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Chinese fans seem to have special meanings in Chinese culture. I’ve 1．(receive) a number of them as gifts from my Chinese friends. The fans are very pretty. You may have noticed that almost all female figures in 2． (tradition) Chinese paintings carry a silk fan. In the movies of 3．1930s and 1940s, fans are a very visible article for Shanghai women. 4．(usual) the structure of the fans is made of sand wood and the faces are made of silk or paper. Because the fans always have sweet smell, women 5． use them appear even more attractive. Fans are probably one of the most appropriate 6．(expression) of noble female.

Men also use fans. But these fans are quite often much 7．(big). Men’s fans often use valuable materials for that structure and the faces are always 8．(paint) with plants or landscapes. As a result 9．open-door policy, fans have become popular again not for people to use at home, 10． as a gift for foreigners. I heard westerners appreciate these gifts. As fans are small, inexpensive and typically Chinese, many people like to use them as gifts from the overseas trips.