The history of fans can be traced back to the ancient times of Yu Shun. Because in the Ming Dynasty, there is a record that “Shun began to make fans”. In the Shang and Zhou dynasties, people used the long tail of the male pheasant to make “Zhai fan”, and the long-handled “pheasant fan” appeared. At this time, the fan became a symbol of the emperor’s prestige.
Fans originated in China. However, after thousands of years of development and spread, fan culture is not only in China. Fan culture has been developed in countries such as Korea, Japan, Malaysia and India, which are close to China. Even the noble ladies of European royal families regard the fan as a symbol of status, especially in Spain and France, where the fan culture is most valued.