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Statue dedicated to Hsi Ling Shi due to her contribution as a female in a time when they where aspiring females were suppressed.

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Statue dedicated to Hsi Ling Shi due to her contribution as a female in a time when they where aspiring females were suppressed.

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The empress and her spouse lived in the village "Huang Di" shown near the top of the image.

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Hsi Ling Shi is pictured here with the Yellow Emperor and she was actually the Empress.

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Hsi Ling Shi was evidently a legend that many individuals treasure.

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In the area, every lunar 15th of March is reserved to celebrate Hsi Ling Shi.

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Hsi Ling Shi is credited with the invention of the Silk Loom as well, what a cool person!

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Hsi Ling Shi discovered silk when a silk worm cocoon fell in her tea and exposed the threads of beautiful silk.

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Silk weaving is a very difficult process even to this day.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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These ladies are weaving silk, Hsi Ling Shi was the first to actually weave silk.

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Hsi Ling Shi is the mother of Sericulture, which is the more popular term used for silk production.

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The Mulberry tree is where the silk worms thrived and Shi convinced the emperor to plant a grove of them.

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Hsi Ling Shi was also referred to as "Leizu" and this is her temple.

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Silk became a symbol of wealth throughout China and Europe as it was in high demand.

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The sericulture that Leizu kickstarted was actually kept a secret from the rest of Asia for ~2500 years. (2700- 200 B.C.)

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The production of silk also brought great wealth as textile industries thrived.

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Archeologists found and confirmed that pieces of weaved silk were found in the area that it was said to be discovered.

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Shi contributed largely to the Silk Road, which was the way the silk was traded throughout Asia and Europe.

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Monks from the Byzantine Empire were sent to get silk worms and they succeeded and managed to get more as they established a trade route.

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The silk road wasn't just for silk, because the westerners had to bring something in exchange. The westerners brought things like fruit, honey, animal furs, horse, gold, silver and many other goods.

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The Silk Road thrived for year up until the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade and closed the route.