✳︎ Title: Chinese Kites / China Kite (English Translation) Traditional Chinese Culture and Art ✳︎ Publisher: Shandong Science and Technology Press ✳︎ Publication Date: September 1, 1994 ✳︎ Author: Ke Zhen ✳︎ Cover/Illustrations: Liang Wendao / Zheng Jing ✳︎ Binding/Printing: People's Republic of China ✳︎ Language: Chinese / English ✳︎ Pages: 131 pages ✳︎ Condition: The cover has a protective plastic coating. Chinese kites before the Great Revolution were not only of simple beauty but also valuable materials that tell history and culture. Many of them were handmade and production was limited, so the old ones are very valuable. They are carefully preserved by museums and collectors, and in recent years, they have attracted attention in the field of contemporary art, finding new value and being passed down to future generations. 【Table of Contents】 The Origin of Chinese Kites The Oldest Existing Kite Wooden Hawks Development and Evolution of Ancient Kites Ancient Chinese Kites and Traditional Culture The Role of Chinese Kites in Ancient Times The Role of Kites in Politics and Military Entertainment and Health Functions Scientific Research Functions Literary and Artistic Evaluation of Chinese Kites Through the Ages Chinese Kites Today and Their Development The Flourishing Development of Chinese Kites Weifang International Kite Festival Types of Chinese Kites Classification by Artistic Style Classification Based on Structure Classification by Use Classification by Form Classification by Volume Kites from Various Parts of China Beijing Kites Weifang Kites Tianjin Kites Anhui Kites Nantong Kites Jilin Kites South Kites (South of the Yangtze River) Yangjiang Kites Taiwan Kites The Four Skills of Chinese Kites Kite-Making Binding Techniques How to Apply Paper to Kites Kite Painting Styles The Theory and Techniques of Kite Flying Kite-Making Techniques Elegant Chinese Kites ◎⤵︎ Search Terms Riki Hiroi Canglong Xunzi Sand Swallow Kite The Complete Collection of Japanese Kites Art Kites Paintings Dancing in the Sky Tadao Saito Kite Making Kites of the World The Beauty of Old Kites: Forty Selections of Japanese Kite Paintings How to Make and Fly Kites Kites of My Hometown Taimeiken Kite Museum The Kite Association of Japan Shingo Modeki Kite Making: All About Japanese Kites Making Kites Japanese Kites Western Kites Folk Crafts Mingei (Folk Art) Life with Antique Tools Bernard Leach Soetsu Yanagi Sori Yanagi Beauty of Use Yanagi Muneyoshi Japan Folk Crafts Museum Chinese Folk Toys Unui no Tomo (Friend of Childhood) Peasant Art #LocalToys Local Toys Folk Art Folk Art Folk Toy Peasant Art Casa BRUTUS BRUTUS Ginka Philippe Weisbecker Out of Mingei Cultural Revolution National Intangible Cultural Heritage Nancheng Da Sha Kite Beicheng Hei Hu Di Ha Yiqi