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good question. for Chinese ancient gentlemen, a beautiful paper fan can add much attraction for them. do you know the paper fan of Zhuge Liang a talented adviser of State Shu in Three Kingdoms period.

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Did Queen Isabella have a paper fan?

yes she did have a paper fan.


How was a Winnowing fan used in ancient Egypt?

In ancient Egypt, a winnowing fan was used to separate grain from chaff after harvesting. The fan, often made of palm fronds or reeds, would be used to toss the harvested grain into the air, allowing the wind to blow away the lighter chaff while the heavier grains fell back to the ground. This process was essential for ensuring clean, usable grain for food and storage. It showcased the ingenuity of ancient agricultural practices in efficiently processing crops.


What did ancient egyptians use scoops for?

In exactly the same way that winnowing fans have been used all over the world from ancient times to the 19th century. A winnowing fan is used to throw up the threshed grain into the air in order for the breeze to carry away the lighter chaff (flaky bits that are inedible). In medieval Europe, winnowing fans were in the form of flat, shallow baskets, but in ancient Egypt they were shaped scoops of wood. In Europe, the grain was then caught again in the same basket, but it seems that the Egyptians simply dropped the grain into a large pile on the ground.


How much is a 2008 used world series baseball worth?

It is worth about 10,000 dollars without it being signed for a huge phillies fan. But about 5,000 for a none phillies fan. And for a Tampa Bay fan only about1,00


Chinese fan dance history?

Traditional Chinese Dance includes the stalwart Lion Dance with drum music, the spirited Ribbon Dance with long Silk Ribbons fabricating calligraphic designs in the air; as well as the exquisite Fan Dance mesmerized by spectators all over the world. The Art of Chinese Dance convoy the hue, extravagance and splendor of the Chinese culture all over the world. Fans can also be used as props for female dancers. The fan dance originates from the fan performances in ancient psychic conducts and folk-custom activities. The fan dance highlights delicate movements with constantly changing rhythm, which is dynamic and graceful. The first Chinese fans were nothing more than bird feathers or large leaves. Tradition holds that King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty in the 11th century B.C. invented the Chinese hand-held fan, and the oldest known Chinese hand held fan was found in China in 1982 and is approximately 2,300 years old. The earliest half-moon fans were constructed of silk wrapped around bamboo spokes that were arranged in a semi-circle. Fans were used only by the members of the royal court for many centuries, only becoming available to the general public during the Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - 220 A.D. By the time of the Jin Dynasty, 317-420 A.D., so many fans were being made that the emperor halted the use of silk in their manufacture because silk producers could not keep up. While the Chinese are credited with the invention of the half-moon hand held fan, these first fans did not fold like modern ones do. The folding half-moon fan was brought to China in the 11th century A.D. from Japan. Today Chinese fans are still made from the traditional bamboo and silk materials, and also of paper, wood, bone, palm tree leaves and other materials. During the 5th century A.D. the moon fan, or round fan became very popular. Young ladies, especially those inside the imperial palace were very fond of these. These round fans later took on other shapes also, such as oval. The ancient Chinese were a very artistic culture. Everyday items such as fans were valued not only for their functionality, but by their beauty. Fan painting and decoration are but one example of this. There has been a revival of the ancient art form of the Chinese Hand Held Fan. Thy are things of beauty that can add to the decor of any home.

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Did Queen Isabella have a paper fan?

yes she did have a paper fan.


How do you make an ancient fan book?

The Fan Book in question is made in one particular way. Native to the orient a fan or scroll of paper are folded accoradian like. The opposite sides are then written recorded on to continue a story or journal of some sort.?æ


What does Uchiha mean in Japanese?

uchiha means 'uchiwa' in Japanese which means paper fan, and the symbol of the uchiha clan is a paper fan. uchiwa is used to fan fire to make it bigger ( oxygen helps fire grow) and the uchiha clans element is mainly fire.


How was the winnowing fan used in farming in ancient Egypt?

used to seperate the grains from the husks. husks were blown away by the wind creeated by the winnowing fan and the grains would fall to the found.


What will you do to make a paper fan rotate?

we will let the air of the original fan rotate and anywhere we want we will stick the paper fan and automatically it will rotate


Where could one learn how to make a paper fan?

There are many places where one could learn how to make a paper fan. The best places to look in order to learn how to make a paper fan would be websites like WikiHow.


How was a Winnowing fan used in ancient Egypt?

In ancient Egypt, a winnowing fan was used to separate grain from chaff after harvesting. The fan, often made of palm fronds or reeds, would be used to toss the harvested grain into the air, allowing the wind to blow away the lighter chaff while the heavier grains fell back to the ground. This process was essential for ensuring clean, usable grain for food and storage. It showcased the ingenuity of ancient agricultural practices in efficiently processing crops.


What are some things paper are used for?

books, toilet paper, newspaper, writing letters, wraping presents, drawing, oragami, writing notes, competition number, for a printer, a fax machiene, photocoping, dictionary and a paper fan.


What is the paper feeding technology most commonly associated with dot matrix printers?

Continuous fan-fold, multi-page listing paper. Such paper is mainly used in offices where large volumes of data needs to be printed without the close supervisation usually required with A4 pre-cut paper as used in injets and lasers.


What is a fan made out of?

A hand fan can be made from paper, wood or animal bone - such as ivory - and paint.


How do you a fan?

get some paper fold it in half then wave it across your face and bobs your uncle a fan


What are fan signs?

a fan sign is when you write something on a piece of paper and take a picture with it . The name can be written on your hand, your body, a piece of paper, anything really. =D