China is the earliest country using the fan in the world, and fan was gradually spreaded to Japan and many European countries. With a long history, fan can be traced back to ancient times of Yu and Shun. The book “Gujin Note”in Jin Dynasty record: "Shun opened the public, and hired talent to help him make fan”and someone also said in Ming Dynasty “Shun began to make fan”. So it means the fan was created in the time of Shun
Archaeological discovered that there is a picture showing a servant holding a long handle fan to fan for his master on the copper pot from the Warring States unearthed in Chengdu, Sichuan. It is the earliest fan image current discovered. From the end of Han Dynast to Wei,Jin and South and North Dynasty, appeared to end the use of animals caused by Mao Past, is known as the "Mao fan." And the other for poultry feather products Yumaoshan, sticky white, soft plush, comfortable weakness. Jiangnan region in the most famous white goose feathers made of Lupine, as many Fascination tributes court. The Han dynasty silk industry began to develop, "appeared in the Wan Shan", with fine white silk made, it is also called the "silk fan." In addition to making use of silk, silk materials are available, Romania, silk yarn have a, "not as head of the moon," also known as the "wall." This popular form of fan Ancient Chinese women favored substantially as a mainstream development in pursuit of structural and decorative fine, gorgeous, interesting and compact, with an oval shape, Begonia, rectangle, curve shape. Some of sandalwood fans made this Through hands, the mouth of talent, mental state and comfortable, and highly emotional appeal. About Song emerged a common folding fans today because of foldable, it is also called folding fan. Folding fans convenient and practical in civil widely circulated. We do have some ladies fan. Beautifully decorated with a range of fan hidden in the latter half of his face, like clouds probe the moon with a mysterious beauty, boundless love for fans up.