https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m Made with panache en-us 2022-02-25 23:18:31 UTC 2022-02-26 10:41:18 UTC hello@padlet.com kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067144609 This image is of the young empress Xi Ling-Shi who, by Chinese legend, was the founder of silk.]]> 2022-02-26 00:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067144609 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067147404 Legend has it that while Xi Ling-Shi was drinking tea under a mulberry tree, a silkworm fell into her cup, and the rest is history.]]> 2022-02-26 00:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067147404 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067148833 Xi Ling-Shi discovered that feeding silkworms mulberry leaves produced the best silk.]]> 2022-02-26 00:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067148833 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067150349 After Xi Ling-Shi's discovery of silk, it became the number one fabric used to make clothes in China.]]> 2022-02-26 00:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067150349 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067151922 The popularity of Xi Ling-Shi's invention of silk fabric gained her the title "The Goddess of Silk."]]> 2022-02-26 00:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067151922 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067154016 China was able to keep the production of silk a precious secret for 2000 years!]]> 2022-02-26 00:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067154016 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067158461 Xi Ling-Shi was the wife of one of China's most impactful emperors, Huang-Ti. He is said to have helped Xi Ling-Shi invent the loom and production of silk.]]> 2022-02-26 01:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067158461 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067161561 There have been many statues made in honor of the Empress Xi Ling-Shi who invented the very successful silk.]]> 2022-02-26 01:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067161561 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067165242 Sericulture is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk which is what helped Xi Ling-Shi successfully make silk.]]> 2022-02-26 01:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067165242 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067167551 Not only were clothes being made from Xi Ling-Shi's invention of silk, but even started being used for art!]]> 2022-02-26 01:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067167551 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067173121 The Silk Road was a very popular trading route where silk was one of the main items traded from China all the way to the Roman Empire.]]> 2022-02-26 01:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067173121 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067176494 Dresses and clothing made of silk became a determinant of your status and how wealthy you were.]]> 2022-02-26 01:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067176494 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067179059 These white worms are the silkworms that produce the lovely silk that Xi Ling-Shi discovered.]]> 2022-02-26 01:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067179059 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067369590 Chinese legend also says that Empress Xi Ling-Shi and Emperor Huang-Ti made the silk loom which strings silk into fabric.]]> 2022-02-26 08:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067369590 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067390151 Xi Ling-Shi's invention of silk exceptionally boosted China's economy and led to commerce with the rest of the world.]]> 2022-02-26 09:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067390151 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067398030 Some of these cocoons are preserved by the silk growers to produce new eggs and new larva and thus more cocoons.]]> 2022-02-26 09:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067398030 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067399459 Emperor Huang-Ti, famously known as the Yellow Emperor, was the husband of Xi Ling-Shi, and also credited as the founder of the Chinese nation, creator of humanity, founder of religious Taoism, creator of writing, and inventor of the compass and the pottery wheel.]]> 2022-02-26 09:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067399459 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067401794 Xi Ling-Shi's invention of silk became so big and successful that Huang-Ti created a castle just for the production of silk: The Silk Castle.]]> 2022-02-26 09:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067401794 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067404779 The great invention of silk made by Xi Ling-Shi is only a legend, and it has never been confirmed that Xi Ling-Shi really made the discovery. ]]> 2022-02-26 09:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067404779 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067407839 Instead of clothes being made of feathers and animal skin, silk became the fabric people yearned to wear.]]> 2022-02-26 09:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067407839 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067409767 The visible shine and smoothness of silk makes it obvious why Xi Ling-Shi's invention became so successful throughout the world.]]> 2022-02-26 10:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067409767 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067412867 Widely used for clothing and decoration, silk quickly was put to business use, becoming one of the principal elements of the Chinese economy and used in conjunction with musical instruments, fishing equipment, archery, and even paper.]]> 2022-02-26 10:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067412867 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067415176 Great lengths were taken to hide how silk was produced. Travelers were searched thoroughly at border crossings and anyone caught trying to smuggle eggs, cocoons or silkworms out of the country was summarily executed. ]]> 2022-02-26 10:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067415176 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067421715 Silk, like the Chinese nation, looks gentle but is strong, as strong as steel of the same thickness. Durable, silk resists breakage; delicate looking, it's much tougher than cotton or wool.]]> 2022-02-26 10:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067421715 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067424510 Chinese breeders carefully perfected the diet on which the larvae should feed and provided an efficient, practical environment to raise the silkworms, as well as an efficient, painless way to harvest them.]]> 2022-02-26 10:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067424510 kclifford105 https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067429925 Through Chinese legend, we learn that Empress Xi Ling-Shi, at the young age of 14, discovered the one of the greatest inventions thanks to a silkworm falling into her cup of tea. Her interest in how the bug expanded into silk after being soaked by her tea led to the success of silk as a fabric that we all know today. Through the proper harvesting of silkworms and the extraordinary contraption of the loom, silk had become an irresistible entity that everyone needed to have some in their position. This led to the creation of the Silk Road, where silk was largely traded throughout many nations. Xi Ling-Shi's invention of silk boosted China's economy enormously, and silk is still one of China's main trade items today.]]> 2022-02-26 10:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kclifford105/yg9q90qjqieuhy3m/wish/2067429925