Page 4 - Suzhou Silk Museum News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

As storied as it is luxurious
By Zhang Kun |
China Daily |
Updated: 2021-01-15 10:32
Share
CLOSE
A 1940s floral damask sleeveless qipao (cheongsam) is on show. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]
A new exhibition in Shanghai tells of the history of silk and its journey through the world, Zhang Kun reports. 
A new exhibition at the Shanghai History Museum tells of the storied past of silk, a fabric which first emerged in China 5,000 years ago, and how this coveted material made its journey to the West along the Silk Road.
The exhibition, which opened on Dec 25, features 139 objects from four museums－the Shanghai History Museum and the Nanjing Museum Administration in Jiangsu province, the China National Silk Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, and Suzhou Silk Museum of Jiangsu province. ....

Yangtze River , China General , Zhang Xia , Zhang Kun , Wang Shuizhong , Museum Administration In Jiangsu , Suzhou Silk Museum Of Jiangsu , China National Silk Museum , Shanghai History Museum , Nanjing Museum Administration , Suzhou Silk Museum , Yangtze River Delta , Warring States Period , Qing Dynasty , Shanghai History , Silk Road , Musee Des Tissus , Des Arts Decoratifs , யாங்க்ட்ஜே நதி , சீனா ஜநரல் , ஜாங் கிஷிய , ஜாங் குன் , சீனா தேசிய பட்டு அருங்காட்சியகம் , ஷாங்காய் வரலாறு அருங்காட்சியகம் , சூழோ பட்டு அருங்காட்சியகம் , யாங்க்ட்ஜே நதி டெல்டா ,