#kiteflute

The Vietnamese flute kite (in Vietnamese: "Dieu Sao") is not well known outside Vietnam, even among kiteflyers. Today, when it is mentioned, many people shake their heads or, if they suppose some knowledge, talk vaguely about paddy fields, buffalo and strange sounds that evoke the spirits of the wind.

"Dieu Sao" is popular in Vietnam nationwide, especially in the Red River Delta, where kite flying is seen as a sport, hobby and a religious custom. Most of the kite and flute makers are farmers. People often fly kites on rice fields or dykes in the late afternoon as the sun begins to set.