Hand-made fan on March 3rd.

March 3rd handmade fan manufacturing steps:

1. Draw or print a sector.

2. Cut cloth or paper along the fan.

3. Cut out two sectors according to the pattern.

4. Prepare two sectors and ribs, coat the skeleton with white glue, put the cloth in the middle and fix it with the skeleton. Note: It is not painted on the cloth, but on the fan frame. )

5. Stick the other side to the skeleton and fix it according to the fourth step.

6. Cut off the redundant skeleton according to the shape of the sector.

7. Brush the edges with white latex.

8. Stick edge strips and ears along the edge of the fan.

9. Press the fan with a heavy object for 24 hours until the white latex is completely dry.

The significance and symbol of the fan

According to legend, the fan was invented by Shun Di for seeking the virtuous. At this time, the fan is more of a ceremonial appliance than an ordinary person's.

The common fans in ancient China were mostly round fans, that is, round fans. Ban Jieyu, the concubine of the Western Han Emperor, was a famous talented woman. Because the emperor was partial to Zhao, she wrote the famous Song of the Fan under bitterness, and used a fan to compare the Emperor Gaozu's liking for the new and hating the old.

According to records, in the early Yuan Dynasty, people were amused to see foreign envoys holding folding fans in the street. But after only a hundred years, the folding fan has changed from the object of ridicule to the symbol of romance and fashion. Literati and writers all paint poems on the fan, which is very elegant.