China Today. Among ancient China’s greatest inventions, silk weaving would have to be near the top of the list. The empress helped with the gathering of the mulberry leaves necessary for the best silk, and the sacrifices of pig and sheep that were made to the "First Sericulturalist" who may or may not have been the lady of Hsi-ling. Routledge. "Agricultural biotechnology research indicators: China." Accessed February 24, 2009.http://www.wipapercouncil.org/invention.htm"The invention of paper." University of Houston. Huangdi is said to have lived in the third millennium B.C. Fed the silkworm the mulberry leaf that was discovered to be the best food -- at least for those interested in producing the best silk.On its own, the silkworm larva produces a single, several hundred-yard-strand of silk, which it breaks as it emerges as a moth from its cocoon, leaving residue all over the trees. October 2001.http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/data/295/5555/674/DC1/4Krebs, Robert E. and Krebs, Carolyn A. Silk thread is made from the cocoon of the silkworm moth (Bombyx mori), a small moth whose caterpillar eats the leaves of the mulberry tree. The lady Hsi-ling is more often called the First Sericulturalist. It was silk, however, that helped broker peace between ancient China and other cultures. National Geographic. (The process of pulling out the strand of silk from the water and cocoon in known as reeling.) Gill is a Latinist, writer, and teacher of ancient history and Latin. Although she had been worshiped and held a position in the Chinese pantheon since the Northern Chou Dynasty (557-581), her official position as the personification of the First Sericulturalist with a divine seat and altar only came in 1742.Silk Clothing Altered the Chinese Division of LaborOne could speculate, as Kuhn does, that the job of making fabric was women's work and that therefore the associations were made with the empress, rather than her husband, even if he had been the first sericulturalist. Benn, Charles D. "China's Golden Age." "'Earliest writing' found."
Did people wear it from as long ago as 5000 B.C. Is the fabric known as silk 7000 years old? China Culture.org. Of all Chinese inventions, silk (絲 sī) is perhaps the oldest. "The centuries-old dream of flight." Each cocoon yields about 500 to 1,200 yards of silk. Silk was also in the Indus Valley from the third millennium B.C., according to The importance of silk to China probably can't be exaggerated: the exceptionally long and strong filament clothed a The Chinese guarded its secret carefully and successfully for centuries, according to tradition. By the 3rd century, there was a silkworm palace which the empress supervised.You can opt-out at any time.
"4,000-year-old noodles found in China." National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. Xinhua News Agency. Chemistry and Industry. Accessed February 27, 2009.http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_madeinchina/2005-09/16/content_72995.htm"Early Chinese compass." For more details, see our Chinese Embassy in South Africa. Weird & WackyWe use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. Greenwood Publishing Group. "The Chinese probably invented alcohol." He wrote "Tracing a Chinese Legend: In Search of the Identity of the 'First Sericulturalist'" for Ultimately, the confusion seems to remain, but the upper hand is given the empress. 377: wheelbarrow." The Yellow Emperor decreed that clothing should be made of silk and hemp. She has been featured by NPR and National Geographic for her ancient history expertise.Silkworms (Bombyx spp) - The History of Silk Making and SilkwormsImportant Inventions and Discoveries from Ancient China It’s said that until the second century B.C., silk remained an article known only to the Chinese. The Great Idea Finder. They also learned to watch the development of the cocoons so they could kill the chrysalis by plunging it in boiling water just before its time. -- Although there are other stories and variations, the basic legend credits an early Chinese empress. Accessed February 24, 2009.http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi377.htmPleskacheuskaya, Inesa. Oxford University Press. The Yellow Emperor, who was honored as the First Sericulturalist during the Northern Chi Period (c. A.D. 550 - c. 580), may be the male figure depicted in later art as a patron saint of sericulture.
Accessed February 24, 2009.http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/museum/chinesecompass.html"Four great inventions of ancient China." 2003.http://books.google.com/books?id=0H0fjBeseVEC&pg=PA318&lpg=PA318&dq=chinese+general+invent+wheelbarrow&source=bl&ots=u98J-BfRqa&sig=4ONbEMBXThCWr9PqKpZFGqyaj4A#PPA318,M1Leinhard, John H. "No. 1977.http://books.google.com/books?id=eq49AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA157&lpg=PA157&dq=chinese+invented+whisky&source=bl&ots=ISvCYlMbRu&sig=Nij6QP06z_xbVo8tJjB8GVFXmv4#PPA158,M1Walter, Patrick. You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website. National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. Silk: Inventions Silk was first made by the Chinese about 4,000 years ago. for 100-118 years, during which he is credited with giving numerous gifts to the Chinese people, including the magnetic compass, and sometimes including silk.