Jiangnan four famous wooden coffins

The name and origin of coffin
Chinese name: Chinese wolfberry.
Commonly known as: leaflets, eucalyptus, red heart.
Family Genus: Lauraceae Juss.
Origin: distributed in China's Taiwan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places.
Eucalyptus is an evergreen tree. It has a hundred years of age. It can be called a towering ancient tree. The bark is green and smooth when young, and the old tree bark is gray-brown and split.

Historical records of citron
"Shan Hai Jing" records: "Snake Mountain, Yushan more than Yu Yu."
Xi Shima's "Historical Records" records:
Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" in the Ming Dynasty records:

Beech characteristics, classification and use
Characteristics of ecological characteristics Alder is an evergreen tree, the tree height of up to 30 meters, the whole plant has aroma, the leaves alternate, oval. The diameter of the tree is large and wide. The bark is yellow-brown and has longitudinal cracks.
Wood features reddish brown heartwood, sapwood grayish brown. Cross-section see rings, hard texture, fine texture, intricate disorder. Smooth section. It is not easily deformed after drying and has strong durability. It can be dyed and easy to engrave.
Use color to see high-quality cypress wood (yellow, red peony) color is light yellow, red.
If the wood is dark, it is usually defective or fake.
The scent of authentic eucalyptus is a touch of scent. After cutting, the scent is slightly stronger. For a long period of time, the scent turned pale, but it was still cut after cutting again.
False eucalyptus is usually pungent and pungent. This is due to soaking in essence water or camphor spirit. After cutting, the aroma is very light.

Appreciation of eucalyptus furniture
From the Ming Dynasty onwards, camphorwood was applied to furniture. The carpenters made many different types of furniture according to their characteristics of “suitable for carving and very strong”. Whether it is Suzu, Kwongzuo, Ningzuo, Shanghai furniture, are widely used. The oak wood is exquisite, smooth, staggered in texture, resistant to immersion, moisture, and not easily deformed. It is a very good furniture material and carving material.
The carved board of traditional furniture is usually made of eucalyptus. Because of its anti-moth and anti-moth features, it is also commonly used to make sampan plates, splints, floor plates, and back plates. The handed down wooden furniture, tables, chairs, chairs, cases and other types are more common in Beijing. In addition, Jiangnan people often use wood to make "wood boxes." Most of them are beautifully crafted and often sculpted. Its standard is a clothing box, lying box (for the service box), top cabinet and so on.
Note: The scent of eucalyptus is scented, and storage of clothing with eucalyptus top cabinets can prevent buckling, mold and sterilization. The top cabinet, also known as the four cabinets, is a combination of furniture, which can be placed side by side in pairs. It can also be divided into two parts: the top cabinet and the bottom cabinet. It is divided into four parts, hence the name. Because the above small cabinet is connected with the bottom cabinet below, it is erected in the end, so it is also called the vertical cabinet.