风筝,古时候也叫纸鸢、鹞子,是中国人发明的。五代时,李邺用纸扎糊成纸鸢,用线放飞到天空,后来,古人又在纸鸢头上安了丝弦,风吹丝弦,发出了好像古筝一样的声音,从此,人们把纸鸢称为风筝。
Kite, called Zhiyuan or Yaozi in ancient China, was invented by the Chinese people. During the Five Dynasty Period, Li Ye invented a paper kite like an eagle and flew it in the sky. Later people fixed some strings on kites. When high in the air, they vibrated and sounded like a guzheng, a Chinese zither. Thus people named it as Fengzheng.
制作风筝,要先用竹条捆扎风筝的骨架,再把纸或绢糊在骨架上,然后画上色彩均匀的图案。中国的风筝品种式样很多,有禽、兽、虫、鱼等动物形风筝,最常见的是燕子、蝴蝶和鹰形风筝,还有一种蜈蚣或龙形的长串风筝,就像巨龙凌空飞舞,十分壮观。
To make a kite, one needs to make a frame first, then cover it with paper or thin tough silk, and paint it with pictures. There are various designs of Chinese kites, including birds, beasts, insects and fishes. The popular ones are swallow, butterfly and eagle. The centipede-or-dragon shaped kite with many sections can dance about like a huge dragon in the air.
中国人不仅把风筝当作有趣的游戏,和有益于身体健康的体育活动,也常常把精美的风筝挂在墙壁上欣赏。
The Chinese regard kite as a game as well as a sport. People also hang kites on the wall for decoration.
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