A series of pottery figurines show how Chinese women produced silk in ancient China. [Photo/chinasilkmuseum.com]

"Yuli county is an important transport center on the Silk Road. The dress and personal adornment unearthed from that area show unique local artistic style in ancient Central Asian countries, which keeps both similarity and difference compared with China and European countries. They also show the exchange and combination of multi-culture and silk technology in history among countries on the Silk Road," Zhao said.