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Q: Why do old people fly kites more than young kids do?
any cultural significance to it? kites seem to be a big thing in China and I've no clue why...
Elderley have more free time , kids too busy learning. I've watched them get those kites to incredible heights sometimes.
agree with upstair opinion, in china elders have more time to do some softly physical exercise,like play kits, tai ji, jogging and so on.
children and yong people more like Vigorous exercise or play computer game.
tmestep8:
Not trying to be rude, genuinely want to help your English skills. Upstairs and downstairs really only works for buildings. In other situations, we can use the words "above" and "below". =)
woody:
"Downstairs" also works for anatomy. If you are going to criticise, get it right. lol
icerock:
haha , thank very much your opinions about my faults, as chinese when i speaking or writing english, i always made some chinese-english mistakes. that aslo why i come here, chat with friends and improve my poor english skills. by the way,about "upstair " ,chinese netizen usually use it in forum to describe someone post before you, i am translate it directly without thoughtful, appreciate your advise, thanks again.
Shining_brow:
I'm glad you took the criticism well! Actually, the only way that stops a person from stagnating, and thus not achieving native-like level, is for someone to correct errors. Otherwise, people just think "Oh, I know what you mean, so I won't correct it - it might be embarrassing"... so, the speaker never knows they're wrong, and thus, never gets better!!! It's a tough lesson, hopefully one that pays off later...
Straw_ManNz:
Well said, and it works both ways learning chinese for me, i crave to be corrected.
Actually, contrary to what one may think, flying kites is as much part of the Chinese tradition as calligraphy or painting. Children are sometimes initiated when young, but in fact, flying kites is oftent considered an art, as you need ability and skills to make one, or to fly one.
You even have a museum of Kites in Weifang in the province of Shandong, which hosts the largest kites festival.
