A Comparative Study on Korean and Chinese Traditional Furniture based on the style of User Pattern.- In the center of typing of Living

Abstract: Korea and China related historically and geographically, and both countries have been cary closely, culturally and ideally. So there are many cultural similarities(:confucianism, chinese characters, etc. &c.) Also they have a same monistic view of the world, vertical hyan relationship and self consciousness as a member of social systems. In the foregoing, even if, both countries have many points of sameness, civilization and salvation from China make the ‘Korean Uniqueness ’ through the process of aboriginality. This paper try to examine the cultural differences and similarities through the method of comparative study on Korean and Chinese traditional furnitures. It is hoped, indeed, research findings can used as a data base for alternating currine of design industry and culture, between both countries. Korean and Chinese ancient countries had influence upon each countries politically, economically and culturally. In the center of user pattern, Korean and Chinese traditional inner space and furniture, have each different user patterns, one of them is seating type. In China, the age of ‘Han Dynasty ’ living style of seating on the chair not on the floor already took root in royal palaces but the traditional floor heating system, ‘kang ’ was still remain. Then there were two kinds of furnitures, one for seating on the chair or standing type. Modern age, in Korea, the changes of society brought anew kinds of furnitures and elements of interior space, ont of them was very suitable for standing type of living. Goal of this research is to examine the reason of difference and the pattern of similarities closely by a comparative study on the traditional furnitures of ‘Chosun Dynasty ’ and ‘Ming, Ching Dynasty ’ Data in this research, must have correct informations about the source, the age and the dimension and must ve the representative woo