The fan came out 3,000 years ago. The wise ancestors made bamboo fans out of bamboo. A very delicate bamboo fan has been found in archaeology
The first thing we came into contact with was a simple "oiled paper fan", a five- or six-inch-long bamboo skeleton pasted with oiled paper, two larger pieces of bamboo tightly fastened on the outside, and the bottom was threaded with screws, which was very convenient to open and close. Because the word "fan" is homophonic with "good", people have a soft spot for it, and some also give exquisite fans to their sweethearts. In the era when there were no electric fans and air conditioners, almost everyone had one fan in summer, which brought people a soft and cool breeze, and was an indispensable partner for people to cool off the heat and relieve heat. There is a kind of pu fan, which is made of palm leaves, the material is simple to make, and the fan air volume is larger, as well as goose feather fans, shaking fans, group fans, etc., each with its own use. In the stage art, the action of the dancing fan is a kind of character portrayal: the "bra", the noble officials, they shake the fan, and always like to stick the fan on the chest; Those who "win martial arts" shake the fan hard, shake it off, and be strong and strong; The "matchmaker" person holds a fan in his right hand and keeps fanning his left shoulder, talking constantly, looking like a matchmaker; The "nerd" person, holding a white paper fan, has no heart and no appearance, and gently shakes the paper fan, reflecting the shabby bookish attitude. The action of shaking the fan for walking in the park can be divided into two categories, one is gently shaking the fan slowly, leisurely, most of which are done by young women, and the other is fanning hard, fast as flying, which is probably the character of a macho man.
Since the advent of oil-paper fans, the poems of literati and artists and the Chinese paintings of painters have appeared on the fans. Tang Xiang Si said in "Ancient Fan": "Yesterday it was cut to win Xia Wei, and suddenly it was contrary to the autumn festival." The peony on the fan is fragrant, the lotus is out of the sludge and not stained, the plum blossoms are laughing and the snow is all over the sky, the chickens, birds, fish, insects are painted vividly, the fan not only brings the cool wind to people, but also brings the artistic enjoyment of beauty. I still remember the fan nursery rhyme when I was a child: the weather is hot in June, I can't borrow a fan, I want to fan it cold, and I have to fan myself.
The fan may be called "court fan", specially for the court and the rich and noble people to make, the maids hold the fan, stand in a row, with gentle movements, for the noble officials, the rich lord shakes the fan, hands the tea, beats the legs, looks very comfortable. There is also the sigh of "the red sun is scorching like fire, and the prince and grandson shake the fan", shouting the difference between the poor and the rich.
I like Mr. You Benchang's performance of "Jigong" the most, he holds the broken pu fan in his hand, follows him all over the world, promotes good (fan) to eliminate evil, heals the people, and praises the times.
The banana fan in "Journey to the West" left an unforgettable impression on me. Tang Seng encountered a flaming mountain on the way to learn the scriptures, and it was impassable, so he had to use a banana fan to extinguish the fire. Coincidentally, in 1974, the Fifth Division of our Railway Corps built a railway under the Turpan Flame Mountain. The flaming mountain is actually a red clay mountain, because the temperature in Turpan in summer is between minus 37 degrees and 45 degrees, and the hot sun bakes the underground heat wave. The grapes of Turpan hang directly in the honeycomb adobe house, and under the blowing of the hot wind, they become raisins. In such extreme heat, our troops did not have a single fan, let alone an electric fan. Because it was too hot, the troops had to live in a nest in the ground, and because it was too hot, the skin on the faces and hands of the soldiers fell off layer after layer, and the soldiers overcame the extreme heat with spirit and life. At that time, the Gobi Beach was uninhabited, and it was impossible to buy fans, and if there were fans at that time, they could at least send a little coolness to the soldiers who were dying hot, but they could only hope for fans.
With the progress of the times, with the emergence of electric fans and air conditioners, the use of fans has been relatively reduced. But in the morning and evening in the park sunset red team fan dance, is still quite eye-catching, they hold a silk paper fan, in the melodious song, dancing, the fan in their hands open and close freely, the fan sound is crisp and pleasant, the dance steps are uniform.
Every time I see this scene, I have a love for fans, and I hope that collectors will collect all kinds of fans in the world and leave them for future generations to enjoy.
(The picture comes from the Internet, thanks to the original author)
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