The face is there and then it’s gone. The imploring eyes of a beauty mysteriously hide and threaten to never again reemerge, until…
Such is the enchanting beauty of the Chinese fan. Whether in the folding style or the circular rigid style, the fan has been an accessory deeply intertwined with Chinese history and culture. Its meaning goes far beyond providing cooling relief in the hot summer weather (though it certainly has done a lot of that throughout Chinese history).
