The Historical Origin of Bench

Bench, also known as stool, its name first appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and the image of bench can be traced back to Hu Chuang in the north of Han and Wei Dynasties.

Hu Chuang was widely used in Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties (emperors and even ministers in Sui and Tang Dynasties had many elements of Ren Hu in their blood). Rich and powerful families not only have to live in one room, but also have to be carried around by attendants to prepare for a temporary rest. Of course, this kind of Hu bed is not as huge as today's bed. It's light and the right size. In fact, it has the shape and function of today's stool, but because there was no title of "stool" at that time, people used to call it "Hu Chuang". This is the prototype of China stool.

Especially after the Tang and Song Dynasties, the use of stools gradually increased (but the phenomenon of women sitting on stools is still rare), and the names of stools began to be widely used, and they were separated from the traditional categories of beds in China.