An old kite family and its kites
Do you like to fly a kite? Do you know how to make a kite?Let's know more about kite on an exclusive kite-selling shop.
The Three Stone Kite has over one-hundred-years' history. Its first owner were used to make a living by making kites for rich people and social celebrities before the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. Now the shop passed down to his grandfather to operate the family business.
In order to make the best kite, The Three Stone Kite chooses the best material. The skeletons are made of superior bamboos which have been dried for three years. The silk for the kites comes from the southern China with wonderful quality.
All the kite here are symmetrical and meet certain flying principles, so that the kite can be brought up highly to the sky. The price for each kite is based on its timing consumption. Like the four red kites, they are in shape of four Chinese characters meaning "longevity, good luck, happiness, and prosperity", and cost very high.
Nowadays, the shop onwer, Mr Liu lives an extremely busy life. He not only takes care of the family business, but also travels around to teach, demonstrate his techniques, and even take part in some international culture exchange activities. He hopes kite-this kind of traditional artwork- can be passed down from generation to generation and spread out to every corner of the world.
