In the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period, almost all of the local production can be silk, silk is also rich with varieties can be broadly divided into silk, Yee,
Kam three categories.Kam is the emergence of the history of Chinese silk an important milestone, it sericultural excellent combination of performance and art, silk clothing is not only noble, but
also works of art, greatly improving the culture of silk products, content and historical value, very far-reaching impact of. To the Qin and Han Dynasty, silk industry has been not only large-scale
development, and along with the Han Dynasty of China's large-scale expansion of the impact of the silk trade and output reached an unprecedented level of prosperity. Made to promote trade in the
Central Plains and the border areas, China and east-west neighbors of economic and cultural exchanges to further develop to form the famous "Silk Road."This ancient route from Chang'an, as Gansu,
Xinjiang has always been to the West, through Central Asia, West Asia and eventually arrived in Europe.
Three Kingdoms, Jin Dynasty, Northern and Southern's long-term war, resulting in the Yellow River Basin of serious damage to the economy, to the Sui Dynasty, the Chinese silk industry, sericulture
has shifted the focus of the Yangtze River.
Tang is the heyday of silk production, regardless of yield, quality and variety have reached unprecedented levels. Silk production organization of the court is divided into handicrafts, rural
crafts sideline and three independent, larger than the previous generation greatly expanded.At the same time, the foreign trade of silk has been tremendous development, not only the "Silk Road" to
the channel three, and the frequency of trade is also unprecedented. Silk production and trade for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty has made tremendous contributions.
Song and Yuan period, as the technology of sericulture, the Chinese silk have been short-lived glory. Varieties of silk not only increased significantly, especially the emergence of Song Jin, silk
and gold fabric decorated with distinctive features three new varieties, but also for sericulture production technology has also been made to sum up and promote a great breakthrough.
Ming and Qing dynasties, as a result of the seeds of capitalism and development, silk production and trade have taken place in the larger changes: the trend of silk production become increasingly
commercialized, silk's overseas trade has developed rapidly.However, the feudal system barriers to productivity is also very prominent, and the Chinese silk industry in the thick ocean-dumping
taxes and the double impact of the fall into a very sad situation.
After the founding of People's Republic of China, silk industry has entered a new historical period. From 1980 to 1990 decade, China's silk output rose from 36,000 tons to 57,000 tons, an increase
of 1.58 times; the production of silk fabrics increased by 2 times; silk consumption from 400 million meters increased to 12.200 million meters, representing an increase of about 3-fold; the export
of raw silk raw silk trade of the world's more than 80% to 50% silk from top to bottom. After many years of efforts, China has won in the world silk market dominance, silk industry become the
country's foreign exchange earnings pillar industries
China is famous for its silk, the most famous Silk Road is the resulting