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She was the goddess of silk. She discovered silk worms while in her Mulberry garden. When she made this discovery she told her husband. She is believed to created the first idea of a loom. A large part of China's culture is in my opinion credit to her. In China they have a silk museum. In Beijing they have a large silk market. Silk was a luxury item of that time and good quality silk in our current market has many uses now. Clothing, bedding, curtains etc

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This is a Japanese actor Shun Ougri wearing a silk kimono.

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Amal Clooney wearing a beautiful silk dress. Silk has many uses her as well as for wearing.

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Photoed here is Chinese Cebrity Fan BingBing. She is wearing a twist on a Chinese silk robe. This represents that silk plays a large role in Chinese culture.

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Silkworms are put on plates with Mulberry leaves for tourists to see the silkworms eat.

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This is a map of the Silk Road

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This is a photo by Cullen Chen of the Silk Road

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This an Imperial silk kimono. This shows the continued use of silk in later dynasties.

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This is a statue of Hsi Ling Shi. It is located in

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This shows the preparation of getting the silk

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This is another painting of Hsi Ling Shi. She has a much different appearance in this painting that the others seen here

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The silkworm in the cocoon. Many different stories are told about how she discovered that the cocoon was made of silk. One myth is that one dropped in her cup of tea and unraveled

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This is a painting of the process of making silk

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Pictured here is a Mulberry Tree

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Hsi Ling Shi was picking the mulberry leaves

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This is a painting of  Hsi Ling Shi showing her husband the silk worms in the mulberry tree.

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This is the Hsi Ling Shi also know as Leizu or The Silk Goddess