This is my experience in Beijing, China in the Summer of 2009.
If you came to this webpage first, it's better if you
start from the beginning of the story.
At the Hongcun Village at Huangshan.
A couple of chairs at Chengzhi Hall.
These chairs date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.
I'm sure they are valuable yet everyone uses them here
like everyday objects. :)