中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第107期:中國風箏簡介

A Brief Introduction of Chinese Kites

中國風箏簡介

Kites (feng zheng),known in ancient China as zhiyuan (paper kites) or muyao (wooden kites) ’fall into two major groups—the Southern Group and the Northern Group. In South China,kites are usually called yaozi (harrier) or banyao (wooden harrier)，while in North China they are known as muyuan (wooden hawk) ,fengyuan (wind hawk) or feiyuan (flying hawk). As a folk art,the Chinese kite is usually made of painted silk on a bamboo frame,with a silk string attached to it. Of all the art forms in the Chinese culture, kites are one of the well-known handicraft arts beaming with national characteristics, and kite-flying has become a favorite pastime among the people.

風箏在中國古代被稱爲紙鳶（紙風箏）或木鳶（木製的風箏），可分爲兩大類，南派和北派。在中國南方，風箏通常被稱爲鷂子（鷂）或半鷂（木鷂），而在中國北方，他們被稱爲木鳶（木鷹），風鳶（風鷹）或飛鳶（飛鷹）。作爲一種民間藝術，中國的風箏一般用絲綢畫粘貼在竹框上製成，用一根絲線作爲它的弦。在中國文化中所有的藝術形式，風箏是具有民族特色的著名的手工藝品之一，放風箏在人民羣衆中已成爲一個最受歡迎的消遣。