The ancients invented the spring stool for convenience. What is its function?

Someone always needs to hear it? Spring stool? The name is very imaginative, but the spring stool doesn't have so many strange uses at all, and its practical use is very serious. In some traditional bedrooms and more exquisite Chinese hotels, there will be a bench at the bedside, called a spring stool. In ancient times, this kind of stool was mainly placed at the head of the bed, where various items were placed.

1. Before the Tang and Song Dynasties, China's bedding was relatively low and heavy. Although Hu Chuang and Hu stool have appeared, they have not fully integrated into the life of the Central Plains people. But in the Tang and Song Dynasties, people were not used to traditional kneeling, but sat on stools and chairs.

By the Ming and Qing dynasties, the style of furniture was obviously different from before, and there was a kind of? Spring stool? Generally placed on the bedside or bedside, the spring stool is generally made of Toona sinensis wood, which means positive. There are more than ten kinds of light stools in Ming and Qing furniture, and spring stools are a special kind. It can be used as both a bed and a stool. It is very convenient to carry and carry, so it is very popular. Usually, the traditional spring stool is about the size of a desk or desk, five or six feet long and about two feet wide. Three or five people can sit in a horizontal row. As a small sofa, you can also have a temporary rest and sit and lie down, which is the most basic function of the spring stool.

Second, the main function of the spring stool is to place items, just like coffee tables and console tables. Especially when you are newly married, you need to put a spring stool in front of the window, write happy words on it, and put all kinds of festive items, such as quilts.

Although in some paintings, the spring stool is used as a happy place, it cannot be said that the spring stool was invented for personal belongings in the room. Spring stools are still used as cots and stools, mainly for sitting, lying and placing things.

Generally, the stools in spring are made of Ailanthus altissima. The wood of Ailanthus altissima is not suitable for pillars, but it is good for windows, desks and chairs. Moreover, Ailanthus altissima has a special taste, which can prevent mosquitoes and the like, so it was widely used in the past.

It is said that the spring stool is also used to put the crib, which can drive away mosquitoes and prevent the baby from being bitten in summer, and the spring stool is at the bedside, which is convenient for parents to take care of, but this is just a statement. After all, old-fashioned cribs usually don't need to be placed on spring stools. Most of the existing spring stools originated in the Ming and Qing dynasties, which was not available in the previous generation. Furniture and home design in Ming and Qing Dynasties also deeply influenced the decoration in China today, and spring stools were used in many traditional decorations.

Nowadays, many people have spring stools at home or in exquisite hotels, but they are not as exquisite as before. Their function is still to sit as stools or place things, and they are rarely used in other aspects.