The development and utilization of rattan in China has a long history. According to previous reports, there was no high-legged furniture before the Han Dynasty, and most of the furniture people used for sitting and lying was chairs and couches, among which rattan mats, rattan mats and bamboo mats were collectively called bamboo mats, which were relatively advanced seats at that time. There are records of rattan mats in ancient books such as Biography of Feiyang, Chicken Linzhi and Wubu. Rattan mats were relatively simple rattan furniture at that time. Since the Han Dynasty, due to the development of productivity and the improvement of rattan technology, the variety of rattan furniture in China has increased day by day, and rattan chairs, rattan beds, rattan boxes, rattan screens, rattan utensils and rattan handicrafts have appeared one after another. China's ancient book "Sui Shu" appeared with rattan as an offering. The Records of Zheng Deqiong's Taiwan compiled during the period of Zheng De in Ming Dynasty and the subsequent Records of Ya Chuan recorded the distribution and utilization of rattan. The rattan furniture on Zheng He's shipwreck in Ming Dynasty preserved in Quanzhou Museum, Fujian Province, confirmed the development level of rattan furniture in China at that time. Among the existing exquisite Ming and Qing furniture, there are also seats with rattan mats.
According to the Records of Yongchang County and Tengyue Hall published in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, the use of rattan in China rattan net and Tengchong in western Yunnan can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, with a history of 1500 years. In southern Yunnan, according to the records of Yuan Fu Jiang Zhi and Yunnan Tong Zhi in Qing Dynasty, rattan was used as early as Qing Dynasty, and it has a history of more than 400 years. According to research, Yunnan rattan had a high level before World War II. At that time, rattan in Yunnan was exported to Southeast Asia, Germany and other European countries. Tengchong rattan has the highest reputation among Yunnan rattan. Rattan weaving is known as the three wonders of Tengchong, and Tengchong is also known as Tengyue, Tengchuan and Tengchong in history books, which can be seen from it. Tengchong's rattan was once regarded as a treasure in the Great Hall of the People.