Later on, I was covered with materials such as bird feathers or paper. Silk covers on fans were reserved for wealthy people. The smooth texture of paper and silk fans inspired artists to use them as a surface onto which they painted landscapes, flowers, or birds. A picture might also include a poem written in beautiful calligraphy. Friends and sweethearts often gave one another painted fans as gifts.
Fans are popular in China because it can get very hot there.
In order to cool drinks and prepare fruit deserts, servants went high into the mountains and brought back snow, or they buried ice in the winter for use during the summer months. Copyright 1999, Classroom Connect. All rights reserved.