Culture insider: 18 Chinese gifts for family and friends

Updated: 2014-07-14 07:15

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Chinese fans

China has been dubbed the "kingdom of fans" for many years. Fans were not always tools for cooling oneself, but also were symbols of status and taste. One main reason is that fans sometimes were decorated with paintings, poems or calligraphy.

Culture insider: 18 Chinese gifts for family and friends

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