Furniture utilised by the Overseas Chinese in the Five Yiyi region during the latter years of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China can be classified under the Guangzuo furniture category, constituting an integral component of contemporary Chinese furniture. The aforementioned entity possesses considerable cultural significance. One must duly recognise that the traditional culture of the Five Yiyi region has encountered significant influence due to the presence of overseas Chinese, alongside the pervasive impact of advanced Western technological culture and distinctive ethnic customs. An issue arises with a dearth of information about Wuyi furniture design. This study explores pertinent theories and past empirical pertaining to Wuyi furniture design. It is entirely grounded in qualitative methodology. The data was collected through an in-depth semi-structured interview. Purposive sampling was employed in the selection process of a distinguished scholar. Simultaneously, snowball sampling was employed to ascertain an optimal interview sample. The duration of the interview was 200 minutes. The aforementioned findings put forth two theories and Chinese Design. The findings hold significant importance with regard to references. The aforementioned statement posits that there are significant ramifications for forthcoming scholars in art and design when engaging in the practice of referencing literature reviews.
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