Monday, August 25, 2008

Shopping in Beijing Three Stone Kite Shop

Can you say – what is the symbol of the Chinese culture?
From various things, the Chinese kite can be seen as one of the symbol of the Chinese culture. Three Stone Kite shop in Beijing is one of the most famous kite shops in China.



If you will visit China, Beijing, don’t miss to visit the Three Stone Kite shop.

This Three Stone Kite shop is running by a reputed family and this family has been dedicated to kite art for over 100 years.
Now the youngest fourth generation carries their tradition. China government has been awarded the title of “Familial art museum” to this Three Stone Kite shop.

For over 2,000 years Kite art is a tradition in china. It is said that the earliest aircraft in human history is Chinese kite. The family constantly develops the best techniques for making kites. Three Stone Kite shop have been making top-quality kites for the people of Beijing. The founder of the shop used to build kites for Qing dynasty Emperor Puyi.



In this Three Stone Kite shop you will see the heaven of kite. On the walls, floor, shelves, here there every where are the kites.

All the kites are made of thin silk and bamboo and patterns are hand-drawn. Colors are bright and the shapes are as diverse as interesting to observe ranging from long-tailed fish to dragonflies, birds and butterflies.

Wish you will be in Beijing, China.

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