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Fengshanche
Winnowing machine used in ancient China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fengshanche (Chinese: 風扇車[1]; pinyin: fēngshànchē; lit. 'wind fan vehicle') was a winnowing machine that was used in ancient China to separate the grain from the chaff or seed casings after harvest. The winnowing machine also had a rotary fan which had a blower that had a crank handle to create air to blow away the lighter seed casings to separate the husks from the pile of grain.[2][3]
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