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Traditional furniture has the meaning of peony lotus.

China traditional furniture often has peony, lotus flower and bottle pattern, which means wealth and peace.

The pattern combination of peony, lotus flower and bottle body is "rich and safe". The peony flower is tall and gorgeous, giving people an elegant feeling. Peony was deeply loved by dignitaries in ancient China, and it was a symbol of wealth in the traditional culture of China. Therefore, some people say that peony has been the national flower of China since ancient times.

The homonym of lotus is harmony, and the homonym of bottle is flat. Putting peony, lotus and bottle patterns together on traditional furniture in China means wealth and peace. China traditional furniture is what we usually call China traditional furniture and Chinese classical furniture. The development of traditional furniture in China has gone through three stages.

The first stage is dominated by low-rise furniture, the second stage is the transition period from low-rise furniture to high-rise furniture, and the third stage is high-rise furniture. China traditional furniture began to form in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, matured in Song and Yuan Dynasties, and reached its peak in Ming Dynasty.

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Chinese classical furniture is a sign of the development level of social productive forces in a period, which is divided into three schools: extensive production, Beijing production and Soviet production. It reflects the social, historical and cultural characteristics of a certain historical period and has profound historical sociality. During the development of China furniture, the Ming Dynasty was the historical peak of its development, forming a distinctive and unique national style.