Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China, based in Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces near Shanghai and Chengdu in Sichuan Province, have an ancient history. Traditionally an important role for women ...

China National Silk Museum and the Sichuan Research Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology have confirmed the use of ...

The luxurious textile that sparked the first global trade network may have been seen as more than just a material object in ...