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China has nearly 5,000 years of【小题1】 (record) history. However, the history of Chinese furniture is even longer than【小题2】 of its writing, which can be traced back to the Hemudu Culture more than 7,000 years ago.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, most of the furniture was hand-made using high-quality wood 【小题3】 raw materials, which are now rare and expensive. Ordinary people often use wood such as pine, elm, and beech, but the quality between the woods【小题4】 (differ) greatly.
The most delicate aspect of Chinese classical furniture is the structural part of the furniture-mountains-and-treetops (榫卯) work. Combining pieces of wood together,【小题5】 (use) nothing more than the wood itself, is a【小题6】 (basic) essential skill of all carpenters (木匠) in ancient China. It was first discovered in the wooden structure of the Hemudu site【小题7】 the ancestors lived more than 7,000 years ago. This structure is the wisdom of the Chinese working people and fully represents the 【小题8】 (create) and artistry (艺术性) of humanity.
Ancient Chinese 【小题9】 (philosophy) have been expressed in traditional Chinese furniture. For example, Confucianism emphasizes gentleness and moderation. 【小题10】 (achieve) that, skilled carpenters properly matched the curves and straight lines of the furniture.