With its profound culture, the Chinese fan is the part of the principal section of traditional Chinese folk custom, which is closely related to the culture of Bamboo and Buddhism. Historically China is well known as the kingdom of fan making. Over 3,000 years ago, imperial families adopted long-shafted fans made of birds' feathers for court performances and ceremonies. The Han Dynasty was when silk and satin fans were introduced. It became a fashion among scholars and artists to show their genius by writing and painting on fan surfaces. Palm fans were made in the Jin Dynasty (265-420 AD) and have been widely used by the Chinese people. They are very useful and welcomed by people of less expensive taste. Thanks to their portability, these fans are still widely used in China, especially during travel in the sweltering summer.

    Fan is made from Bamboo, wood, paper, ivory, hawksbill, jade, feather, as well as palm leaf, areca leaf, straw of wheat, cattail leaf and so forth. With these materials, fan is made into a variety of crafts...Round fans and folded fans are the two main types. Round fans are usually used decoration and appreciation, which was especially popular in imperial palaces or noble families. Among the colorful family of folded fans, which is of particular interest is the sandal wood fan . Its most outstanding characteristic is the pleasant, fragrant scent that comes from the wood. It emits subtle fragrance which is as enchanting and refreshing as any expensive perfume. Due to this , it becomes most among ladies, since it lends much charm and softness to them.

    Nowadays Chinese fans are continuously developed with local speciality by applying modern scientific technology together with its traditional handcrafts, and it is enjoying a higher reputation all through the world for its elegant sculpt ,fine craftwork and profound culture.