A growing number of visitors are flocking to the Suzhou Silk Museum, one of only two state-owned museums in southern China ...

O ne of the most advanced fighter jets in the U.S. Air Force’s arsenal faces an engineering problem which an ancient Chinese silk-weaving tactic may solve. The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor ...

Among China's myriad forms of silk products, one of them — yunjin ... within the family lineages of select artisans. Ancient Chinese granted it a name befitting its sublime nature, yun ...

Nantong kesi, a branch of Ben kesi, a type of Chinese tapestry weaving, dates back to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The silk threads used in Nantong kesi are relatively thick, resulting in ...

People have been weaving silk, which is known as si in Chinese, into fabric for more than 5,000 years. Once upon a time, when spring transitioned into summer, the Grand Canal, a vast waterway ...

They’re thought to be a divination guide that offers rare insights into ancient Chinese philosophy and religion. Fragments of Volumes II and III of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts National Museum ...

Luo(gauze), a Chinese traditona silk weaving method listed as Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage. Photo: Courtesy of Zhu Liqun Surrounded by silk reeling machines and listening to the rumbling ...

In fact, in 2016, Chinese archaeologists announced that they’d found ... Though the strands likely came from wild silkworms, they may have been woven into silk fabrics, as weaving tools were also ...

Chinese landscape motifs made their way west along the Silk Road to Persia, where the landscape backgrounds ... both to cater to the export market and because it became stylish in China as well. Ikat ...

The lanterns were handmade by skilled artisans with decades of experience using LED lights covered by wireframes draped in Chinese silk, inspired by Chinese myths, legends and zodiacs. One of the ...