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28 lip 2017 · Silk is a fabric first produced in Neolithic China from the filaments of the cocoon of the silk worm. It became a staple source of income for small farmers and, as weaving techniques improved, the reputation...
24 cze 2015 · China, the country credited with bringing this seductive material to the world, is still its biggest producer – making some 800,000 tons of the opulent thread each year.
Learn about the origins and secrets of silk production in ancient China, from cultivating silkworms to weaving fabric. Discover the history, culture, and trade of silk along the Silk Road.
The production of silk originated in Neolithic China within the Yangshao culture (4th millennium BCE). Though it would later reach other places in the world, the art of silk production remained confined to China until the Silk Road opened at 114 BC.
A wide range of textual and pictorial evidence, as well as archeological finds, attest to inventiveness of Chinese weavers and loom makers from ancient times, who have made a major contribution...
31 mar 2024 · Discover the rich history of silk production in ancient China, from sericulture techniques to its profound cultural and economic impact through the ages.
Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC - AD 220) During these seven centuries, unprecedented advances took place in sericulture technology and scale, and the importance of silk in Chinese grew...