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Kites.
January 7, 2006... Background
Kites have soared in the sky for over 2,000 years. Historians believe kites were independently invented in China and Malaysia. During the Han Dynasty in China (206 BCE--220 CE), Chinese General Han Hsin used kites to calculate...
Kites: how old are kites?
January 7, 2006... Kites are over 2,000 years old! Historians believe the first kites were built in China and Malaysia (Ma-lay-sia). Chinese generals used kites to lift spies high in the air to mark enemy locations. Kites also raised exploding fireworks in the...