Everyone knows that huanghuali is valuable. Do you know the past and present life of huanghuali? Ming-style furniture is famous all over the world. Do you know the origin of its craftsmanship and design? "Suzuo", "Jingzuo" and "Guangzuo" furniture have different styles, each with its own merits. At that time, there was also "Fuzuo" furniture, which was once the most popular in the world. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by the war in the late Ming Dynasty and was lost in the depths of history. The five major families in the capital, the eight workshops in the south of the Yangtze River, the royal craftsman class, and the eighteen wooden workshops in the Ming Dynasty. The skills, talents, joys, sorrows, loves and hatreds of the craftsmen during the Tianqi period, as well as their emperor, the emperor craftsman Zhu Youxiao. Is he really nothing but obsessed with furniture? Did Zhu Changxun, the King of Fortune, only care about sex and pleasure? Is Wei Zhongxian really full of evil and unforgivable? Is Yuan Chonghuan a heinous crime or an eternal injustice? Dorgon had many wives and concubines throughout his life, and why did he end up with countless beauties? Did Li Zicheng, who went through many battles, die at the hands of farmers or become a monk? Zheng Chenggong's fleet is invincible. Where did his huge number of warships come from and who built them...? The historical mystery is complicated and confusing, and there are different opinions on the history. Our book will take you back to the Ming Dynasty, into an era that made people burst into laughter and sigh with regret. It will uncover layers of historical fog and explore the historical truth from a multi-dimensional perspective.
Purpose: This is a long historical novel, describing a period of history from the end of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty to the early years of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. It focuses on the outstanding achievements made by a group of highly skilled craftsmen in the Tianqi Dynasty, represented by Huang Shimu, Kuai Sucheng, and Wei Fengshi, in the design and development of classical craft furniture and their craftsmanship of perseverance, enterprising spirit, rigor and meticulousness, and striving for excellence. During this period, there were outstanding local craftsmen such as the Five Great Masters in the Capital, the Eighth Workshops in the South of the Yangtze River, the Wangfu Craftsman Class, and the Eighteen Wooden Workshops in the Ming Dynasty. Their skills and talents epitomized the joys and sorrows of life in that era. During the period, there were interspersed introductions to garden architecture, jade carving technology, stone carving technology, lacquerware technology, ivory carving technology, shipbuilding technology and other world-leading and effective handicrafts at the time. At the same time, various precious hardwood furniture materials and furniture styles were also explained in detail. It introduces the popularity of folk arts such as chess, Go, horse racing, abacus, guqin, and mahjong at that time. It also covers the customs and customs of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examinations at that time, the construction of Beijing City, the origin of the Xiangshan Gang craftsmen, and the trade relations between the Ming Dynasty and various Mongolian ministries.