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What fans are there in China?

Four famous fans

(A) sandalwood fan [Jiangsu]

Sandalwood fans are made of sandalwood, and its wood is hard. White sandalwood, rosewood, white sandalwood wins. There is a natural fragrance, and when you shake it gently, the fragrance is fragrant. This fan has the characteristics of "leaving fragrance in the fan". Preserved for ten years and eight years, it is still fragrant and refreshing. After summer, it is hidden in the suitcase and used to prevent insects and moths. Fancy varieties include painting, bronzing, carving, painting, printing, inlay, bone setting and so on. Generally, it consists of more than ten processes, such as saw blade, assembly, drawing, painting and tassel.

Sandalwood fans are deeply loved by people for their unique skills, unique styles and rich craftsmanship.

(2) Fire Painting Fan [Guangdong]

"Fire Painting Fan" was founded in the late Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty. Later, technology gradually developed. When making, two thin glass fans were selected to synthesize a double-sided fan, and then colored with a special fire pen. Beautiful and generous, never leg color, is a boutique collection.

③ Bamboo silk fan [Sichuan]

Bamboo silk fan, commonly known as "Gong Fan", has a bright color and is as thin as a cicada's wing. Fans are mostly peach-shaped, shaped like thousands of fans, and are carefully woven with bamboo silk as thin as spun silk. Pale yellow in color, thin and transparent, soft and delicate, like brocade, patterns or landscape figures, or flowers, birds, insects and fish, all lifelike. Coupled with the handle and silk fan pendant made of ivory or ox bones, it is exquisite and exquisite, and is known as a national treasure with exquisite craftsmanship.

④ Silk fan [Zhejiang]

Twill silk was widely used to make fan faces before folding fans appeared, and now it is also used as fan faces of folding fans. Any fan with twill as the fan surface can be called twill fan. The silk fan is as light as cicada's wings, as thin as morning mist, and its color is bright, giving people a gentle feeling.