Chinese furniture has a long history. The earliest piece of furniture was found in a tomb from the late Warring States period (战国时期475 to 221 BC). Back then people knelt on mats, so the furniture was low and cater to a lifestyle in which people ate, slept and worked on the ground.
By the sixth century high chairs and tables appeared, and during the Song dynasty (宋朝960-1279) a multitude of furniture pieces was made for all purposes.