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China has nearly 5, 000 years of 1． (record) history. However, the history of Chinese furniture is even longer than 2． of its writing, which can be traced back to more than 7, 000 years ago.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, most of the furniture was hand-made using high-quality hardwood 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 4． (different) greatly.

Classical furniture is mostly made by hand. Modern machines cannot 5． (complete) replace handwork. The shapes carved by the machine are neat but the lines are rigid and lacking in vitality. The most delicate aspect of Chinese classical furniture is the structural part of the work. Combining pieces of wood together, 6． (use) nothing more than the wood itself, is a basic skill of all carpenters in ancient China. It was first discovered in the wooden structure of the Hemudu site 7． the ancestors lived. This structure fully represents the 8． (create) and artistry (艺术性) of humanity.

Ancient Chinese 9． (philosophy) have been expressed in traditional Chinese furniture. 10． (achieve) that, skilled carpenters properly matched the curves and straight lines of the furniture.