| Including types of wood commonly used in
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| | Zitan mu is an extremely hard rosewood.
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| ancient and Modern China and a brief
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| | This type of wood is just so hard and
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| account of ancient Chinese furniture.
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| | dense that it sinks in water. It is
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| In ancient China , people used to sit or
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| | commonly found in America , Africa ,
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| kneel on straw mats on the floor.
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| | India , Vietnam and Burma . It is said
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| Starting from around 471-221B.C., beds
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| | that it is very difficult for it to grow
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| and mats came into being. Then people
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| | bigger than for a diameter of 7 inches.
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| started to move their daily living from
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| | That is why it is very difficult to get
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| the floor to somewhere of raised heights.
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| | big trunks from this tree. It has a tree
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| From then on, straw mats were used mostly
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| | trunk of yellow color. But with enough
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| on beds and couches.
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| | exposure in the air, the yellow will
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| Not only chairs and stools, various
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| | change to dark red. It gives off fragrant
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| designs of furniture has arrived its
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| | smell and it is one of China 's medicinal
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| summit in the Ming and Ching dynasties.
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| | herbs. With a chair made of Zitan, people
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| In the Ming dynasty, smooth, flowing
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| | will receive good medicinal treatment by
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| lines and elegant ornamentation were the
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| | sitting on it.
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| motifs at the time. In the Ching dynasty,
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| | For a long time, ancient Chinese
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| furniture design turned to richer
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| | furniture has been treasure of furniture
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| ornamentation together with more
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| | aficionados. However, not much of what
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| coordinated engraved details. And in more
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| | was produced in the ancient China was
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| modern days, most Chinese furniture
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| | kept because a piece of good work was not
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| designs are heavily influenced by the
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| | rated valuably. It was not until the Ming
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| above two periods in history.
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| | and Ching dynasties that good pieces of
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| Since furniture has come in being, wood
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| | furniture were valued and treasured by
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| has been the major material used. With
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| | people. Even in the two periods, most
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| China 's rich forest resources, it is
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| | furniture was either destroyed locally or
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| nothing surprising. There are two main
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| | looted by invaders from the West. In
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| materials being used, lacquered and
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| | fact, similar situation lasted until
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| hardwood. Besides, bamboo and rattan
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| | recent China during the Communist
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| furniture are also common in areas of
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| | revolution when communal chaos destroyed
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| warmer and sunnier weather.
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| | cabinets, chest and chairs for fuel and
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| The most frequently used woods in high
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| | any possession of quality would be
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| quality furniture are huganhuali mu
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| | considered against the government at the
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| (yellow flower pear wood), jichi mu
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| | time.
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| (phoenix tail or chicken wing wood) and
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| | As a result, apart from the few items
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| zitan mu(dark-purple sandlewood).
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| | which managed to escape with their
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| Huanghuali mu was often used in both the
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| | expatriate or diplomatic families to
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| Ming and Ching dynasties. Huanghuali mu
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| | places like Hong Kong or to the West, a
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| is one of the world's most precious
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| | limited collection can be found in
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| woods. It can reach up to 36 meters tall
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| | museums such as the Victoria and Albert
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| with a diameter of 1 meter. This wood is
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| | Museum in London , the Palace Museum in
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| commonly found in Thailand , Burma and
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| | Beijing .
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| Vietnam . In ancient China , Huanghuali
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| | In fact, with ancient Chinese furniture
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| mu and Zitan were as precious and costly
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| | gaining more worldly attention and
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| as gold and gem. Jichi mu is a kind of
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| | international status to its high quality
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| very hard wood. It is often found in
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| | and worth, prices of a true piece can
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| Burma , Thailand , India and Vietnam .
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| | command up to as much as one is willing
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| This type of wood is of even more rarity
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| | to pay.
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| than both Huganhuali and Zitan. Its name
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| | With increasing worldwide attention and
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| came into being due to its feather-like
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| | appreciation, Chinese furniture is
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| pattern which resembles that of birds.
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| | gaining its international position.
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