U.S. university holds int'l symposium on connections between Chinese Silk Road, American "Silk City"

STORY: U.S. university holds int'l symposium on connections between Chinese Silk Road, American "Silk City" DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: WAYNE, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of William Paterson University President Richard J. Helldobler making opening remarks at the symposium 2. various of speakers online and in person at the symposium 3. SOUNDBITE (English): RICHARD J. HELLDOBLER, President of William Paterson University 4. various of the exhibition entitled "A Durable Thread: The Silk Road from China to America" 5. various of the exhibition of textile arts from Guizhou, China STORYLINE: An international symposium opened Wednesday at the William Paterson University (WP) in Wayne, New Jersey. The City of Paterson, about 6 miles from the WP campus, was a major hub for the production of silk fabric and came to be known as the U.S. "Silk City" in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Paterson was also considered to be the final stop for China's historic Silk Road that c

U.S.-WAYNE-SYMPOSIUM-PATERSON-SILK CITY-CHINA-SILK ROAD

U.S.-WAYNE-SYMPOSIUM-PATERSON-SILK CITY-CHINA-SILK ROAD

(221027) -- WAYNE, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- William Paterson University (WP) President Richard J. Helldobler delivers remarks during an international symposium "Across Time and Space: The Silk Road and the Silk City" at WP in Wayne, New Jersey, the United States, on Oct. 26, 2022. Known as U.S. "Silk City," Paterson, in the northeastern U.S. state of New Jersey, was considered to be the final stop for China's historic Silk Road that connected civilizations of different parts of the ancient world. This is one of the themes of an international symposium that opened Wednesday morning online and in person at the William Paterson University (WP) in Wayne, New Jersey. TO GO WITH "U.S. university holds int'l symposium on connections between Chinese Silk Road, American 'Silk City'" (Photo by Winston Zhou/Xinhua)