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Who invented the chair?

Chairs originated in the Han Wei, the inventor is unknown. The origin of chairs and stools, must start from the Han Wei Hu bed. Before the Tang Dynasty, the word "chair" there is an explanation for the "car" to speak, that is, the car's fence. Its role is to rely on people riding in the car.

Later the chair, the form of the four-legged support platform installed on the fence, when the system is inspired by the car side of the fence, and follow the name and call this sitting for the "chair". From the existing data, the Tang Dynasty has been quite elaborate chair. Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, the unprecedented popularity of high type of seating, the form of the chair is also more up, the emergence of back chairs, armchairs, chairs and so on.

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Chair types:

1, dining chairs

Dining chair material is divided into: solid wood chairs, steel chairs, bentwood chairs, aluminum chairs, metal chairs, rattan chairs, plastic chairs, fiberglass chairs, acrylic chairs, panel chairs, miscellaneous wood chairs, baby dining chairs, and chairs.

2, bar chairs

Bar chairs were mainly used in bars at first, but now the use of bar chairs has become more and more, and they are widely used in shabu-shabu bars, fast-food restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, jewelry stores, cosmetic stores and other venues.

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