What does this square table represent?

The square table represents auspiciousness, reunion and harmony.

Square table is one of the traditional furniture in China. Refers to a square table with the same length on four sides and a wider table. The square table has four sides, each side can seat two people, and eight people sit around it (just like the Eight Immortals), so it is called the Eight Immortals Table in China. In the traditional culture of China, the Eight Immortals are legendary immortals, so the Eight Immortals dining table represents auspiciousness, reunion and harmony.

The history of several cases of furniture can be traced back at least to Yu's time, which was called Yi at that time and was mostly used for sacrifice. The name of the case only appeared in the late Zhou Dynasty, and "Shi Jiyuan" contained: "There are three cases of danger, and there is no case, which is called the Warring States." Table names came into being in the Five Dynasties. The Ming and Qing dynasties prevailed, and almost every family, whether it is a dignitary or an ordinary person, can find the shadow of the square table, and even become the only big piece of furniture in many families.

Structure of square table

In terms of structure and use, the popularity of the square table has great inevitability. It is generally believed that the square table is the most simple, economical and practical furniture in large-scale furniture. Easy to use, square in appearance and firm in structure. Kindness, peace and strong sense of stability make the square table an elegant main hall furniture.

No matter whether the hall decoration is elegant, simple or even rough, as long as the space is not particularly cramped, putting a square table and two chairs on both sides will produce a very stable feeling, such as being a great scholar, stable and peaceful. Because the table top of the Eight Immortals table is relatively large, it is difficult to make such a complete and flawless material from precious hardwood that can be cultivated for hundreds of years, so there are few tables made of all materials except firewood.