How to Make a Chinese Fan

Fans were used in China many thousands of years of years ago. They were, and still are, made out of many different materials such as silk, paper, feathers, and palm leaves. Interestingly, the folded paper fan was actually developed in Japan and introduced to China during the 10th or 11th Century via Korea. A simple paper version of a Chinese fan can be made at home using basic items.

1

Cut a piece of paper. Cut the paper five times as long as it is tall. The larger the paper, the larger the fan. Use decorative paper, or paint your own designs onto the 

2

Start at one of the short ends. Pleat the paper into an accordion fold. The pleats should be about half an inch wide and all of the same size.

3

Glue a chopstick or tongue depressor to each end fold. Leave about 2 inches (5.1 cm) of each edge extended from the paper.

4

Tape the end of the fan together at the side opposite the chopsticks or tongue depressors. Alternately, use a wide ribbon to tie it together.

5

Create the fan shape. Grasp the top of one chopstick in each hand, pulling the sticks away from each other and around in a circular motion toward the taped end. Stop when the sticks are level with each other for a half-moon fan or continue until the sticks touch each other for a circular fan......

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