As one of China’s top four kite origin places, Nantong is rich of board snipe kite, which is the one and the only one nationwide. The board snipe is gigantic, as flat as board based on hexagon and is clustered into star style Nantong kite in the structure.
The shape of board snipe is simple and unsophisticated with refined painting, the snipe face is installed with dozens of and even some hundred of whistle mouths of all sizes which will produce different sounds and compose a grand symphony in air, sounds like planes flying past, is deafening and also sounds like furious rivers and sea of surging waves. Represented by Rugao kite, Nantong kite integrates coloured-lantern making, painting and kite and is more sophisticated, fine and vivid compared with the northern style kites.
In the making skill of Nantong whistling board snipe kite, it includes engraving, painting, embroidery, calligraphy and twisting etc. and also contains a certain air dynamics, subtle acoustics and meteorology. Nantong kite is not only the artwork to appreciate and collect for people, but is also the sport apparatus of elegant feeling tone, melting both recreation and sports.
