Chinese silk culture (1)

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In the U.S., all make dresses, wedding customers will choose silk. Silk, elegant character, Han Xiang Yun spit temperament, has brought to people is a respect, a symbol. In China, how many people will be the special period in life, the solemn solemn moments, it will invariably choose silk?

Silk from us too close, we turn a blind eye? Or let our casual silk sadly gone?

From the Western Han dynasty of the Han Dynasty, open up China and the countries along the Silk Road, drive along the country's trade and prosperity, economic development, and today, after five thousand years of Chinese silk and the purification of the evolution of civilization, heritage and development of silk in front of What happens to the sublimation?
Silkworm, from ants to the spinning silkworm cocoon, to go through four molting. Each molt, silkworms on the grown up one. After the fourth molt, silkworms will enter the age of five. Cocoon spinning it at this time. Cocoon after about 4 days, silkworm pupae become; for another 12-15 days, pupae become moth; male moths, mating female moth eggs shortly after birth, they died.

Everyone knows that, silkworm, spinning, cocoon. White cocoon, silk is the most basic raw material production. But, who knows, our archaeologists found the earliest cocoon is what times?

The story of a half teeth cocoon

In 1926, our group of young archaeologists went to the West Yin Xiaxian, Shanxi village to carry out archaeological excavations. Yam in West Village, archaeologists have discovered a half teeth similar shell peanut shell-like cocoon, and also found a spinning wheel.

Cocoon cocoon shell length and a half teeth 15.2 mm, width 7.1 mm. Unfortunately, in addition to the half-teeth cocoon shell, the archaeological team never found the second teeth cocoon.

West Village site is Yangshao cloudy early, about 5500 years ago history. If this research can be established, then the mid-Neolithic Age in China started with silk industry.
When people dressed in beautiful silk dress, silk feeling while bringing the utmost care, know that a fine silk finished with silkworm cocoon, silk is the relationship between the like?

Life, vomit, there is 800-1000 meters long wire, which according to statistics from the newly-hatched silkworm 1000 silkworm cocoons to spinning, to eat about 20 kilograms of mulberry leaves, to spit out 0.25 kg of silk.
5 square meters of mulberry and the relationship between a scarf, and I also now know. Silkworm cocoon, silk, not only interpretation of the silkworms, "Till death do us part" of his life, but also achievements in ancient China since the brilliant silk.


Silk treasures dating
China Silk Culture and history of human civilization communion with each other, with the health development. Chinese characters commonly used in 5000, there is more than 230 with a "Dayin" next to the word. Also suggested that China's "four great inventions\Can be seen the invention of silk, and as much as China's "four great inventions."

Silk, born in China, famous in the world. Silk fabric in the treasure as a national treasure, and some collections of the National Palace Museum, and some other countries in the museum. China's Tang dynasty treasures gift tapestry of Japan, currently in Japan is on the collection of hospital positions.

Silk's treasures, when the number of tapestry and the "Jin-inch inch of gold" of the three names Kam.

Kesi - Peacock Peony Vying fight Yan

Dominated the first to do silk trade, known as "China's first show" and "Fair\Those who participate in "Fair" staff, will in the textile museum's lobby to see this one screen.

Screen on a piece of the peony, peacock pattern woven ethnic handicrafts. Splendid peony, green leaves in vivid against the background, the tender lips to bloom; in the central picture is stunning peacock feather feathers. Peacock standing proudly in the vigorous forceful pine branches, the most outstanding of all. Screen on the back, and positive images indistinguishable.

This is the tapestry of magic.

Kesi its unique "pass by the weft" a special weave pattern to be known for its clear pattern edging, such as carving general; fabric pattern dimension, as if engraved in the silk surface.

Kesi free to change colors, which is particularly suitable for production of works of art. Five hours of Zhu Liang tapestry "Diamond Sutra\

Known as the "one inch tapestry inch of gold" of the tapestry, is the essence of Chinese silk art.