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Teak is a broad-leaved trees growing in the tropical rain forests in Southeast Asia. Myanmar produced for top grade teak from growth to become useful at least after 50 years, the slow growth period, the higher its density and hardness, and should not be worn. Speaking of teak, it is not known to the majority of Chinese people, because in traditional Chinese culture, people are more respected Phoebe, mahogany, ebony species. Teak belongs to the category of Western culture, in Europe, the teak is considered to be the best wood was widely used because people understand its advantages. The understanding of the Chinese people of teak is subregional, Shanghai people know that teak is a very good timber. A long time ago, Westerners in Shanghai with teak built a lot of houses, when the people of Shanghai did not feel any good, can foreigners go decades still alive and well, those teak-built house, Shanghai recognize the teak superiority.
In the West, on the centuries-old cathedral, and many well-preserved ancient buildings, those old and beautiful buildings in Shanghai, China beach (such as HSBC, Customs House, the Peace Hotel, etc.) are almost always done with teak columns, handrails, floor . Though after a century of vicissitudes, but still intact, bright as new. In European countries, teak is used to make the most luxurious yachts, TITANIC (Titanic) deck is teak laying on the centuries-old cathedral and ancient buildings are teak flooring. Teak products in Western markets has become a safe haven collection.
Teak wood flooring and solid wood flooring as the top grade, before the Chinese mainland is mainly used for the decoration of the Hotel Villa, with the improvement of living standards, people need to be more comfortable, more warm, more healthy home environment. Comfortable teak floors, warm in winter and cool in summer, natural building materials harmful to health. Meet the people's pursuit of a return to nature prevailed, has now become the focus of home improvement material selection. Shanghai has the use of teak flooring has been quite extensive, the Beijing region overcome due to the dry, cold climate, teak wood flooring generally solid wood flooring is easy to deform, crack, shrink large drawback, some in high-end real estate has begun to use teak flooring. With the people's pursuit of a higher quality of life, teak flooring will become the the flooring market's protagonist. (Add that: in the West, laminate flooring is mainly used for decoration of office and commercial environments, residential laminate flooring rarely used)