Cambodia

Workshops teach traditional kite making Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Arts

Painting Kites at the Cambodian Museum Simon Bond

Almost eradicated under the Khmer Rouge regime, the two-thousand-year-old Cambodian kite culture has been revived through the diligence of the country's Minister of Cultural and Fine Arts and his wife, with support from the Drachen Foundation. Cambodia's signature kite, the khleng ek, is traditionally large (fifteen feet by twelve feet), with a curved bamboo frame, broad wings and a pinched waist, and a vibrating reed or "hummer" on top. Simple children's kites are called pocket kites.

Articles

• Kite Museum Opens
• Letter from a Cambodian prince
• Bringing Kites Back to Life in Cambodia

Books

• Khmer Kites
  (2003) by Sim Sarak and Cheang Yarin includes 27 kite designs from different regions of Cambodia, history and legends about Khmer kites, and instructions for making a khleng ek.

Events

• Cambodian Kite Festival, Phnom Penh (2002)

K-12 Lessons & Teaching Materials

Kites & Kite Kits

Workshops