On the basis of traditional kites, Zhang kite(张氏风筝) increased breakthrough in "wind gear mechanism". So it turn the images of kites who have thousands of years history into moving pictures, and it will give the traditional kite a new life and increased interest.
The unique with distinctive local characteristics of Xi'an "Zhang kite" has a significant impact in the local and national and abroad. Xi'an "Zhang Kite" has been developed by Zhang family through generations of innovation to dozens of different types and series. Among various kites, dragon kite only has three to nine leading dynamic.
Xi'an "Zhang Kite" is known at home and abroad, it works not only have a high value of art appreciation, including certain scientific and technological content, and have a high economic value and an invaluable collection of price. It is a promising and excellent project to promote local economic and tourism development, increase employment (including people with disabilities) opportunities to earn foreign exchange for the country.
Now the 77-year-old Zhang Tianwei is the representative inheritor of Shaanxi Province intangible cultural heritage-- Zhang's kite making skills. It is famous for creating dynamic kite. The so-called dynamic kite is based on the traditional kite to the increase in wind mechanical transmission devices to natural wind-driven, driven by changes in activity in some parts of the kite through the ingenious mechanism.
Since childhood, Zhang Tianwei was affected by family to love kites. His great-grandfather Zhang Hongsheng a provincial graduate in Qing Dynasty. During the Tomb-sweeping day, he would make some kites for relatives and friends to play. His Grandfather Zhang Zhaoji was also in favor of making kites in his own hands. And he has made the “eight tri-grams, fish, and butterflies" and other kite. His Father Zhang Huanjiang is a Xi'an kite celebrity in 1920s and 1930s and he was graduated from Shanghai "art school". His father was not only proficient in music, art, repair of the table, radio, flowers, fish, but also a good hand-woven sweaters, especially specialized in making kites.
Since childhood, Zhang Tianwei was influenced by his father. He not only like to make kites with style, but also love to tinker with clocks, phonographs, etc., thus to lay a solid foundation for the later production Zhang kite. Later, he works in the factory as a technician, specializing in technology, tooling, mold, technological innovation, plane design work. Professional habits and keen interest in kites make him combine the old kite with mechanical transmission to make several distinctive "Zhang kite."
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