In today's society, with the popularization of new building materials, wooden furniture has gradually faded out of our daily life. Many people think that wooden furniture is expensive and expensive, especially if it is made from famous wood.
Furniture made of rosewood leaves is particularly famous, and only the ancient aristocracy was eligible to use it. This is mainly due to the fact that the ** of rosewood is quite expensive, which limits its popularity.
There is also a type of wood that was once as famous as rosewood, and it was also an expensive wood reserved for the emperor. Today, the wood is forgotten and has even become the main fuel for heating and cooking in rural areas.
"Piercing the Stone" - TuomuIn ancient China, feudal etiquette stipulated the rules for the use of specific items by all strata of society. Among them, some colors, fabrics, ingredients, etc. are clearly defined, and it is difficult for ordinary people to obtain them even if they have money. Like the yellow cloth needed to make the "dragon robe", there is a magical yellow wood core of a tree that becomes a valuable ** for extracting yellow. This kind of tree is called "piercing stone".
The official name of "piercing stone" in biology is Takushu, and it is more widely known as "piercing stone" in folklore. It is widely distributed in North China, South China and further south of China, and belongs to a deciduous tree of the Moraceae family. The unique feature of the piercing stone is that its trunk is covered with many sharp spikes, forming a log that seems to be full of thorns. Its growth process is slow, it is easy to form hollows, and it is easy to grow crooked, these characteristics make the market for pierced stones remain high.
Piercing stone is not only important for extracting pigments, but also has a variety of other uses. First of all, the tough wood of the piercing stone makes it an ideal raw material for making bows and arrows. Although bows and arrows are no longer mainstream in modern society**, in ancient times, bows and arrows were indispensable in armies**, and piercing stones met the need to make durable bows and arrows.
The leaves of the tree that pierce the stone can be used to raise silkworms. In our country, which is an agricultural civilization, silkworms are an important economy, because silkworm silk can be used for weaving. Piercing stone leaves are used as food for silkworms** and are relatively easy to pick over a wide range of distributions.
While piercing stone can be used for a variety of purposes, one might wonder why it wasn't used to make furniture if it was such an expensive piece of woodThis is because the name "piercing stone" is not auspicious among the general public, and it is easy to associate it with "injury", so people are reluctant to use it for furniture making.
With the changes in society, the once highly regarded piercing stone gradually lost its brilliance and was replaced by other raw materials. However, the piercing stone has not completely disappeared and still has its unique medicinal properties. Although today it is not much different from other trees, piercing stone is still a wood with important medicinal properties.
The glorious era of piercing stone may be over, but its former prominence is still worth remembering. Today, it has become an important fuel for heating and cooking in the countryside, perhaps as a way for it to adapt to the changing times. In the pursuit of new materials, let us not forget the glory of the past and the beauty of wood that was once closely connected with people's lives.
The history of the wood and its multiple uses give us an idea of its prominence not only in ancient times, but also in its multifaceted splendor in modern society. However, the contrast between the past glory of the broken stone and the current state of heating and cooking in the countryside today also provokes reflection on the fusion of tradition and modernity.
Piercing stone, as a wood used exclusively for the aristocracy in the past, is now used as fuel instead of other raw materials in the countryside. This phenomenon can't help but make us think about whether traditional materials still have their value in contemporary societyRather than being forgotten in a corner, is there a way for them to continue to contribute to human society?
In the application of traditional materials, we can pursue a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way of using them. Although it is shunned due to its unlucky name in furniture manufacturing, we can consider using it in other fields, such as art making, cultural construction, etc. Through innovative means, these traditional materials are revitalized in modern society.
For the wood used by the royal family in the past, such as the piercing stone, the protection and utilization should be equally important. While we respect new materials, we must also recognize the preciousness of traditional materials. Through scientific and technological means, more scientific and reasonable methods can be adopted to protect the endangered material resources such as piercing stones, so that they can be passed on in the future.
The story of the piercing stone also tells us that tradition and modernity are not opposites, but can coexist in harmony. With the support of modern technology, we have more opportunities to find new possibilities in traditional materials. Piercing stone may not only heat the countryside, but also play a unique role in modern architecture, art design and other fields.