The Source of Silk in the World: From Qianshanyang Ruins to Silk Town
In 2015, an expert review committee composed of Xinhua News Agency and others determined that the Qianshanyang site in Huzhou, China, was officially named “WorldOrigin of Silk“. The Qianshanyang site is located in the ancient village of Lucun at the southern end of the east bank of Qianshanyang, 7 kilometers south of Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. The geographical coordinates are 30.49° north latitude and 120.8° east longitude. The area where the site is located is mainly paddy fields, with mulberry fields, fish ponds and rivers in between. The protected area covers an area of about 240,000 square meters and has a history of 4,200 to 4,400 years. It is a large settlement site from the late Neolithic Age to the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.
The discovery of the Qianshanyang site dates back more than 80 years. In 1934, Shen Wei, a Huzhou native who was studying abroad, returned to his hometown and discovered the Qianshanyang site for the first time. He collected a large number of related stone tools, pottery pieces, etc. from the Qianshanyang site, and wrote “The Discovery of Qianshanyang Stone Tools in Huzhou and the Origin of Chinese Culture”, which attracted the attention of the academic community and contributed to the scientific excavation of the Qianshanyang site and the Qianshanyang site. laid the foundation for the study of culture.
After the founding of New China, cultural relics departments such as Zhejiang Province, Huzhou City, and Wuxing District conducted many inspections of the Qianshanyang site, and conducted 5 inspections in 1956, 1958, 2005, 2008, and 2016. During the archaeological excavation, two residential sites were discovered, as well as a large number of stone tools and pottery. Also unearthed were precious silk pieces, silk threads, ribbons, silk and linen fabrics and components of ancient textile tools. C-14 testing determined that these fabrics were from It is 4200 to 4400 years ago. This is one of the earliest silkworm textiles discovered in the country and even the world.
On June 25, 2015, a naming ceremony for the Qianshanyang Site in Huzhou, China, was held in Beijing. Wang Zhongwei, Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council and Director of the Counselor’s Office of the State Council, conferred the title of “Source of World Silk” to Huzhou City. Card. Shen Haixiong, Vice President of Xinhua News Agency, delivered a speech at the naming ceremony of the “Source of World Silk” and the Shining Milan World Expo. Two exquisite pieces of silk from Qianshanyang will be part of the “Chinese Dream Silk Road Dream” Interconnected Silk Road Tour delegation, spanning the long distance between Asia and Europe, and appearing at the Milan World Expo.
The unearthed silk pieces from the Qianshanyang site made Huzhou the “source of silk in the world” and confirmed its reputation as “the best silk in the world.” Today, there is a popular saying in the silk industry: look to China for world silk, look to Zhejiang for Chinese silk, and look to Huzhou for Zhejiang silk. Huzhou is the largest silk weaving base in China. The output of silk and satin accounts for 1/3 of the country’s total. The localraw silk consumption accounts for 1/3 of the country’s total. Silk and satinExports account for 1/5 of the country’s total. Brands such as “Huansha” and “Xiangshun” have been listed as China’s high-end silk marks and provincial famous trademarks. Silk Road Group, Meixin Digital and other companies have the world’s largest With advanced equipment technologies such as digital weaving and printing and dyeing, some companies’ products have been adopted by foreign brands such as “Prada” and “Hermès”. Since ancient times, Huzhou has never stopped exploring in inheriting the silk industry.
In 2015, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the “Vision and Actions to Promote the Joint Construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road”. Zhejiang is one of the starting points of the Maritime Silk Road. First, it is the vanguard and main force of the “One Belt and One Road“, especially the construction of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. As the “source of silk in the world” Qianshanyang, under the background of the country’s proposal to build a “New Silk Road” and Zhejiang Province’s proposal of characteristic towns, the Huzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government and the Wuxing District Party Committee and District Government took the initiative to seize opportunities and actively As a company, with culture as the core and industry as the focus, we strive to build a silk town with the Qianshanyang site as the core. Focusing on the silk industry, we are based on innovation-driven, from “silk industry incubator” to “creative economy incubator” to create traditional industries. Improve quality and efficiency, transformation and upgrading as a new engine, and explore the development path of revitalizing the silk industry.
During the construction of Silk Town, faced with the reality of lack of platform and lack of funds in the silk industry, party committees and governments at all levels focused on the development ideas of “integrated planning, integrated design, integrated operation, and diversified investment” , with the industrial sector as the core, build a good platform. On the one hand, the two major platforms of the world’s top all-ecological proofing center and fabric and accessories trading center provide an entrepreneurial platform for all “skilled craftsmen”, attracting international fashion designers and international brand headquarters to settle in the town, so that excellent creative theories can be transformed For the design results, we will make great strides forward from “Made in China” to “Intelligent Manufacturing in China”. On the other hand, we strive to build a shared financial platform, import the works of designers in the town and the products of enterprises into the big data platform of the town, and provide low-cost, mortgage-free services to the designer teams and enterprises in the town based on corresponding data analysis. interest loans, give full play to the mutually reinforcing effect of the Silk Industry Fund and the transformation and development of the silk industry, achieve the “1+1>2” teaming effect, and build the Silk Town into an international-level demonstration area that releases production, life, and ecological benefits in all dimensions around the fashion industry.
In order to further leverage its cultural advantages, Wuxing District also decided to plant cultural genes intoIntegrate the whole process of industrial development, focus on exploring historical culture, protect intangible cultural heritage, form a regional characteristic culture of “no one has what I have”, develop “silk + cultural experience”, and enhance the added value of the silk industry. First, we will make every effort to build an intangible inheritance center for China’s sericulture and silk weaving skills, protect intangible cultural heritage, continue the historical and cultural roots of silk, and inherit the essence of craft culture. We will create a silk weaving skills intangible cultural heritage expo park, a creative cultural village, a small town living room, etc. The project gathers the intangible culture of silk weaving skills, craftsmen, art pioneers and other people. The second is to inject fresh fashion elements, enhance the added value of the traditional silk industry, and build the town’s landmark building “Silk Culture Performance and Fashion Release Center” to provide a platform for enterprises in the town to display and communicate with others. The third is to comprehensively consider the advantages of tourism resources, deeply explore more diversified tourism functions such as theme tourism, eco-tourism and cultural tourism, and plan and build a wedding theme park, a wetland landscape park, a citizen leisure park, Pan Jixun Memorial Park, a romantic park in Silk Town. Silk Art Garden and other projects, complete the construction of supporting facilities, and in accordance with the requirements of AAAAA-level scenic spots, give full play to the quiet, beautiful, ecological and pleasant natural scenery of the Western Hills where the town is located and the brand advantages of the National Urban Wetland Park, and do a good job in the town. Special planning such as transportation system planning, tourist circulation, and visual systems will create an architectural style tone consistent with the Silk Town theme and enhance the potential for investment value.
In short, with the “Source of Silk in the World” Hualuo Qianshanyang site as a new starting point, the whole city is using the construction of silk towns as a new carrier to build platforms, strengthen measures, and promote integration on the road to revitalizing the development of the silk industry. Try to explore and move forward.
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