Editing Hand fan (section)

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The folding fan ({{lang-zh|折扇|zheshan|label=none}}), invented in Japan, was later introduced to the Chinese in the 10th century.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Panati |first=Charles |title=Panati's extraordinary origins of everyday things |date=2016 |publisher=Book Sales |isbn=978-0-7858-3437-3 |language=English |oclc=962329974}}</ref><ref name=":0" />{{Rp|12}} In 988 AD, folding fans were first introduced in China by a Japanese monk from [[Japan]] as a tribute during the [[Northern Song dynasty]]; these folding fans became very fashionable in China by the [[Song dynasty|Southern Song dynasty]].<ref name=":1" />{{Rp|8, 12–16}} The folding fans were referred to as "Japanese fans" by the Chinese.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|15}} While the folding fans gained popularity, the traditional silk round fans continued to remain mainstream in the Song dynasty.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|16}} The folding fan later became very fashionable in the [[Ming dynasty]];<ref name=":110" /> however, folding fans were met with resistance because they were believed to be intended for the lower-class people and servants.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|17}}

The Chinese also innovated the design of the folding fan by creating the {{lang|fr|brisé}} fan ('broken fan').<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yarwood |first=Doreen |title=Illustrated encyclopedia of world costume |date=2011 |publisher=Dover Publications, Inc |isbn=978-0-486-43380-6 |location=Mineola, N.Y. |oclc=678535823}}</ref>{{Rp|161}}

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File:Folding fan with daylilies, rocks, and a poem, painted by the Qianlong emperor for Empress Dowager Chongqing, China, 1762 AD, ink and color on paper, bamboo - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07993.jpg|Folding fan with a [[Chinese painting]] and a [[Chinese poetry|Chinese poem]], painted by the [[Qianlong Emperor|Qianlong emperor]] for his mother [[Empress Xiaoshengxian|Empress Dowager Xiaoshengxian]], [[Qing dynasty]], 1762 AD
File:Kongfu fan.jpg|Chinese folding fans used in the performance of [[Kung Fu]]
File:Non electric fan aka solfjader.jpg|Brisé fan, a typical commercially produced scented wood folding fan; this one features a painting of the [[Great Wall of China]]
File:Fan, Chinese, early 1600s, view 2 - Fan Room, Alcázar of Seville, Spain - DSC07300.JPG|Chinese folding fan, early 1600s, [[Spain]]
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