Do ancient fans have any nicknames?

In ancient China, fans were nicknamed "shaking the wind" and "cooling friends". According to legend, Cui Bao in the Jin Dynasty recorded "Shun Zuo Wu Fan" in Notes on Ancient and Modern Times.

China fans have a profound cultural heritage, which is an integral part of national culture. It is closely related to bamboo culture and Buddhism culture, and China is known as the kingdom of fan making. A fan made of fine and clean yarn, silk, etc. The fan is as light as cicada wings, as thin as morning mist, with bright colors, giving people a warm feeling, beautiful shape and fine picture. Make the outer frame with iron wire, paste the surface with silk, use ribbons along the edge, and decorate with embroidery and fan. A small fan contains the ancient and profound charm of oriental culture.

Fans are things that attract the wind and enjoy the cool, shade the sun and cover the dust. They were once called "obstacles" in the Han Dynasty. It has a long history and its roots can be traced back to the period of Three Emperors and Five Emperors. Rich in cultural heritage, there are countless poems, calligraphy and paintings with fans as the theme and expressive lyricism throughout the ages; There are many kinds of branches, and the more fans there are, they can be divided into four categories: paper folding fans, straw-woven round fans, silk fans and hanging fans. The production process is complex, integrating modeling, carving, inlaying, mounting, painting, shovel painting, hand painting, embroidery and other processes. As a bright pearl of China folk art, fans have added a brilliant page to the profound China culture and written an important chapter in the long history of mankind.

In the era of the Yellow Emperor, there was a "five Ming Fan". If archaeology is conclusive, the history of fans is about 5000 years or more. Around 300 AD, there were records about fans in China. At present, the earliest physical fan is the fan in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which was unearthed in the Warring States Tomb No.1 of Mashan Brick Factory, Shilipu Town, Shayang County, Hubei Province1March 982. Its sector is shaped like an ancient unilateral door leaf, with the shape of a kitchen knife today. This fan has been around for more than 2000 years, and its excellent production and perfect technology are amazing. It can be seen that there were fans in the Yellow Emperor era.