1. Kang table

Kang table is a short piece of furniture used on the Kang or couch.

2. Square table

A square table is a table with a square top. The specifications are divided into different sizes. There are two types: with waist and without waist. Common ones include Four Immortals table, Six Immortals Table and Eight Immortals Table.

3. Long table

Long table is also called a bar table, with a rectangular desktop. It is small in size, can be placed at will, and is easy to use. It was the most commonly used table in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

4. Offering table

The offering table is a rectangular table that is often used for worship, to worship ancestors during festivals, or for displaying sacrifices and placing sacrificial vessels and offerings in temples. .

5. Round table

The round table has a round top, which became popular in the Qing Dynasty.

6. Piano table

The piano table is a table specially used for playing the piano. Piano tables do not include large or small benches because they are not made specifically for playing the piano. The piano table is small in shape and slightly shorter than ordinary tables. The tabletop is similar to a bar table. The table is decorated with panels on all sides. The bottom is composed of two layers of wood, with ventilation holes left in it to make the table form a sound box.

Extended information:

The name of the table began in the Song Dynasty. Tables in the Song Dynasty have been decorated with corsets, horseshoes, webbed feet, cloud-headed feet, lotus holders and other decorative techniques; structural components such as chucks, mortise and tenon plates, tooth heads, Luoguoji, Diaolao, Bawangji, and mud supports have been used on tables.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to the development of residential architecture, more tables with different uses appeared. However, the popularity of tables in the Ming Dynasty was lower than that of tables. Some furniture named "tables" were actually "cases", such as wine tables. In the Qing Dynasty, the popularity of desks exceeded that of desks, and desks with multiple drawers gradually became more common. In the late Qing Dynasty, influenced by Western furniture, they already had the shape of modern desks.

The Ming-style table is slightly smaller than the table, and the legs and feet are mainly decorated with straight legs and feet. Common forms include straight legs with varus horseshoes, and three-curved valgus horseshoes. The most typical structural feature of the table is that the legs and feet are installed at the four corners of the panel. It can be divided into two types: with and without waist.

Kang table is a low table that can be placed on a kang, a couch or a bed. The basic styles can be divided into those with or without waist straight legs or Luoguo rice, and those with waist straight legs and straight legs. It is a wooden stool or a Luoguo stool, and both adopt a structural form similar to that of a stool.

The square table is a tall piece of furniture that appears with the changes in people's living styles and should be used in conjunction with chairs or stools. According to different sizes, it can be divided into "Eight Immortals Table", "Six Immortals Table" and "Four Immortals Table". During the Qing Dynasty, desks with multiple drawers gradually became more common. In the late Qing Dynasty, influenced by Western furniture, they already had the appearance of modern desks.