1, take out the cardboard prepared in advance and choose a color you like.

2. Fold the cardboard back and forth repeatedly according to the width of 1cm. If you want a bigger fan, choose a wider cardboard.

3. Fold the folded cardboard in half along the center.

4. After folding in half, stick the blades on both sides together with a glue stick or double-sided adhesive tape. In this way, the simplest hand fan production is completed.

5. The same method can also be used to make a round pleated fan, but it needs a "fan handle". "The fan handle can be replaced with washed ice cream sticks and disposable chopsticks.

6. According to the above pasting method, stick one side of the origami and stick the ice cream stick on the other side to become a new fan.

7. Of course, you can also beautify your handmade fans, such as drawing your favorite patterns with colored strokes or sticking some beautiful stickers.

The main materials of the fan are: bamboo, wood, paper, ivory, tortoise shell, jade, bird feathers, other palm leaves, betel nut leaves, wheat straw, cattail and so on. It can also be woven or made into various daily craft fans with beautiful shapes and exquisite structures, which are carefully carved, carved, bronzed, drilled or painted by famous people by skilled craftsmen.

The traditional fan culture in China originated from ancient times. Our ancestors hunted plant leaves or poultry feathers in the hot summer and simply processed them to keep out the wind and rain. Therefore, the fan is called the sun, which is the original source of the fan.

The earliest fan was a symbol of power made of reeds. The original function of the fan is not to enjoy the cool, but to show the status and privileges of the ruling class. Because fans are more common in palaces, it is also called "Palace Mountain".