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2. Tuanshan - Wikipedia

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   Chinese brides also used a type of moon-shaped tuanshan in traditional Chinese wedding called queshan. [6] The ceremonial rite of queshan was an important ceremony in Chinese wedding: the bride would hold it in front of her face to hide her shyness, to remain mysterious, and as a way to exorcise evil spirits. [6]

3. Hand fan - Wikipedia

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   Handheld Brise fan from 1800. A handheld fan, or simply hand fan, is a broad, flat surface that is waved back-and-forth to create an airflow. Generally, purpose-made handheld fans are folding fans, which are shaped like a sector of a circle and made of a thin material (such as paper or feathers) mounted on slats which revolve around a pivot so that it can be closed when not in use.

4. Hanfu accessories - Wikipedia

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   The folding fans later became very fashionable in the Ming dynasty. [44] Another popular type of fan in history was the palmetto fan known as pukui shan (Chinese: 蒲葵扇), also known as pushan (Chinese: 蒲扇), which was made of the leaves and stalks of pukui (i.e. Livistona chinensis). [47]

5. Japanese war fan - Wikipedia

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   A tessen (iron fan) on display in Iwakuni Castle, Japan. Gunsen (軍扇) were folding fans used by the average warriors to cool themselves off. They were made of wood, bronze, brass or a similar metal for the inner spokes, and often used thin iron or other metals for the outer spokes or cover, making them lightweight but strong. [2]

6. Chinese culture - Wikipedia

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   A commercially produced scented wood folding fan, featuring a drawing of the Great Wall of China. The oldest existing Chinese fans are a pair of woven bamboo, wood or paper side-mounted fans from the 2nd century BCE. [53] The Chinese character for "fan" (扇) is etymologically derived from a picture of feathers under a roof. A particular status ...

7. European hand fans in the 18th century - Wikipedia

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   Hand fans first arrived in Europe in the 15th century from Asia and became popular in the 16th century. Several fan styles were common and a plethora of materials were used to create them. Subject matter varied greatly, from Biblical scenes to landscapes. Hand fans serve as a cooling mechanism, social instrument, and fashion accessory.

8. Teens spend over 1 hour on phones during school hours, new ...

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   Teens aren't just sneaking quick glances at their phones during class.They're spending an average of 1.5 hours on them every school day, with 25% of students logging on for more than two hours ...

9. List of Chinese cultural relics forbidden to be exhibited ...

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   The list of Chinese cultural relics forbidden to be exhibited abroad (Chinese: 禁止出境展览文物; pinyin: Jìnzhǐ Chūjìng Zhǎnlǎn Wénwù) comprises a list of antiquities and archaeological artifacts held by various museums and other institutions in the People's Republic of China, which the Chinese government has officially prohibited, since 2003, from being taken abroad for ...