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 unique feature of Chinese furniture, some say it can completely give full play to the inborn nature of wood and display 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

Preface
Long History
Bronze and Lacquered Wooden Furniture in the Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties
Dwarf Furniture Centered with Bed in the Qin and Han Dynasties
New Lifestyles Initiated by Cultural Exchange in the Wei,Jin & Northern and Southern Dynasties
Transition Stage of Furniture of Different Heights during the Sui and Tang Dynasties as Well as the Five Dynasties
High Furniture Centered with Table, Chair and Stool in the Song andYuan Dynasties
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 Chinese Furniture
Overall Furniture Structure Originating from Traditional Architecture
Furniture Forming Components Originating from Traditional Architecture
Reasonable Dimension and Elegant Patterns
Exquisite Design: Decoration
Most Common Decoration Method Hot Wax Setting
Lacquer Decorations with Complete Techniques
Most Common Decoration Method-engraving with Special Care
Magnificent Inlay
Popular Decoration of Structural Components
Varieties of Moldings
Exquisite and Glittering Metal Components
Interesting: Patterns
Beds
Tables
Chairs and Stools
Cabinet-type Furniture
Boxlike Furniture lO
Screens
Rack Furniture
Root Furniture
Profound Significance: Culture
Regional Furniture with Diversified Styles
Ming-style Furniture Designed by Scholars
Theory That "Man Is an Integral Part of Nature" Embodied in Furniture
Ritual System Embodied in the Traditional Furniture
Subjects of Decoration Symbolizing Good Luck
Making a "Home" for the Furniture Indoor Layout of Chinese Furniture
Chinese Furniture in Western Countries
Appendix: Chronological Table of the Chinese
Dynasties

作者简介：Zhang Xiaoming Born in Weifang, Shandong province in 1971, Zhang is now the associate professor of the Art School of Shandong University of Technology. In 2000, she gained Master's Degree of Literature from Beijing Normal University. In 2005, she won Doctor's Degree of Chinese Literature from Shandong University. She began to work at the mobile station for post-doctorial students at the History and Culture School of Shandong University in2006. She is mainly engaged in the research
of history and culture. She has published manyessays on the national academic periodicals and one academic book.