随着科学技术和经济的发展,夏令时节所用的电风扇和空调器,已进入普通家庭。在旧中国为招风取凉,人们只能依靠手中的扇子,它有着非常古老的历史,应用上又曾有其等级。 扇子的应用,据说不晚于新石器时代陶器出现之后,古籍中提到过“舜作五明扇”。东周、战国铜器上刻画的长柄大扇,从使用角度上看,由仆从执掌,为主人降风蔽日,象征权威的成分多于实际应用,也许后来的扇子由此演变而成。 With the development of science, technology and economy, the electric fans and air conditioners used for the daylight saving time have entered the ordinary families. In old China, where you can take advantage of the cool winds, people can only rely on the fans in their hands. It has a very ancient history and has had its class on the application. The use of fans, it is said that no later than after the emergence of Neolithic pottery, the ancient books mentioned in the “Shun made five Ming fan.” From the use point of view, by the slave servant, the masters of the masked man, the symbol of authority more than the practical application of ingredients, and perhaps the subsequent evolution of the fan.