Rongchang Paper Fan

With a history more than 450 years, Rongchang Paper Fan is a classical good that enjoys an international fame. While during the past time, only the nobility could afford to buy this elegant fan. With the development of the technique, it stands firmly in the domestic market and gain worldwide fame since it was exported to India and Burma for hundreds of years. This elaborate specialty can be a good choice for you as a souvenir for your Chongqing tour.

Rongchang folding paper fan because of advanced, exquisite workmanship, it becomes a kind of special commodity and craft treasures in the ancient time. Since the ancient times, Rongchang f paper fan sold well all over the country even exported to countries such as India and Burma. In recent decades, Rongchang paper fan has rapid development, already has leather, sandalwood, silken, feathers of 345 varieties fan.

Brief Introduction

Paper fan, also called folding fan, is a kind of folk handicrafts used for cool summer, is also a kind of arts and crafts and adornment and also a important props of dramas, dance performances.
 
Rongchang Paper Fan

Paper fan is small commodities for daily use, but it has the unique characteristics of easy to carry. Rongchang paper fan is light, and its good materials, exquisite workmanship is the good daily use product in combination of utility and craft. Due to the variety is complete, the design and color is various, and it has high, medium and low-grade products.

History

In the Northern Song dynasty, the folding fan was introduced into China. Ming dynasty Yongle period, emperor liked fan because of its convenience, so the fan was put into mass production. The Jiajing period thirtieth years (in 1551) of the Ming dynasty, Rongchang paper fan has been produced nearly 450 years. It was elegant and delicate since ancient times. Many ancient writers have praised paper fan in their works.

Rongchang Paper Fan

Once the folding paper fan was introduced into ancient Chinese society, it was immediately adopted.  Everyone had to have a folded paper fan. Fans were embroidered and painted and decorated and hung.  The ancient Chinese loved fans and the earliest ones were made of feathers. Over the years fans were made of all kinds of material like straw and wood. It was more than a fad. It soon became a national activity - nearly everyone made and carried gorgeously decorated folding paper fans.