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Why are Chinese tatami mats not used now?

Tatami is the Japanese transliteration, and the Japanese name is Doshiki.

In ancient times, its way of life was called the banquet system and the banquet system.

Tatami originated in China, but the specific origin time is difficult to verify.

Evidence shows that living on tatami mats was the main way of life after Yao and Shun.

The Han Dynasty was the peak of the development of Xiju (tatami).

From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty 400 years ago, stools and high-leg beds became popular, while the seat bed gradually declined in China.

The specific period when it was introduced to Japan, South Korea and other places cannot be determined.

With the changes of the times, the seats have also changed from the banquet (made of bamboo) to the tatami mats used in Japan today, which have been inherited and carried forward by Japan.

There are tatami mats in the ancient royal tombs of Xi'an.

Tatami is mostly made of rush grass and is a kind of furniture that is spread on the ground for people to sit or lie on all year round.

Most of the tatami mats in ordinary families are designed on the balcony, study room or hall floor.

To put it bluntly, Chinese history and social trends have changed rapidly, and Xiju has been eliminated. In ancient times, Japan was surrounded by the sea and was basically isolated from the world. Before modern times, it had little exchanges with foreign countries and developed very slowly. It still basically retained

Lots of tradition.

But traditional Japanese people still like tatami, and trendy Japanese people basically live in Western-style houses.