Product Description
KITE FLYING goes back for several hundred years and had its beginnings in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is considered as one of man’s oldest pastimes and its importance lies in the fact that it is one of man’s early attempts to conquer the air.
The kite is the symbolic milestone of man’s early attempts at
flight borne out of his imagination. Stories and folklore of flying
dragons, gods, devils and beasts with the ability to fly.
There are several conflicting versions on when the first kite was
flown or who invented it. The ancient Greeks credit Archytas of
Tarentum (400 B.C.) with the invention of the kite whereas Koreans claim the origin of the kite as a brainchild of a general who sent up a kite with a lantern to rally his troops during battle. 400 B.C. is an acknowledged milestone in the history of kiting.
Around this time, it is established that kites are already popular in China. Historians claim that the Chinese kites of this era are of bamboo and silk since papermaking is yet to be discovered. The use of silk in China dates as far back as 4,000 years ago.
The kite is the symbolic milestone of man’s early attempts at
flight borne out of his imagination. Stories and folklore of flying
dragons, gods, devils and beasts with the ability to fly.
There are several conflicting versions on when the first kite was
flown or who invented it. The ancient Greeks credit Archytas of
Tarentum (400 B.C.) with the invention of the kite whereas Koreans claim the origin of the kite as a brainchild of a general who sent up a kite with a lantern to rally his troops during battle. 400 B.C. is an acknowledged milestone in the history of kiting.
Around this time, it is established that kites are already popular in China. Historians claim that the Chinese kites of this era are of bamboo and silk since papermaking is yet to be discovered. The use of silk in China dates as far back as 4,000 years ago.
