The Chinese were known as the Seres (silk men), but very few travelers had seen a Chinese person. Some even thought of the Chinese as blue-eyed and blond-haired.

China is the world’s biggest producer of silk, making over 800,000 tons per year. But their traditional methods have changed little in the last 5,000 years.

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Why did ancient China make silk? The silk worm cocoon is the source of the fibers used to produce silk, which was first created in Neolithic China. Small farmers began to rely heavily on silk as a ...

Scarves made of hangluo gauze, a type of silk fabric produced in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo provided to China Daily] Silk has also played a significant role in Chinese interactions with ...

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China is the world’s biggest producer of silk, making over 800,000 tons per year. But their traditional methods have changed little in the last 5,000 years.

Silk has always been interwoven with the nation's history, and the textiles that employ the fine material remain sought after the world over — arguably, none more so than hangluo gauze.