风筝又名纸鸢(yuān)、纸鹞(yáo),最早发源于中国,至今已有两千多年历史。五代时期的李邺,曾在宫中以线放纸鸢为游戏,又别出心裁地在纸鸢的头部安装竹笛。风入竹笛,发出像古筝一样的响声,因此得名“风筝”。英国著名学者李约瑟把风筝列为中华民族的重大科学发明之一。风筝的发明,对科学技术的发展产生了影响:1749年,美国一位名叫威尔逊的天文学家研制成世界上第一台空中试验仪。他用风筝将天文仪器吊到七百多米的高空进行科学 Kite, also known as paper kite (yuān), paper mound (yáo), originated in China, has been more than 2,000 years of history. During the Five Dynasties period, Li Kui used to place kite kite in the palace as a game, and ingeniously installed a bamboo flute in the head of a kite. Wind into the bamboo flute, issued the same sound as the guzheng, hence the name “kite ”. Joseph Needham, a famous British scholar, listed kites as one of the major scientific inventions of the Chinese nation. The invention of the kite had an impact on the development of science and technology: In 1749, an American astronomer named Wilson developed the world’s first aerial tester. He used a kite to fly astronomical instruments to a height of more than 700 meters for science