Chinese Furniture is an outstanding representative of the Chinese arts. It has the bright feature of oriental arts and is honored as a pearl in oriental arts. As for the uniquefeature of Chinese furniture， some say it can completely give full y to the inborn nature of wood and disy the beauty of the texture of wood. Some say it has perfect artistic shape. Its lines are delicate， easy and smooth and its structure reasonable and elegant. Some say its producing technique is superb， tenon and mortise precise and decorations elegant. Some say it has long historical grace， elegant artistic style and colorful charm...

Preface
Long History
Bronze and Lacquered Wooden Furniture in the Shang and
Western Zhou Dynastier />Dwarf Furniture Centered with Bed in the Qin and Han
Dynastier />New Lifestyles Initiated by Cultural Exchange in the Wei Jin &
Northern and Southern Dynasties ii
Transition Stage of Furniture of Different Heights during the Sui
and Tang Dynasties as Well as the Five Dynastier />High Furniture Centered with Table， Chair and Stool in the Song
andYuan Dynastier />Ming-style Furniture of Hardwood——Classical Furniture during
the Ming Dynasty
Qing-style Furniture——a Classic from the Qing Dynasty
Lingering Charm of Wood Texture
Hardwood is Valuable
Rare and Magnificent Hardwood
Plain and Practical Softwood
Other Materials for Furniture
Smart Structure and Precise Shape
Tenon-and-mortise Work——the Core Technique of the Chiner />Furniture
Overall Furniture Structure Originating from Traditional
Architecture
Furniture Forming Components Originating from Traditional
Architecture
Reasonable Dimension and Elegant Patternr />Exquisite Design： Decoration
Most Common Decoration Method——Hot Wax Setting
Lacquer Decorations with Complete Techniquer />Most Common Decoration Method-engraving with Special
Care
Magnificent Inlay
Popular Decoration of Structural Componentr />Varieties of Moldingr />Exquisite and Glittering Metal Componentr />Interesting： Patternr />Bedr />Tabler />Chairs and Stoolr />Cabinet-type Furniture
Boxlike Furniture
Screenr />Rack Furniture
Root Furniture to
Profound Significance： Culture
Regional Furniture with Diversified Styler />Ming-style Furniture Designed by Scholarr />Theory That "Man Is an Integral Part of Nature" Embodied in
Furniture i
Ritual System Embodied in the Traditional Furniture
Subjects of Decoration Symbolizing Good Luck
M a "Home" for the Furniture——Indoor Layout of Chiner />Furniture
Chinese Furniture in Western Countrier />Appendix： Chronological Table of the Chiner />Dynasties