Delicate, shining, and soft to the touch, The fabric called silk (find) its way into the heart of Chinese people in the past thousands of years. origin of it is not clear, but the ancient Chinese people (credit) their own wisdom to Leizu, wife of the Yellow Emperor, as the inventor of sericulture(养蚕业).
The style and texture(质地) of silk are (variety). Hangluo satin from Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, is famous for its airy and thin texture, Yunjin brocade from Nanjing, Jiangsu province, a luxurious fabric often (use) for royal clothes, represents China's silk weaving(纺织) technique at its best time. Yunjin brocade is best made hand, in a complex procedure that comprises more than a hundred steps. Even the most skilled artisans can only weave a few centimeters a day.
In the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC AD 24), with Zhang Qian (open) up the routes to the western regions, silk graced countries in Central Asia, and later other parts of Eurasia and beyond. (appropriate), its name marked China's major international trade (route), the ancient Silk Road and Maritime Silk Road.
As one of the wonders of ancient China, silk is not merely a type of fabric but a cultural symbol and a representative of elegance.
