Kite Flying
by Science Source
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Kite Flying
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Science Source
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Entitled "Enshu akiba enkei fukuroi no tako" showing people flying kites with open fields and mountains in the distance. The kite may have been the first form of man-made aircraft. It was invented in China possibly as far back as the 5th century BC by Mozi (Mo Di) and Lu Ban (Gongshu Ban). Later designs often emulated flying insects, birds, and other beasts, both real and mythical. Some were fitted with strings and whistles to make musical sounds while flying. Ancient and medieval Chinese sources describe kites being used to measure distances, test the wind, lift men, signal, and communicate and send messages. Woodcut by Hiroshige Utagawa, undated.
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April 5th, 2016
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