在线国产一区二区_成人黄色片在线观看_国产成人免费_日韩精品免费在线视频_亚洲精品美女久久_欧美一级免费在线观看

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Culture
Home / Culture / Heritage

A history wrapped in pure silk

By Zhao Xu | China Daily | Updated: 2018-03-17 09:45
Share
Share - WeChat
Han-dynasty wooden bobbins unearthed in Gansu, provided by Gansu Provincial Museum [Photo provided to China Daily]

Rong Xinjiang, one of China's leading researchers on the ancient Silk Road, says that during the fifth century in Gaochang, a small agricultural kingdom sitting inside the Turpan Depression in eastern Xinjiang, household taxation was imposed in the form of silk.

"This is a strong indicator that by that time the area was already able to produce its own silk," he said. "Although major silk-producing centers were still located in the Chinese heartland more than a thousand kilometers further east, the string of countries and communities along the Silk Road had definitely picked up one loose thread or two and started weaving their own silk story, informed by the rich indigenous culture."

Legends abound regarding the westward transmission of sericulture and silk fabric making techniques. One appeared in the Records of Xiyu During The Time of Tang, a twelve-volume travelogue reputed to have been dictated by Xuanzang, a Buddhist monk, who, in his quest for religious scriptures, traveled all the way from Xi'an to India and then back between 628 and 645. Most of his journey was along the Silk Road, which throughout its history had been a major conduit for the spread of religion.

"According to Xuanzang's book, the ruler of a Xiyu kingdom sent an envoy to ask for silkworm eggs from 'the country in the east' but was refused," Zhao said. "Undeterred, the king proposed to marry a princess from that country. This time, he was given the nod. The bride was then secretly told by the envoy that the land she would be marrying into had no silkworm. 'Bring some so that we can make your own clothes there,' the princess was told, and obliged, without the knowledge of her emperor. The secret was no more.

|<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next   >>|
Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 免费成人在线视频网站 | 欧美精品一区二区三区在线四季 | 欧美亚洲国产日韩 | 黄桃av| 国产精品视频区 | 日韩免费激情视频 | 久久成人精品 | 久久国产综合 | 国产精品成人国产乱一区 | 国产精品成人3p一区二区三区 | 国产一区二区 | 免费成人高清在线视频 | 日本99精品 | 免费a级作爱片免费观看欧洲 | 欧美专区在线 | 黄色一级影视 | 男人的天堂久久 | 黄色成人在线 | 亚洲精品一区中文字幕乱码 | 欧美日韩电影一区二区三区 | 欧美亚洲国产一区 | 精品久久久久久久 | 国产目拍亚洲精品99久久精品 | 中文字幕 国产精品 | 欧美日韩激情四射 | 久久综合一区二区 | 久久99精品久久久 | 日韩中文一区二区三区 | 成人欧美一区二区三区黑人孕妇 | 久久久久久久久一区二区 | 国产a免费 | 欧美日韩国语 | 精品视频一区二区在线观看 | 国产视频网| 免费超碰在线 | 国产高潮呻吟久久渣男片 | 九九热精 | 日本黄在线 | 国产精品美女久久久久aⅴ国产馆 | 男女羞羞视频网站 | 亚洲视频在线观看一区二区三区 |