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Jiangnan Hundred-bed Museum

: Flower stands (huaji), also called huajia (flower shelves) or huatai (flower plat?form), did not...

: Made in the early Qing Dynasty, this incense stand, shaped like a Chinese flowering crabapple, is...

: The range includes tables made for brick couches (kangzhuo), narrow tables with corner legs...

Wu Zhen is an ancient town in southern Yangtze River with overflowing sense of history. Located at 210 East Avenue, Wu Zhen is the Jiangnan Hundred-bed Museum, which is also called Zhao's Hall. With an area of 1200 square meters, the museum has a collection of dozens of masterpieces of ancient beds made in Ming and Qing dynasties and modern times. The history behind these ancient beds reflects the centuries-old Chinese civilization.

Bed

Bed

In ancient time, bed is a piece of furniture for people to sit and lie on, as was different from the modern bed, which is used solely for sleeping. In Paraphrasing Texts and Words, "Bed refers to a seat for one to settle down." Settling down just means making one's body feel secure and comfortable, thus bed can refer to anything that plays a supporting and steadying function. Bed is actually a base. Therefore in Chinese there are expressions like "lute bed", "machine bed", "lathe bed", and "pen bed".

Attached Structure

Frame Bed

Frame Bed

Standing pillars are set on the four corners of the bed. The left and right sides and the back of the bed are equipped with enclosing rails or boards. There is a lintel above the bed, which support...
Arhat Bed

Arhat Bed

Arhat bed, also called Buddha bed, is a bed with railings on three sides originally used by monk, or otherwise by laities and monks talking about classics on the bed during the period when Buddhism...