【集思晨读 Lewis Day 106 中国文化特辑 】
035 Kite
Good morning, everyone! It's Mon., 23rd March. I am Lewis saying hello to you all from Yangzhou.
大家周一早上好,今天是三月二十三号! 我是Lewis,在扬州给大家晨读!
今天的中国文化特辑跟大家聊 风筝
1. Legends say that the inspiration for kites was a wooden bird flying all day.
2. Most likely people were inspired by a hat blown off by the wind and invented fengzheng.
3. Legends also say that a general bond bamboo whistles on the huge fengzheng made of oxhide.
4. The kite made horrible sounds to ward off enemies.
5. Other versions say he wrote important messages on fengzheng and sent them to his troops. The military use of kite was just folklore.
6. After all fengzheng are toys.
7. Classic kites used bamboo, rattan or some other strong but flexible woods for the bars, paper or light fabrics such as silk for the sails and are flown on string or twine.
8. People often make exquisite decorations on Feng Zheng.
9. Fengzheng have become real works of art.
10. They seem like beautiful paintings flying in the blue sky.