What does the banana fan represent in Chinese New Year paintings? What does "banana fan" mean in Chinese New Year paintings?

The word "banana" appears quite often in ancient words, which can give people a poetic feeling. The banana fan, however, can evoke a sense of infinite nostalgia. In the increasingly technological modern era, the popularity of electric fans, air conditioning, banana fans have long been a historical relic, in the eyes of modern children have no idea what it is. It is also known as a bushel fan, sunflower fan, and pandanus fan. This fan is lightweight and windy, inexpensive, from ancient times to the present people like to use it.

In traditional Chinese culture and daily necessities, the banana fan was once an indispensable item for people to keep cool. It can be seen in many painting books. One of the most classic is the masterpiece Wu Chengen's Journey to the West "Sun Wukong three adjustments of the banana fan". The magic of a bushel fan leaves people with endless memories and joy.

Personally, I think it is spiritual fulfillment, simply put, joy and happiness.

The Legend of the Immortal Peach is passed down from the Peach:

The Legend of the Immortal Peach Legend has it that Sun Wukong accepted the Jade Emperor's mission to be the Pilgrim. Soon, because of the nature of the stubborn, called the "Great Sage of Qi Tian", the sky is not afraid of the ground, every day to get by. Horses out of the fence, they no longer care, he ran to the mountains to find some monkeys and monkeys to play, the days are free and easy. I do not know how, this day broke into the Queen Mother's Royal Garden. At that time in midsummer, the heat is unbearable, thirst is unbearable. Peaches are ripe, red and big, causing the monkeys to scratch their ears and mouths, salivating. The monkeys then tried to trick the "Great Sage".　"Your generation is low, and the age is also small, otherwise why do you always grow taller? Sun Monkey is the grandson." The older monkeys teased. The slightly older monkey teased, "According to reason, you have to call us grandpa miles! However, you are called 'Great Sage of Qi Tian', and not afraid of the Jade Emperor, we are not good, but you even a few broken peaches do not dare to pick two down to taste, this is too much for the monkeys to look down on" "do not dare to pick, is not worthy of doing anything! 'Great Sage of Qi Tian', better call us grandpa!" The monkeys next to him then coaxed together. Sun monkey which has seen this, was provoked to "squeak". Heart itchy what also do not care, regardless of its three seven twenty-one, led the climb up the peach tree ...... poor Queen Mother to prepare the annual peach event with the peach, not yet opened, the peach was the group of lawless monkeys ate a bunch of dry two, spoiled in a mess.　The monkeys knew that they were in big trouble, and they were terrified.　Sun Monkey could not be the Butterfly Horse Warmer anymore, so Sun Monkey ran back to the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits with the monkeys and their brothers and sisters. The Queen Mother was so angry that she stomped her feet and sued the Jade Emperor. In the blink of an eye, the heavenly soldiers and generals surrounded the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits.　The monkeys each had a pocket of uneaten peaches. They gave the peaches to the "Great Sage" and asked him to find a place to hide them, lest the Queen Mother would find out. The group suffered a lot.　Do not want the monkeys out of the hole, saw the clouds of Mount Huaguo stood on the head of the angry Queen Mother, scared the "Great Sage" out of a cold sweat, sweat down the monkey face straight down.　The "Great Sage" was so shocked that the peaches in his arms fell down.　Do not want to, Sun monkey's sweat on earth actually flowed into a river, people call it: "sweat river". At the time of Han Gaozu Liu Bang was in power, people will manage "sweat river" called "Han Shui River".　Perhaps it is the cause of the monkey ate the peach of God, the Han Shui River is full of fragrance all day long, good people called it "Fragrant River". "Fragrant River" is good, but after all, it is the divine monkey to steal the divine peach and get the name, not to avoid in order to taboo, southerners love face, and then take its harmony, "Fragrant River" will become today's Xianghe.　After all, it is the Queen Mother cultivated peach, even the peach kernel also carries a spirit, and the watering of the Han Shui River, the peach kernel fell not a few years to ask how to germinate and grow up.　Gradually, how many years have passed, this place has a happy peach forest. When the forest grew, it blossomed and bore fruit.　The peaches are also like the sky, red and big, fragrant, sweet and refreshing.　The place became famous and soon spread.　People call this place "immortal peach". Personally, I think it should be material satisfaction, simply put, it should be rich in food and clothing, the meaning of life.