Culture insider: Cool and beautiful tips from ancient China
( chinadaily.com.cn ) Updated: 2014-06-26 08:36:29
Using a fan
Electricity did not exist in the ancient world so people manually fanned themselves with paper- or textile-made fans. China has been dubbed the "kingdom of fans" for many years. Fans were not always tools for cooling oneself, but also were symbols of status and taste.
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