Kites

Kites of Asia
Welcome to this lens dedicated to the kites of Asia!
Hello and welcome to this lens about the kites of Asia! Here you'll find history and information regarding the kites of China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and other places in the Asia-Pacific region. While other countries certainly have their kites and kite traditions, the focus of this lens is on Asia since it's without a doubt the birthplace of the kite and they have been flying in Asian skies for well over 2,000 years now! That's much longer than airplanes, whose creation the kite in...

Big Kites Pull Hard!- NW Traction Kiting
Welcome
This site is dedicated to all forms of traction kiting with recent forum updates, kite reviews, weather links, and local links for the NW Oregon kite scene. 

About Kites
Kites for beginners
There can't be many of us who have not at some time or other during childhood taken great pride and pleasure from flying a kite. I certainly remember with great fondness my childhood attempt to design and build my very own kite. It was a monstrous beast, 5ft tall clad in silver material. It took weeks to make - and seconds to crash land....but what an exhilarating few seconds they were. This lens attempts to bring anyone looking to fly a kite for the first time a few facts, a few tips and hi...