For folk kites, see Weifang, and for court kites, see Dishili.
The heritage site of Chinese court kites is located in the "Chinese Kite Town" in Langfang, Hebei Province - Dishili Kite Town.
Tishili kites originated in the Ming Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty, with a history of more than 500 years.
At present, there have been five generations of inheritors, and more than 200 kinds of palace kite making manuals and dozens of painting formulas are still preserved.
In the tactic, there is a sentence "the male feathers reflect the blue color, and the female clothes shine the purple light". The Biyi Yan, also known as the Husband and Wife Yan, is the most exciting one in the Sha Yan family.
"Lovebird" comes from the interpretation of "The Book of Songs Erya", which says that "there is a lovebird in the south, which is not like flying, and its name is 鹣". Because flying is a pair of wings, and a bird is flying together, the kite of the pairing swallow was originally derived from the pairing bird, which is a metaphor for a loving couple.
The sand swallow kites in Tishili still follow the ancient court kite "Four Fourth" method, which has a beautiful meaning and highlights the humanistic spirit.
Such as Fat Yan (Yu Nan), Thin Yan (Yu Nv), Biyi Yan (Yu Husband and Wife), Young Yan (Yu Children), Xiaoyan (Yu Juvenile) and so on.
The Thishli Kite Festival and the National Kite Championships, held for 3 days, received 200,000 tourists, directly earned more than 5 million yuan, and stimulated consumption of nearly 10 million yuan in catering, accommodation, shopping, roads, railways, and culture.
Through the holding of the kite festival, the villagers have broadened their horizons and improved their quality.
Kite Town combines the heritage of kite culture with the strategy of rural revitalization. Through the integration of culture and tourism, it creates an art town and develops the kite culture industry and characteristic leisure tourism. .
It not only realizes the protection and inheritance of traditional culture, drives the development of kite industry and rural economy, but also increases opportunities for entrepreneurship and employment. It not only improves villagers' awareness of the value of rural resources and agricultural products, but also effectively realizes the income of local people. Level.
