THE HIDDEN CULTURE IN CHINESE FAN TRADITIONS
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This academic article discusses the link between the fan's development period and its social background. The oldest sample of the fan culture in the eastern hemisphere originated in China. The custom of using the fan is an important part of its millenary traditional culture. Since the first centuries of its existence, China has been known as “a kingdom of fan”. In addition to the usefulness of these fans have continued to perform important functions since ancient China, as a social and cultural ornament. Early Chinese fans were made of bamboo or feathers, fanned by courtiers. The fans used by nobles typically had long handle. Court officials were used to possess a personal fan, made of silk. The use of this type of fan continued as a tradition until the Tang Dynasty in AD. 618. Inside the Emperor's Hall, there are 156 long handle fans of different colors, adorned for the emperor, 24 fans for the Empress, and 10 for the Princess. Over 3,000 years of reforms, fan developed into many types. Fan elements, design of shapes, patterns, techniques and colors are beautiful and has a unique local character. In addition, these elements often indicate ethnicity, user status and people's way of life, which is like a mirror that reflects the history of society in China, also show the culture that is hidden in the Chinese fan traditions, through gestures in the use of fans and the fan characteristics used from historical painting evidence.
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