【“天上的风筝哪去了，一眨眼不见了…” 探访北京三石斋了解风筝制作艺术】Sanshizhai, the revered Beijing kite store, has a long history which can date back to more than a century ago. The family of its owner, Liu Bin, has managed to retain the lost art of kite-making by hand since the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) when Liu’s great-grandfather used to be a craftsman making lanterns, fans and kites for the nobles in the Imperial Palace. His great-grandfather later founded the family business which has kept the traditions alive and well. From the frame, painting to the paste of the kites, kites are all hand-made at the store with silk or paper covering a bamboo frame.

#早安心语[超话]# #每日一推[超话]# Older Hassan: I dream that my son will grow up to be a good person, a free person. I dream that someday you will return to revisit the land of our childhood. I dream that flowers will bloom in the streets again. And kites will fly in the skies！
长大后的哈桑：我梦到了我的儿子会成长为一个好人，一个拥有自由意志的人；我梦到了有一天，你会回到我们童年玩耍的这片土地，故地重游；我梦到了鲜花再次在街道上盛开……天空满是色彩斑斕的风筝!
——卡勒德 · 胡塞尼《追风筝的人》

... mysticism, cosmic, and philosophy will be a constant through making of materials such as bamboo make kites, floating in the air and aboard a giant ship, with its plinth emblazoned with quotations from philosophers and writers - Homer, st augustine, kafka - is all about openness and kindness ... [心][微风][围脖]