In ancient times, fans were nicknamed "Shake the Wind" and "Cool Friends". According to legend, it has existed since Yu Shun's time, and the Jin Dynasty's Cui Bao recorded that "Shun made five fans". Renfeng, toilet surface, screen surface, round lamp, fat fan, nameless fan, vegetarian fan, feather fan, folding fan, etc.

Fan culture has a long history and is an important part of Chinese culture. Fans are closely related to people's lives, with many nicknames and nicknames.

Historical development of fans

The earliest physical objects of the fan are the pieces of a feather fan with wooden handle unearthed from the Chu tomb in Tianxingguan, Jiangling, Hubei Province, and the silk-woven wooden long-handled fan of the Western Han Dynasty unearthed in Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan Province. The long-handled fan unearthed in Mawangdui is1.76m long. It is a ceremonial fan, held by slaves or servants, to shield the sun from dust, symbolizing the authority of the master. This kind of fan is called "sand" in ancient times, also known as obstacle fan or palm fan.

Dialect Miscellaneous Interpretation says: "Fan is called" Wan "in the east when it is closed, and" Fan "in the west when it is closed. Now Jiangdong is also called' Wan'. " "Shiben" said: "The prince of Wu is a funeral. "From these records, we know that Fan Gu was written as Gu and Gu.

Xiao er ya guang fu: "the big fan is called the coffin." Wang: "Eight emperors, six kings, four doctors and two scholars." It can be seen that the amount of wine is determined by the status of the owner. This kind of long-handled fan is also found in Yan's famous painting Bujitu in Tang Dynasty and the mural of Kaihua Temple in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province in Song Dynasty.