Shaoxing Silk
Shaoxing took township of the silk, as early as sees in the Spring and Autumn Period Warring States time various in the record. Meantime, Yue Wang Goujian for realizes the duplicate country great undertaking, the reward more country elders ploughs the uncultivated land and raises plants the silkworm raising, takes the silk production.
To Sui and Tang dynasties, Shaoxing not only is the silkworm raising area which domestic plays again, moreover becomes in the national scope the silk main habitat. At that time "Luo" already well-known both in China and abroad, but "the Yao light micro example presents tribute the emperor as the valuable thing. Whole city existing silk industrial enterprise 226, the production by the factory silk, the spun silk, hit the filament line and various types silk fabrics quilt cover, the silk clothing, dazzling, wonderful workmanship. Shaoxing's silk product, weaves the grain by it exquisitely, feel soft, the color is bright, best-selling in domestic and foreign markets.
Source: travelchinaguide.com
Editor: Wang Moyan
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