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Hangzhou Silk
Hangzhou has been called the realm of silk for centuries, the almost 4,700-year-old silk products excavated in Liangzhu City of Hangzhou proved a long history of silk industry in Hangzhou. The silk industry became prosperous since the Tang and Song dynasties, a period of over 1,000 years, and then started exporting silk products to the West. Silk gained people’s adoration because of its good skin feel and noble feelings. Marco Polo (1254-1324) described in his book “The Travels of Marco Polo” that Hangzhou made abundant silk products and most people on the streets were wearing silks dresses.
Where to buy Hangzhou Silk?
Hangzhou Silk City
Address: 253 Xinhua Road.
Hangzhou Silk City, was opened in 1987, and is located by the West Lake, one of the most popular tourist attractions in Hangzhou. Hangzhou Silk City covers an area of 25,000 square meters and is the only wholesale and retail silk market in China. It has more than six hundred silk enterprises, and deals in a wide variety of pure silk fabric, silk garment, silk handicraft articles, scarves, ties and silk materials. For reliable quality and reasonable price, Hangzhou Silk City has been awarded by the Domestic Trade Department of China.
Du Jingsheng Silk
Address: 519 Fengqi Road.
Du Jingsheng Silk is one of the oldest names in silk business. Du Jingsheng Silk Factory, established in 1922, is a well known brocade producer in China. At the World Fair in Philadelphia, USA, in 1926, its products, silk pictures of West Lake scenery, won gold medal and was reputed as the Flower of Oriental Art. The company’s colorful designs are actually woven into the fabric instead of just printed on the surface. The layered weaving process is very labor intensive and produces fabulously luxurious fabric that feels great next on the skin.
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