite to ask for help, according to the Southern History Volume 80, in the third year of the Qing Dynasty of Emperor Wu of Liang, Hou Jing was in turmoil, and the rebels besieged Emperor Wu in Jianye, the capital of Liang, and the inner >>
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