In the Ming furniture made in Zhejiang, Jiangsu and further north, fine strips of rattan were used for the seats of chairs and highly flexible fine hemp for the surfaces of its beds. They're quite comfortable to sit or recline in--unlike most Ching or Taiwanese furniture, which is stiff and unyielding.
而江浙以北的明式傢具，椅面都是細藤編的，架子床面也是彈性極佳的棕櫚絲編成，坐臥其上十分舒服；不像清朝及台灣的老傢具，那麼硬梆梆。