What was the fan originally used for? Fans are not used to enjoy the cool.

Now, the biggest function of the fan is to enjoy the cool. If you stay outdoors in summer, it's only hot but not cold, and you can't blow the air conditioner, then the fan is the biggest savior. There are many kinds of fans, which were invented by China in ancient times. However, at the beginning of the birth of fans, including the history of thousands of years later, fans were not used as tools to enjoy the cool. So, what were ancient fans used for?

Every summer, I deeply realize a truth: my life is really given by air conditioning. I remember when I was a child, I was afraid of catching cold in order to save electricity. The electric fan turns on at the lowest speed, even if there is no fan. My grandmother shook the cattail leaf fan to put me to sleep. At that time, fans were still a necessity for every family to spend the summer.

Only the electric fan is blowing in the school. In summer, fans in the canteen sell best. They can fan in and hide. Holding a beautiful fan in his hand, even the face of my little brother and sister has been qualitatively improved.

In fact, in the thousands of years without air conditioning, an excellent fan has never only been used to cool off the heat. For a temporary physical comfort, how superficial! The birth of fans is actually for the deepest needs of the human mind, for the brain to secrete more dopamine, and for the high unity of personal value and social value!

The earliest fan was the "Five" fan in Shun period, which was a barrier fan used in ancient sacrificial ceremonies. Pulling feathers from the pheasant's tail, beautiful fans made of five colors.

The shape of Fan Ming is not the norm today. Its shape is "harmony", that is, the door is like a door, which needs people to hold it up and enclose it, indicating that the door to seeking talents is wide open. Cui Bao's Ancient and Modern Notes and Clothing: "Five, Shun Zuo. I don't just meditate, I get a wide audience, I ask for help, and I pretend to be a fan of the Five Ming Dynasties. "

The "big fans" in these ancient dramas are used to support the scene. No one is really idle and fanning the flames. In the Zhou Dynasty, the ostentation and extravagance of this kind of barrier fan also stipulated the rank of honor and inferiority: "Eight fans are emperors, six fans are kings, four fans are doctors, and two fans are scholars." The Han dynasty also stipulated that the barrier fan was for the exclusive use of the queen, and no one else could use it. This is a suitable status symbol ~

Tang Xuanzong paid more attention to etiquette. In the imperial court, he protected the emperor with six barriers. When the emperor was seated, these fans, like the curtain of the stage, "thumped" around to let the courtiers visit the holy face. When going out to Korea, you should also turn off the fans first, and then withdraw the fans when the emperor is gone, so that the ministers will be scattered.

The fan has become a sharp weapon to maintain the scene. What about the serious fans that ordinary people use to enjoy the cool?

There were two kinds of common fans in ancient times: ten thousand fans and folding fans. Bowl rice was popular for more than 1000 years from the Western Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty. Its frame and handle are mostly made of bamboo, and the sector is fixed by Bai Juan. Ban Jieyu's Song of the Lost, the concubine of Xi Chengdi, is Wan Fan's first and best endorsement. The poem wrote:

The new Soviet Union is as bright as frost and snow. Cut the acacia fan, like a bright moon. In and out of your arms, shaking the breeze. I am afraid that the autumn festival will come and the cold will bring summer heat. Kindness is the best way when you give up money.

Ban Jieyu expressed his jealousy of Zhao and his fear of being left out in the cold by the King and being thrown away like an autumn fan by chanting the Tuan Fan. As soon as this allusion came out, Wan Fan became a symbol of the sad and lonely Gong E in the deep palace, which has been quoted by later literary youth.

Poets, such as Tu Mu's Autumn Night, draw a cold screen with silver candles and Qiu Guang. The lights are dim and fireflies are flourishing. During the day, the steps are as cool as water, and at night I sit and watch Altair Vega.

Na Xingde's Mulan Ci: If life is just like the first sight, why worry about the autumn wind blowing? It is easy to change people's hearts, but difficult to change people's hearts. In Lishan language, "clear night", tears don't ring. If you are lucky enough to be in Jinyilang, the wish of Biyilian is the same day.

In addition, the tens of thousands of fans in the painting are also.

According to the Northern Song Dynasty, ancient Japan and Korea were introduced into China. Recorded from 0755 to 79000. On February 8th, A.D., Japanese monk Jia Yin paid a visit in Bianjing and presented 22 cypress fans and two bat fans. Fan Chi and the bat fan are folding fans.

Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty liked this convenient folding fan very much. This incident came from the palace, and folding fans were quickly widely used throughout the country.

Emperor Yongle ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a large number of folding fans, and wrote poems and lyrics on the fans for the use of ministers. Later, young artists also presented each other with folding fans with poems and paintings, symbolizing friendship. A folding fan with poems and paintings is also a symbol of cultural identity.

Who has Zheng Xulan offended? From the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the Republic of China, fan painting became an important carrier of traditional painting in China. Sector and volume, axis and volume constitute the four most important forms of China's painting.

No matter whether it is a fan or a folding fan, it can't escape the "magic hand" of literary youth. In the Republic of China, in order to commemorate the completion of Du Ancestral Temple, Du invited celebrities to get together, and everyone had a model.

However, a hundred years later, with air conditioning, fans are no longer a necessity for enjoying the cool. With luxury cars and big villas, there is no need to decorate the facade with fans. As if it really confirmed the premonition of Ban Jieyu's autumn fan, it stayed in the depths of memory.