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As cooling implements, fans bring refreshing breeze to people in summer. In China, however, fans have also possessed artistic charm and unique national characteristics since ancient times.The earliest fans in China appeared in the Shang and Zhou periods, more than 3000 years ago. There are many kinds of fans in China, such as paper fans, silk fans, palm-leaf fans, feather fans, bamboo fans, and wheat-straw fans.


Exhibition： ·The Art of Fans and Umbrellas of Hangzhou
Date of Shipment ： ·January, 2006
Total Packages： ·4 boxes
Venue/Time of Previous Exhibitions ： ·Mauritius 2006.3-7
·Bulgaria  2006.9-12
·Malta     2007.1-3
·Jordan    2008
Upcoming Exhibitions ： ·St.Petersburg, Spring Festival of 2009





Contents：

· Language : Chinese, English

· Supplements : History of Chinese fans (Exhibition Board No. 1); Variety of Chinese fans (Exhibition Board No. 2); Introduction of fans in Hangzhou (Exhibition Board No. 3); Introduction of fans in Hangzhou (Exhibition Board No. 4); History of Chinese umbrellas (Exhibition Board No. 5); Umbrellas, Chinese Operas and Chinese folk culture (Exhibition Board No. 6); Variety of Chinese umbrellas (Exhibition Board No. 7); West Lake Silk Umbrella (Exhibition Board No. 8); Exhibits list



· Umbrellas
 
· Fans (I)
 

· Fans (II)
 
· Fans (III)
 

· Fans (IV)
 

 
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