Flying a kite in spring  
 

Spring is a good time for health care. In addition to regulating one’s diet, people should make sure to get plenty of exercise. After the start of spring, China enters spring gradually. At this time, flying a kite would be a good activity. It can help to restore the function of every organ.

Spring is the best season for kite-flying. It is a traditional folk activity, and has history of more than 2,000 years. It can help to build one’s health, and prevent and cure diseases. It also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and speeding up metabolism. A breath of fresh air outside can discharge the foul smell accumulated in winter. Therefore, kite-flying is recommended by many Chinese health experts.

When flying a kite, people are in a good mood. The cerebral cortex and brain blood vessels in a state of tension can relax, and the cerebral cortex can have a rest. Thus, it has a therapeutic effect on neurasthenia and insomnia.

At the same time, kite-flying can help to ease eye fatigue, because when your eyes are staring at the kites in the sky, the eye muscles and nerves adjust to the distance and eye fatigue is eliminated. One can achieve the purpose of protecting and enhancing vision this way. Kite-flying can also help to prevent and treat myopia, presbyopia and optic atrophy.

Often, flying a kite can maintain the muscular tension of the cervix and the spine, and maintain the flexibility of the vertebral articulations and anadesma to promote the metabolism of the bones, strengthen the compensatory function of the cervical vertebra and spine, avoid damage to the centrum and prevent the degradation of the vertebrae and ligaments.

Kite-flying can cultivate one's taste and enlighten one’s mind. The making and painting of the kite reflects China’s customs, culture and aesthetic sense. It has a strong local flavor and can help to improve people's aesthetic and artistic appreciation.

 
 
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