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As an important part of traditional furniture (家具), the Chinese pingfeng (folding screen) has a long history. The ancient invention has been around since the Han Dynasty, and was used to protect from wind at the very .
As time passes, it has been made into different sizes with colourful paintings. On screens usually appears a dragon. It for power. The bats can be seen on screens, too. It's a of good luck. People also like to decorate a folding screen with beautiful flowers which mean wealth good luck. All the designs carry people's beautiful wishes.
Behind the pingfeng lies a(n) story. In the past the unmarried daughter of a rich family was not supposed to see or be seen by men her father, brothers or very close male cousins. When an admirer paid a visit, she might take a look at him behind a screen. Her father would discuss poems with the young man and ask him to create . The daughter might agree to take him as a husband she and her father were satisfied with the young man's poem and his looks.
Today the pingfeng is back in fashion for its beauty and its practical (实际的) use as furniture. Acting as a moving wall or divider, it can the perfect match for modern sofas and walls, which adds style to them.
Without doubt, the pingfeng is more than beautiful furniture.
