Zhejiang Online March 9 th (Reporter Chen Lei)"Children come back early from school and are busy flying kites in the east wind." In March in the south of the Yangtze River, yingfei grass grows, and it is a good time to fly kites in a year. At the beginning of the month, Hangzhou announced that it would enter the spring. Retail stores in West Lake Bai Causeway, Xixi Wetland, Taiziwan Park and other scenic spots have put kites out one after another to attract tourists to come forward and ask about buying them.
In the open space not far from these retail stores, there are more pedestrians traveling with kites. These days, Zhejiang online reporters visited and found that there are a group of "professional kite-flying" people on the bank of Bai Causeway in the West Lake. When the weather is fine, they always come to Bai Causeway with stools and kites, flying kites high in the breeze, then moving a stool to sit on the shore, rocking a kite reel like a musical instrument with one hand and pulling a kite in the distance with one hand, as if playing a beautiful spring movement.
The retail store on the West Lake Bai Causeway, Zhejiang online reporter Chen Lei photo
Spend more than ten yuan on weather forecast every month.
There are a group of people who fly kites professionally by the West Lake.
At the beginning of March, the weather was fine in Bai Causeway, West Lake. Willow branches just sprouted from the embankment fluttered with the wind, bringing a touch of fresh green to the West Lake in spring. At about 11 am, when tourists look up in the direction of the broken bridge, they can often see an "eagle" hovering above, sometimes flying high, sometimes hovering left and right, sometimes diving into the water and rushing out of the water, attracting passers-by to take out their mobile phones to take pictures.
This "eagle" is Hu Xueyi’s own kite. "This kite has been flying for more than ten years. When I am free, I will fly a kite next to the West Lake. Think of an eagle flying on the lake under the Baokui Tower. This artistic conception is beautiful." Hu Xueyi told the Zhejiang online reporter while pulling the kite from left to right. Hu Xueyi has been flying kites for more than 20 years. At present, he is a member of Hangzhou Kite Association, and a shore under the broken bridge is the place where he and his friends from the Association can fly kites. Whenever the weather is fine, five or six people will come here with stools, kites, tea sets and stereos, drinking tea and chatting while flying kites.
Hu Xueyi and his flying eagle kite Zhejiang online reporter Chen Lei photo.
"I brought a box of beef today and ate it here at noon." Poured himself a cup of tea, Hu Xueyi pointed to his luggage and introduced that the weather is rare in spring. These days, Hu Xueyi always comes around 10: 00 a.m. and goes home around 3: 00 p.m., and brings his own box lunch at the West Lake.
Are there any skills for flying kites? "It depends on the wind. It is better to observe the west lake. We can look at the wind direction and ripples of the lake. Like ripples coming to our side, it means that it is northwest wind. When people stand on the broken bridge, the kite flies up." Hu Xueyi told Zhejiang Online reporter that in addition, it depends on the suitable wind power of different kites. For example, he can freely change his flying movements if the wind is about level 2, and it is not suitable for flying again. The 3.5-square-meter triangular kite brought by friends next to you needs 3-4 winds, and the larger soft kite even needs 6-7 winds. "I buy weather forecast information of several softwares every month. It’s not expensive for more than 6 yuan a month. I look at it before going out every day." Hu Xueyi took out his mobile phone and showed it. By checking the weather forecast, Hu Xueyi could see the wind direction and wind power of the West Lake at each specific time.
Hu Xueyi laughed and said that he was "playing Tai Chi" because the kite was going to change its direction from left to right. Compared with small kites, larger kites don’t need to shake all the time, just put them in high altitude and stabilize them. Next to Hu Xueyi, Jin Haixin, sitting on a stool with a large fish-shaped kite, is a little leisurely. I saw him wearing a hat and sunglasses, putting the kite reel on his leg, and pulling the fish-shaped kite from time to time with melodious music, as if playing music.
Jin Haixin and his fish-shaped kite photo by Zhejiang online reporter Chen Lei
"I bought this kite for 40 yuan, and it has been put on for quite a long time. It can’t be put on until the wind is 3." Jin Haixin, who hangs a professional kite reel, has attracted many tourists to watch and ask. "How do you see this wind?" The tourist asked him, "well, there are wind marks on this lake, and the willow branches are just shaking." Answering the gap between tourists, Jin Haixin put the kite at a height of more than 200 meters. "If the weather is good, it will be put up quickly. My line can be put up to 2000 meters." Jin Haixin said proudly.
Spring is just the right time to fly kites. On the Bai Causeway, in addition to Hu Xueyi and others who brought their own kites to play, the retail stores on the embankment recently hung kites, including big colored kites and small swallow-shaped kites. "Big 50 yuan, small 35 yuan." The staff in the store introduced.
Traveling in spring drives kite sales.
People flying kites are wary of the lethality of this thread.
In addition to Bai Causeway, in xixi national wetland park and Taiziwan Park, which Hangzhou people often go for an outing, Zhejiang online reporters visited and found that many pedestrians were traveling with kites on the road.
Pedestrians in Taiziwan Park travel with kites. Zhejiang online reporter Chen Lei photo
"We started to purchase and sell at the beginning of this month. At present, we have only entered this big kite in 65 yuan." The staff of a sales shop in Xixi Wetland told Zhejiang online reporter that there were many people in the wetland last weekend. In addition to tourists who brought their own kites, the store also sold 10 big kites a day. "It may be better to sell the small kites that children play."
The colorful kite that was just sold in Xixi Wetland Sales Store last week was taken by Zhejiang online reporter Chen Lei.
In several retail stores in Taiziwan Park, kites of different styles are also placed in conspicuous positions. The kites in these retail stores are basically in the shape of swallows, with one in 30 yuan -35 yuan and a slightly larger colored kite around 60 yuan.
Taking advantage of the fine weather, it is a great pleasure in spring to make an appointment with three or five friends and enjoy flowers and fly kites together. It’s the season to fly kites. What needs to be reminded is that when flying kites or passing through the kite-flying area, everyone must pay attention to the slender kite line.
In recent years, there have been reports of injuries caused by kite strings from time to time. It is understood that the kite string sold in the market at present is mainly made of acrylic fiber and polypropylene fiber, and the diameter of the string is generally about 0.2 mm, and its selling points are "strong and wear-resistant", "strong pulling force" and "difficult to cut". When the kite is released, the pulling force of the kite string will also increase, and some even exceed 200 kg, which makes the seemingly insignificant kite string "lethal" amazing! Experiments conducted by the fire department recently show that the tight kite string can not only cut off the fruit easily, but also cut a piece of pork quickly.
How to avoid danger? Fire warning, citizens should choose an open area when flying kites, stay away from high-voltage power lines, and pay attention to the surrounding people and ground conditions to avoid falling and colliding with others; Pay attention to climate change when flying kites, and stop immediately and stay away from open areas if there are typhoons and lightning strikes; Kite string should not be too long, to avoid being entangled in high-voltage lines, and you can’t climb the pole at will, so you should inform the power supply department for assistance; Choose eye-catching colors for the kite string, or tie markers on the string to remind others to pay more attention and not to run to avoid scratches; Parents should choose small kites and use thick cotton thread when taking their children to fly kites; You’d better wear a pair of gloves when flying a kite. When encountering strong wind or the kite is entangled in trees, you should let go as early as possible to avoid cutting your fingers.