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　　中国丝绸

　　中国是丝绸的故乡。栽桑、养蚕、缫丝、 织绸是中国古代人民的伟大发明。商周时期（前 1600—前 256）丝绸的生产技术就已经发展到相当高的水平。西汉（前 206—公元 25）时张骞通西域，把中原与波斯湾、地中海紧密联系起来，开辟了中外交流贸易的新纪元。从此中国的丝绸以其卓越的品质、精美的花色和丰富的文化内涵闻名于世，成为中国文化的象征、东方文明的使者。

　　Chinese silk

　　China is the home of silk. Mulberryplanting, sericulture, silk reeling and thickening are all great inventions ofthe ancient Chinese. As early as the Shang and Zhou Dynasties(1600BC—256BC), the Chinese people’s silk-weaving techniques had reached an extremelyhigh level. During the Western Han Dynasty(206BC—25BC), Zhang Qian, an outstanding diplomat, traveled around centralAsia and connected China with the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean, openingup a new era of Sino-foreign trade, exchange and communication. From then on,China’s silk became well known for its extraordinary quality, exquisitedesign and color, and abundant cultural connotations. Hitherto, Chinese silkhas been accepted as a symbol of Chinese culture and the emissary of orientalcivilization.

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