Three years ago popular box fans began to replace the traditional round models. Innovative colored plastic fans which could be purchased for half the price of previous electric fans became widespread.
二、三年前，箱型扇問世，它挾重量輕、體積小、顏色多、造型美、價錢便宜（每台在六、七百至千餘元間）、風向涵蓋面積大，及扇葉由導風板罩住，小孩不致將手指伸入而較為安全等優點，以異軍突起之勢，橫掃風扇市場。