中国古代汉人从“席地而坐”及坐姿以跪坐为主。转化为普遍使用椅、凳、杌及坐姿以垂脚高坐为主,是一个涉及到生活起居方式根本性交化的进程。本文的研究指出,中古汉人从席地而坐到普遍使用高足家具,经历了漫长的过程,直到北宋末南宋初才基本完成;而由于习惯势力的影响,直至南宋末,仍有许多人席地而坐。“席地而坐”时期的坐姿,前期以跪坐为主,后期以盘坐为主。 Ancient Chinese Han from “sitting on the floor” and sitting to kneel-based. Converted into the widespread use of chairs, stools, ploys and sitting posture to the main vertical feet, is a related to the fundamental way of daily life and living process. The research in this paper points out that the Middle Han Chinese people sat down from the ground to the common use of high furniture, which had gone through a long process. It was not completed until the end of the Southern Song Dynasty in the Northern Song Dynasty. However, due to the influences of the habitual forces, there were still many people sat on the ground until the end of the Southern Song Dynasty. “Sitting on the floor ” period of sitting, pre-kneeling-based, late to sit-based.