What is the difference between men's fans and women's fans?

fans have a long history of development in both East and West. At first, they were symbols of identity, status and etiquette. Since the Middle Ages, fans have been regarded by European women as an indispensable ornament of clothing, a reflection of elegance and fashion, and a necessity in social etiquette. Because of the high price, European court ladies often use a luxurious and exquisite fan as the capital to show off and compete.
The types of fans include feather fans, cattail fans, pheasant fans, round fans, fan.com/Products/Foldingfan/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>Folding fans, silk fan.com/Products/Palacefan/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>Palace fans, gold fans, black paper fans, sandalwood fans, etc. fan making skills included in the national intangible cultural heritage list include Jiangsu Suzhou sandalwood fan, Zhejiang Hangzhou fan, Chongqing Rongchang fan.com/Products/Foldingfan/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>Folding fan, Sichuan Zigong gong fan, Guangdong Xinhui sunflower fan, Huzhou feather fan, and Japan has juniper fan and bat fan. So which fans are used by men and what fans are suitable for women?
The use of fans was strictly gender specific, especially in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.
1. The most essential difference between male and female fans lies in the fan bones. fan bones between 31 cm and 34 cm in length are male fans; fan bones between 16cm and 24cm long (commonly known as 7-inch fan and 8-inch fan) are all female fans.

2. The female fan is small, easy to carry, and looks exquisite from the visual effect. In the old theaters and mansions, a woman with a small female fan became more and more charming. If she took a fan more than a foot long, she would be shocked.

3. Male fans are more exquisite than female fans, and female fans are generally popular in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Even if the high-end female fan is nothing but a tooth fan, or a sandalwood craft fan, the fan face is generally not particular, and is all scribbled or printed by craftsmen. However, male fans are very particular about fan face and fan bone. If a man holds a female fan, it will be a mockery.
Due to the different length of the fan bones, the size of the fan faces of male and female fans is different. The number of fan frames mentioned above refers to male fans, and female fans generally have more than 20 fan frames, including 22, 23, 24, etc. There is no special regulation, which is very arbitrary. This is probably determined by the mood of the fan making workshop.