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Artistry of fans

A historical bridge in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, is known for being associated with Wang Xizhi, the renowned 4th-century calligrapher. It is said that he often walked across the bridge, and one day he saw an old woman, who sold paper fans there, looking stressed because of poor sales. Wang wrote on the fans and told the woman to tell people he did the calligraphy. The fans then sold out.