With the approach of every new year，people would produce new year paintings and paper cuttings with auspicious patterns such as...
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"In March puffed with warm spring breeze，everywhere in Jiangnan is busy with sericulture；the woman weaver reels the raw silk，and begins...
Dragon is a mighty and mysterious animal conceived by ancient Chinese people which generally bears the following form: head like...
During the Yuan dynasty, due to the hierarchical and ethnical differences between the north and south, remarkable differences existed in...
The reeling of silvery silk from southern silkworms，relieves fatigue of unkempt silkworm farmers；the best silk from Tiaoxi river basin，are submitted...
Kesi, literally"carving silk", first appeared in the Tang dynasty, and flourished in the Song dynasty. It was considered one of...
During the Song dynasty, ethnic minorities had more influence on Central Plain, especially from the Khitan and Nuzhen in the...
A roll of twill-weave silk was presented to the beauty for her sweet song，ye she still complained that the reward...
The Tang dynasty witnessed the diversification of motifs and styles of silk patterns. Beside the pattern of Duke Lingyang mentioned...
Silk patterns of the Sui and Tang period not only took on traditional Chinese styles, but also borrowed many inspirations...
Flowers bloom along the Zhuojin river，stirred by spring breeze；girls are rinsing the samite with pattern of mandarin ducks in the...
Among the excavated silk textiles of the Qin and Han periods, one piece of brocade is especially precious. It was...
The short duration of the Qin dynasty resulted in few historical records and archaeological excavations about its silk products，while that...
It was through the time-honored Silk Road, featured by vast desert and dulcet camel bells, those gorgeous silk products were...
Far，Far away resides the Cowherd Star， Fair，Fair the Weaver Maiden Star， Slim and soft are her tender hands， Click and...
Folk tales, though beautiful and magic, cannot be regarded as scientific proof for the silk origin since it is impossible...
Though it is now a common knowledge that silk comes from silk succus emitted by silkworms, but do you know...
Looking at graceful silk textiles，you may not help asking:Where does silk come from？Now let's go into this miraculous process. Mulberry，Silkworm...
Silk，as valuable treasure，not only gains China the title"Oriental Land of Silk"，but also brings inexhaustible inspirations to Chinese culture.As you will...
Silk made such an early debut in Chinese history, that it is even more time-honored than the four great inventions...