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Knucklebones, Cricket Battles, and Other Traditional Chinese Games

China’s long history and rich culture have gifted the country with a wide variety of entertaining games. Some of these traditional Chinese games are still popular and continue to entertain children and adults alike. Popular traditional Chinese games Flying kites has been one of the favorite pastimes for the people of China over the centuries. ...

Armin Auctor

A Chinese kite.

Made in China Wonders: Incredible Mechanical Kites

Imagine a kite whose parts move about while in the sky. Such kites exist in China. These mechanical kites are created by 81-year-old Zhang Tianwei, a famous artisan from Xi’an. Mechanical kites Zhang comes from a family of kite makers. Since he grew up in an environment where kites were always discussed, Zhang naturally leaned ...

Emma Lu

A mechanical kite shaped like a hawk.