What does a fan do?

Fans are generally used to blow air to dissipate heat.

The types of fans are feather fan, cattail fan, pheasant fan, round fan, folding fan, silk bow fan, mud fan, black paper fan, sandalwood fan and so on. The fan-making techniques listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list include Suzhou sandalwood fan in Jiangsu and Suzhou sandalwood fan. Zhejiang Hangzhou Wang Fan, Chongqing Rongchang Folding Fan, Sichuan Zigong, Guangdong Xinhui Kwai Fan, Huzhou Feather Fan. ?

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Fans are closely related to literature and art. As early as 1,900 years ago, Ban Jieyu fell out of favor with Emperor Han Cheng and wrote a poem "Li Sao": "Cut it into a lovesick fan, like a bright moon, shaking the breeze. I am always afraid that the autumn festival will arrive, and the cold will seize the heat and give up donations. " Left the allusion of "Autumn Fan Seeing Donation".

In the Tang Dynasty, Du Mu's poem "Painting a Screen with a Silver Candle, Lightening a Small Fan and Flying a Firefly" depicts the touching scene of a girl chasing a firefly lightly on a new autumn night, which is fresh and meaningful to read and full of rich life breath.

In the Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo's poem "Looking back, Xiao Qiao got married for the first time, handsome and heroic, and the black ribbon of the feather fan vanished" portrayed the demeanor and image of General Zhou Yuyu, which was set off by a fan and became a well-known quip.

Shi Naian's "Water Margin" sang by Bai Sheng: "The sun is like fire, and the seedlings in the field are half withered; The farmer's heart is like soup, and the prince shakes his fan. "Give vent to class injustice. "

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