風箏 Kites

1. 風箏Kites By 吳佩珊 Paula Ng

2. Bibliography • http://www.chinakiteonline.com/origin.htm • http://www.sacu.org/kitehistory.html • http://chinablog.cc/2009/03/kite-when-human-first-thought-about-flying/

3. 源流 Origin • 風箏是從中國發明得，在五到六世紀 • Kites were invented in China, in the 5th- to 6th century • 發明者是中國的有名哲學家墨子和魯班 • The inventors of the kite were two famous Chinese philosophers, Mozi and Luban • 墨子創作最第一的風箏。他作一個小木鷹，能飛的一天 • Mozi made the very first kite. He made a small wooden eagle that could fly for one day

4. 材料 Materials • 人先用絲綢和竹作風箏 • People first used silk and bamboo to make the kites • 有人用紙 • People also use paper • 今天 ，人用polyester • Today, people use polyester to make kites

5. 用法 Usage • 在中國, 古老軍隊常常用風箏 • In China, ancient armies often used kites for: • 用風箏: • 窺視敵手(spy on enemies) • 發送秘密文件(send secret documents) • 分散敵手(distract enemies) • 發送信號(send signals)

6. 在唐代，中國人先用風箏為了娛樂和飾物 • In the Tang dynasty (7th to 8th century) was when the Chinese people first used kites for amusement

8. 世界各地 Around the World • Marco Polo回到歐洲從 中國的時候 ，才歐洲人 先聽過這發明 • The time Marco Polo came back to Europe from China was the first time Europeans heard about the invention • 在十九世紀，Wright Brothers用 風箏幫他們發明飛機 • In the 19th century, the Wright Brothers used kites to help them invent the airplane

9. 日本和馬來西亞水手帶回風箏到自己的國家在十六世紀日本和馬來西亞水手帶回風箏到自己的國家在十六世紀 • Japanese and German sailors brought back kites to their countries (from China) in the 16th century

10. 今天，許多人使用風箏