Feather fan

Feather fan

　　The feather fans made by the Tang family from Anfengchang in Dongtai City are the most famous. They are meticulously crafted using feathers from the wings of sea herons. In the early Qing Dynasty, when Kong Shangren was dredging the mouth of the Huai River in Yancheng, he received a sea heron feather fan as a gift from a friend and was full of praise. He immediately composed a five-character regulated poem titled "Feather Fan": "A guest presents two round fans, masterfully crafted, each unique. The cut edges shimmer like clouds, the woven handle delicate as jade. Occasionally held to my chest, they once crossed the eastern seas. To this carefree man beneath the pines, you bring me the gift of cool breeze." (Yancheng)