GK
INVENTIONS
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The Han used them to transport goods over long distances.
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The Han used them for a variety of military purposes.
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The Han used them to capture electricity during lightning storms.
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The Han used them for entertainment.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Chinese general, Han Hsin, is said to have flown a kite flown above a besieged town to calculate the distance his army would have to tunnel to reach under the city wall. It is said that the traders and Buddhist monks helped kites to reach the rest of the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to one legend, a Han general once used a kite to measure the width of a heavily guarded wall. Kites were used to send messages from one part of an army to another. They were also used to frighten the enemy. Kites with bamboo pipes were flown over enemy camps at night.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kites have been used for military purposes in the past, such as signaling, delivery of ammunition, and for observation, both by lifting an observer above the field of battle and by using kite aerial photography.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first Chinese kites were used for measuring distances, which was useful information for moving large armies across difficult terrain. They were also used to calculate and record wind readings and provided a unique form of communication similar to ship flags at sea.