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| Chinese women processing silk |
Silk was the
most coveted textile in the planet. From Rome to China, great empires sought
for this prized cloth. Made from an unexpected insect, it gave China a monopoly
on its production. People would cross the Mediterranean, the Middle East,
India, the Indian Ocean, to go to China to purchase silk. For centuries, it
connected the East and the West. But how did silk began? In China, Chinese tell
the legend of the beginning of the Chinese silk industry. It involved a
legendary Emperor and his Empress.
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