In ancient times, fans were roughly divided into folding fans (paper fans), cattail fans, feather fans, wooden fans and round fans.
their materials and shapes are different, and their uses and methods are also very different.
In ancient times, folding fan was the most common kind of fan, which was generally used by scholars and literati. Bamboo fan ribs, paper fans, and I will also make some calligraphy and painting to decorate them myself, so that I can show off my calligraphy or painting skills and show my taste. The use of folding fans is also exquisite. Most of them are slowly unfolded and fanned on the chest, and it is not easy to move too much when fanning, so as to show elegance. Therefore, it is also called literati fan.
cattail leaf fan, also known as cattail leaf fan, is different from folding fan. It is made of leaves and petioles of cattail leaf, and its size is much larger than folding fan, so it makes more wind. Pufan is mostly used by military commanders or people who practice martial arts. Because people who practice martial arts are active, it is easy to sweat when the weather is a little hot, and the wind power needed is even greater. Pufan just meets this demand. People who practice martial arts use cattail leaf fans, which are mostly fanned on their stomachs, and their movements are relatively large, which makes them look careless and unrestrained.
"When I think back to Gong Jin, Xiao Qiao was married for the first time, and she was magnificent. Feather fan nylon scarf, talking and laughing, smashed into smoke. "
yes, the feather fan in this article refers to the feather fan. Feather fans were particularly popular in the Three Kingdoms period, and most of them were standard for military advisers and advisers. Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang made feather fans. The main purpose of this kind of fan is not to enjoy the cool, but to show its identity. In the present words, it is to install 13.
wooden fans are usually made of sandalwood, which naturally has a faint fragrance and is small and portable.
The round fan is named after its approximate circular shape. It is usually handled by bamboo, covered with silk as thin as cicada's wings and usually embroidered on it. Judging from the material and technology, it is known that it is used by the ladies.
Because these two kinds of fans are light and portable, they are favored by young ladies in ancient times. They can not only fan the wind, but also shade the sun.