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  2. Kite - Wikipedia

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    A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag forces. [2] A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors. Kites often have a bridle and tail to guide the face of the kite so the wind can lift it. [3]

  3. Kite types - Wikipedia

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    If the kites making up the arch kite rotate using the Magnus effect the term also applied is rainbow kite or just bow kite or kite bow or "sky bow" or SkyBow; one form of the rotating arch or rainbow kite is the ribbon kite (in one or multiple segments). Swivels in the line are important.

  4. Sky lantern - Wikipedia

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    One very important festival in which sky lanterns are used is the Yi Peng festival, which is held on a full moon of the 2nd month (ยี่เป็ง, Yi Peng, [jîː pēŋ]) of the Lanna calendar (which coincides with Loi Krathong, the traditional festival on the 12th month of the Thai lunar calendar). During the Yi Peng festival, a ...

  5. Qingming Festival - Wikipedia

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    Another popular thing to do is to fly kites in the shapes of animals or characters from folk tales or Chinese opera. [9] [18] Another common practice is to carry flowers instead of burning paper, incense, or firecrackers. [19]

  6. Indoor kite - Wikipedia

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    Two-line and four-line indoor sport kites are capable of performing most of the same tricks and maneuvers as outdoor kites, as well as maneuvers only available without wind like full circles around the pilot. Indoor kites are often flown in time to music and indoor kite festivals occur regularly, complete with the demonstrations and ...

  7. The Blue Kite - Wikipedia

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    The Blue Kite (simplified Chinese: 蓝风筝; traditional Chinese: 藍風箏; pinyin: Lán fēngzheng) is a 1993 drama film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang. Though banned by the Chinese government upon its completion (along with a ten-year ban on filmmaking imposed on Tian), [ 1 ] the film soon found a receptive international audience.

  8. Lu Ban - Wikipedia

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    Wooden bird—a non-powered, flying, wooden bird which could stay in the air for three days. It has been suggested to be a prototype of a kite. [d] The saw—legend has it that when Lu Ban was grabbing hold of tree trunks in order to climb a steep slope while gathering firewood, his hand was cut by a leaf with spiny texture. He then realized ...

  9. Mandarin - Wikipedia

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    The Mandarin, former name of Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, a Hong Kong hotel; Mandarin Films, a film production company of Hong Kong; Mandarin Restaurant, an all-you-can-eat Chinese-Canadian buffet chain in Ontario, Canada; Mandarin Software, a British software developer / publisher