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brj-24905	Xu, Liang; Wei, Rong; Liu, Xinyou	Bridging Time: A Dual Path Analysis of Chinese Furniture Culture from Diplomatic Exchange to Digital Narratives	2025	12	.pdf	application/pdf	4932	246	38	Historical Pathway: Transcultural Trajectories of Chinese Furniture Ming furniture and the rise of cross-cultural design (16th–18th Century) Chinese furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties did not merely serve functional needs; it embodied refined aesthetic philosophies and became a vector of cultural soft power. This shift reflects a renewed agency: no longer a passive exoticism, Chinese design now participates in shaping international aesthetic discourse.	cache/brj-24905.pdf	txt/brj-24905.txt