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Kite-flying is an ge-old tradition in China. Its history can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period（770-476 BC）and the Warring States Period（475-221）when Moxi and Lu Ban，According to Historical Records，made a wooden Kite respectively.Famous Kite-makers of the Qin-Han period（221 BC-AD25）included Han Xin and Zhang Liang.Since then，accounts of Kite-flying can be found in many pre-Tang annals such as the History of Southern Dynasties and the New History of Tang;mostly Kites were used for military purposes，either carrying messages or exerting a deterrent effect of the enemy forces.
