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ALTARS, SIDE TABELS, OFFICES, KANGS &
CUPBOARDS
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Long side tables were placed behind a couch-bed or square table in a formal arrangement for entertaining guests and for family gatherings and ceremonies. Massive, long ones might have been used in an ancestral hall or clan temple. People hung the pictures of their ancestors above this table, and put food, fruits and candles on the table to show respect to their forefathers. The top is constructed from a few solid wooden boards. This table has thick recessed legs with unmitered bridle joints. It has some beautiful hand carved aprons. The drawers may have been added later. Some pieces may have been replaced during restoration.
This piece is originally from Gansu. Gansu is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It lies between Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, and the Huangtu Plateaus, and borders Mongolia to the north and Xinjiang to the west. The Yellow River passes the southern part of the province. It has a population of approximately 25 million (1997) and has a large concentration of Hui Chinese.