在中国旧时的民谚中,有这样一句话:人分三六九等,木有花梨紫檀。从这句民谚中不难看出紫檀木在当时国人心目中的尊显地位。中国古代的封建社会里,只有帝王将相、达官显贵才有资格享用紫檀木制成的家具。特别是到了清代,出身关外的满族统治者对于紫檀木的厚爱达到了无以复加的程度,紫檀木质地坚密,颜色深沉。有一种说法,紫檀的紫是紫气东来的意思, Old Chinese proverbs in China, there is such a sentence: people divided 369 and so on, wood has rosewood. From this proverb, it is not hard to see that the rosewood was revered in the eyes of the people at that time. In ancient Chinese feudal society, only the emperor will phase, up to dignitaries were eligible to enjoy the furniture made of rosewood. Especially in the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu rulers who were born outside the customs office had reached an irreplaceable level of love for the Rosewood, which is rich in woody texture and deep in color. There is a saying that purple is the meaning of red sandalwood east,