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家具用的木材（Wood for furniture） In Chinese traditional furniture, cork refers to a variety of wood grown locally and used to make furniture. In general, these wood hardness and strength than tropical hardwoods such as red sandalwood, pear, chicken wing wood, black soil, Tieli rosewood etc.. This is different from the western concept. Westerners say cork, is a pointer to leaf trees such as cypress, fir and cedar, and hardwood refers to deciduous species such as walnut, cherry and oak, but the latter belongs to the cork in China. Because of the different materials, it is different from the form, workmanship, decoration techniques and artificial tools. The most commonly used cork in Chinese furniture making Elm Is Chinese elm most commonly used wood furniture in northern china. There are more than 20 species of elm. The highest elm trees can grow to over 30 meters, up to 1 meters in diameter. Elm open, its sapwood yellowish brown, the core material is light brown, it is like a feather texture extension layer. Elm is not easy to dry, but also prone to cracking. Moderate intensity, elm decay, easy processing. Beech In China, beech grows mainly in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui. Beech trees can grow up to 30 meters, up to 1.5 meters in diameter. Beech wood grain layers, more abundant than elm, Suzhou craftsmen called pagoda pattern beech wood than general hard wood, but not hardwood. In the Ming and Qing furniture materials, beech has an important position, has been valued by people since ancient times. Beech is a common material for making furniture in Suzhou. North also has many beech furniture, more than Ming style and work, and yellow pear with the same, for the craftsman division and collectors attention. Jiangsu craftsmen often divided into three types: Yellow beech beech, red beech and beech blood. Age differences lead to differences in color and density. With the aging was called red blood, the beech cherished man. Nanmu Often mentioned in the literature of Ming Dynasty,