About: Tuanshan

Tuanshan (simplified Chinese: 团扇; traditional Chinese: 團扇; pinyin: tuánshàn; lit. 'circular fan'), also called gongshan (lit. 'palace fan'), bian mian (pien mien), fan of reunion, are typically silk rigid hand fan which originated in China; they are typically circular or oval in shape. Up to the Song dynasty, the tuanshan appears to have the most common types of the fans in China. These types of fans were mostly used by women in the Tang dynasty. Tuanshan with Chinese paintings and with calligraphy became very popular by the Song dynasty among court circles and artists and even continued to be in use even by the end of the 19th century. The tuanshan was also used as part of the traditional Chinese wedding and was part of the ceremonial wedding rite. They continue to be produced and sold in