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Springtime fun: Flying kites in Beijing

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Kites originated in the Spring and Autumn Period, over 2,000 years ago. They have been described as "the world's earliest flying machines." With the advent of papermaking, one of China's four great inventions, people began making kites out of paper to convey their hopes for peace.

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