The founder, Wang Xingzhai, was born in Shaoxing and lived in Hangzhou for generations. After learning the craft from his family, he opened Wang Xingzhai Fan Village in the first year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1875). The mud-gold full-bucket flower fan made with his wife Chen Ying was chosen as a court tribute. In 191, a branch was set up in Yangmeizhu Xiejie, Beijing. Wang Xingzhai died in 199, and Chen Ying and his son Wang Ziqing inherited his career.

In p>1929, we set up a shop in Taipingfang Street, Hangzhou, with the name of "Wang Xingji" and the registered trademark of "Samsung". After moving to Shanghai in 1938, fans made of sandalwood and depicting the scenery of the West Lake were introduced and sold well in many places.

Wang Ziqing moved to Hongkong on the eve of 1949, and the store was run by his son Wang Xiongfei. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wang Xingji Fan Factory was re-established in Hangzhou, with its manufacturing base in Qinghefang and its shop on Hubin Road near the West Lake, using the old Samsung trademark.

Hangzhou's "elegant fan" has a long history and is well-known since ancient times. Hangzhou Wangxingji Fan Village, the predecessor of Hangzhou Wangxingji Fan Industry, was founded in 1875 (the first year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty) by Wang Xingzhai. At that time, Hangzhou Wangxingji fan was compared with Zhejiang silk and Longjing tea with its exquisite craftsmanship, different functions and elegant taste, and was known as the "three wonders of Hangzhou production" and famous all over the world. It is a traditional famous fan of Wang Xingji, and it is called a unique fan. The production of black paper fans can only be completed after more than 8 processes, such as bone making, pasting, folding, coloring, sanding and shaping. The fan ribs are made of brown bamboo in Guilin, Guangxi, with beautiful patterns, softness and elasticity. The fan is made of pure mulberry paper and coated with several layers of high-quality persimmon paint made in Zhuji. It is soft, tough and clean in texture, dark and transparent in color, impervious to rain, durable in the sun, and has a reputation of "one fan and half umbrellas". It was once selected as a tribute to the royal family and enjoyed a worldwide reputation.