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The History of Traditional Chinese Kites Chinese kites have a long and rich history.  Chinese kites first appeared on the scene over 2,300 years ago.  The earliest of the Chinese kites was created by a Chinese philosopher named Mo-tse. Mo-tse created the first of what would be a long line of Chinese kites for military purposes.  This first kite was known as an eagle kite and it took Mo-tse over three years to create and to get his invention to fly.  Immediately upon Mo-tse finding success in his creation, the Chinese military put the new invention to practical use. Eventually, Chinese kites moved from the battlefield into the Chinese Imperial Court.  The Chinese royal family, during the Tang Dynasty, took up kite flying with a vengeance.  Indeed, as far as recreational activities were concerned, the royal family spent most of its free time flying kites in the palace gardens.  Some historians have even suggested that the Chinese royal household was addicted to kite flying. In time, the royal court had its own designated kite maker, Chinese kites being so important to the imperial family and its retainers.  Grand Chinese kites were designed to honor the Emperor and the rest of the imperial family.  Kites became flying works of art, creations to pay homage to the absolute rulers of the Chinese Empire. Providently, the Chinese were responsible for the creation or invention of paper.  By joining paper with kites, common people across Imperial China soon began to fly kites.  Not long after the invention of paper and the joining of paper and kites, commoners everywhere made kite flying their primary recreational activity. The northern Chinese word for kite is “Zhiyuan.”  The southern Chinese word for kite is “Yaozi.” In time, the design concepts of Chinese kites began to spread across the globe.  Chinese kites likely were first seen in a non-Asian country when the British began using kites for military purposes.  Of course, rather like the experience in China, kites moved from military to recreational purposes in short speed.  However, the British royal family never took to kite flying like their Chinese imperial counterparts.   Use Google's QuickSearch to find other relevant Chinese Kites information   Web kitekites.com