The saying goes well: the former man planted the tree and the latter took the cold. In my country, trees have great economic value. In the past, in particular, trees have been used too widely, so small as to burn and cook, so large as to build houses and build bridges。
Thus, in ancient times, trees can be given to future generations as wealth. The trees, however, are diverse in variety, different in wood quality and different in nature。
There were four trees in ancient times, which, because of their high value, left a heavy ink on the historic stage with their unique charm and precious value, and they were referred to as “four trees”。
Do you know what these four trees are? Why can't the well-known jinsim be included? Let us all lift the veil of the four trees。
(1) plumbwood
This one is probably familiar, and even today, the furniture of the violet is still valuable. Since time immemorial, it has been known as the king of wood。
This is due to the very slow growth of the sorghum, which has not been available for hundreds of years。
Its wood is thicker and denser than water, which is deposited. The texture is delicate, often glitter, and when the air is exposed, the colour changes from purple to purple black, deep and mysterious。
During the period of dawn, it was monopolized by the crown and used exclusively to make palace furniture. Because of their scarcity of production, there was a reference to “inch of money”。
The craftsmen, using the properties of the violet aluminum, have built fine, crafty furniture that has remained strong for centuries and are still the pets of the auction market。
(2) afrikaans
Plum plumes, mainly from hainan. It is warm, texture is clear and variable, or presents unique patterns such as mountain waterlines and ghost faces, which are of high value and have always been the essence of a humanist。
The pear plums are ablaze and can relax. In ming dynasty, the scribes have a unique love for the furniture of the pear, and its simplicity, natural style, is highly compatible with the aesthetic taste of the scribes。
Ming dynasty's yellow pear wood furniture, with its simple line and rational structure, displays an implicit, inner beauty and is an example of chinese classical furniture。
However, with over-harvesting, wild pear trees are on the verge of extinction, and existing old material is even more valuable。
(3) chicken wing
It's also a wood of interest in recent years. It's like a lot of furniture, and it's made of chicken wings。
The chicken wing is known for its texture on the stringed face, which resembles the feathers of the chicken wing, and is also known as the “twirlwood”. The texture is unique, clear, moving, like a natural ink painting. The wood on the chicken wings is robust, moderate and easy to carve。
In light furniture, chicken wings are often used to make tables, chairs, cabinets, etc. It is both of practical value and, because of its unique texture, it serves as a decorative spot in the home。
It is worth mentioning that chicken wings vary slightly in texture and colour from one place to another, that myanmar chicken wings are lighter in colour and clear in texture, and that african chicken wings are darker in colour and thicker in texture, with distinctive features。
(4) steelwood
Some of them are made of iron wood. The main reason for this is that the wood is hard and durable。
Iron-powered wood is tropical hardwood, which is hard, heavy, strong and resistant to grinding。
In ancient times, iron wood was often used to produce large furniture and building components because of their relatively high yield and relative prices to the population, known as “civil nobility”。
Ironwood, though not as precious as violets and yellow pears, has won the love of a resilient quality。
In a number of ancient temples and ancient dwellings, intact ironwood structures and furniture can still be seen to witness the end of the years。
Some people are curious to see it here. Isn't it called the best wood in my country, the ceiling in wood? How come it's not one of the "four trees"
It is also well known for its warmth and tenderness, fineness of texture, luminous glow in the sun, and light and elegance. It is extremely perishable and non-transformable。
It is not included in the “four trees” and may relate to the age context and criteria of the selection. The expression “four trees” was formed during the period of light when wood, such as aluminum and yellow pear, was used mainly for high-grade furniture, while goldwood was used more for royal palaces, sanctuaries and caskets, with different uses from the first four。
In addition, the price of ginseng wood is expensive and rare in ancient times. Moreover, the fact that only the emperor could use it at that time and that ordinary people could not afford it was probably one of the reasons why it was not included。
