Who invented silk?

2019-04-12

According to ancient history, silk was invented by the Emperor of the Yellow Emperor. From the archaeological data point of view, in 1926, a "half-cut" silkworm cocoon was found in Xiyin Village, Xia County, Shanxi Province, belonging to the Yangshao Cultural Relics. Silk is not easy to preserve, so the earliest physical specimen is the ribbon, silk thread and a piece of silk that was unearthed in Qianshan, Wuxing, Zhejiang in 1959, about 4,700 years ago. The bronze rituals of the Shang Dynasty were often wrapped in silk when they were buried. Silk marks were unearthed when they were unearthed. The fine silkworms were discovered in the ancient tombs of the Zhou Dynasty. There are mulberry, silkworm, silk, silkworm and other words in the oracle bone, more than 100 words related to silk, "Speaking Words" contains 267 words along the silk, these words are more related to crafts and products, indicating that China at that time The silk industry is complex in craftsmanship and rich in product lines, so China is undoubtedly the sole original country of silk, and this contribution to human civilization is recognized by the world.