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China is the cradle of silk. Mulberry planting, silkworm breeding, silk reeling, and weaving are all great inventions of the ancient Chinese people.
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Zhao, F., Liu, H. (2020). Sericulture and Silk Production. In: Hua, J., Feng, L. (eds) Thirty Great Inventions of China. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6525-0_4
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