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Silkworm Cocoons Harvest in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - OCTOBER 8, 2025 - A farmer is picking silkworm cocoons indoors in Qianbu Village, Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 8, 2025.

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Silkworm Cocoons Harvest in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - OCTOBER 8, 2025 - A farmer is picking silkworm cocoons indoors in Qianbu Village, Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 8, 2025.

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Silkworm Cocoons Harvest in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - OCTOBER 8, 2025 - A farmer is picking silkworm cocoons indoors in Qianbu Village, Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 8, 2025.

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Silkworm Cocoons Harvest in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - OCTOBER 8, 2025 - A farmer is picking silkworm cocoons indoors in Qianbu Village, Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 8, 2025.

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Silkworm Cocoons Harvest in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - OCTOBER 8, 2025 - A farmer is picking silkworm cocoons indoors in Qianbu Village, Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 8, 2025.

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Silkworm Cocoons Harvest in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - OCTOBER 8, 2025 - A farmer is picking silkworm cocoons indoors in Qianbu Village, Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 8, 2025.

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Silkworm Cocoons Harvest in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - OCTOBER 8, 2025 - A farmer is picking silkworm cocoons indoors in Qianbu Village, Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 8, 2025.

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Silkworm Cocoons Harvest in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - OCTOBER 8, 2025 - A farmer is picking silkworm cocoons indoors in Qianbu Village, Duntou Town, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 8, 2025.

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Silkworm Cocoons Greenhouse

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 24, 2024 - A villager harvests silkworm cocoons in a greenhouse in Liantang village, Lianyun Township, Yuexi county, Anqing city, East China's Anhui province, July 24, 2024.

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Silkworm Cocoons Greenhouse

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 24, 2024 - A villager harvests silkworm cocoons in a greenhouse in Liantang village, Lianyun Township, Yuexi county, Anqing city, East China's Anhui province, July 24, 2024.

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Silkworm Cocoons Greenhouse

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 24, 2024 - A villager harvests silkworm cocoons in a greenhouse in Liantang village, Lianyun Township, Yuexi county, Anqing city, East China's Anhui province, July 24, 2024.

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Silkworm Cocoons Greenhouse

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 24, 2024 - A villager harvests silkworm cocoons in a greenhouse in Liantang village, Lianyun Township, Yuexi county, Anqing city, East China's Anhui province, July 24, 2024.

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Silkworm Cocoons Greenhouse

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 24, 2024 - A villager harvests silkworm cocoons in a greenhouse in Liantang village, Lianyun Township, Yuexi county, Anqing city, East China's Anhui province, July 24, 2024.

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Silkworm Cocoons Greenhouse

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 24, 2024 - A villager harvests silkworm cocoons in a greenhouse in Liantang village, Lianyun Township, Yuexi county, Anqing city, East China's Anhui province, July 24, 2024.

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Silkworm Cocoons Greenhouse

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 24, 2024 - A villager harvests silkworm cocoons in a greenhouse in Liantang village, Lianyun Township, Yuexi county, Anqing city, East China's Anhui province, July 24, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Silkworm farmers sell silkworm cocoons at a silkworm cocoon buying point in Hai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Workers sort and stack silkworm cocoons at a silkworm cocoon buying point in Haian city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - A staff member displays purchased silkworm cocoons at a silkworm cocoon buying point in Haian city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Workers sort and stack silkworm cocoons at a silkworm cocoon buying point in Haian city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Workers sort and stack silkworm cocoons at a silkworm cocoon buying point in Haian city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Workers sort and stack silkworm cocoons at a silkworm cocoon buying point in Haian city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - A staff member displays purchased silkworm cocoons at a silkworm cocoon buying point in Haian city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Workers pick cocoons at a silkworm farm in Haian, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - A worker picks cocoons at a silkworm farm in Hai 'an, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - A staff member displays purchased silkworm cocoons at a silkworm cocoon buying point in Haian city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Silkworm farmers sell silkworm cocoons at a silkworm cocoon buying point in Hai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Workers sort and stack silkworm cocoons at a silkworm cocoon buying point in Haian city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Workers pick cocoons at a silkworm farm in Haian, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Silkworm farmers sell silkworm cocoons at a silkworm cocoon buying point in Hai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Workers pick cocoons at a silkworm farm in Haian, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Silkworm farmers sell silkworm cocoons at a silkworm cocoon buying point in Hai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - A worker picks cocoons at a silkworm farm in Hai 'an, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Silkworm farmers sell silkworm cocoons at a silkworm cocoon buying point in Hai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Workers pick cocoons at a silkworm farm in Haian, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Cocoon Harvesting in Hai'an

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 4, 2024 - Silkworm farmers sell silkworm cocoons at a silkworm cocoon buying point in Hai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 4, 2024.

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Spring Cocoon Harvest

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - Villagers sort out spring cocoons they just bought at a silkworm cocoon acquisition site in Hai 'an City, East China's Jiangsu Province, June 1, 2023.

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Spring Cocoon Harvest

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - Villagers sort out spring cocoons they just bought at a silkworm cocoon acquisition site in Hai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 1, 2023.

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Spring Cocoon Harvest

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - Villagers sort out spring cocoons they just bought at a silkworm cocoon acquisition site in Hai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 1, 2023.

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Spring Cocoon Harvest

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - Villagers sort out spring cocoons they just bought at a silkworm cocoon acquisition site in Hai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 1, 2023.

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Spring Cocoon Harvest

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - Villagers sort out spring cocoons they just bought at a silkworm cocoon acquisition site in Hai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 1, 2023.

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Spring Cocoon Harvest

HAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - Villagers sort out spring cocoons they just bought at a silkworm cocoon acquisition site in Hai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, June 1, 2023.

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LEBANON-BSOUS-SILK MUSEUM

(230518) -- BSOUS, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Silk and cocoons are displayed in the Silk Museum in the village of Bsous, Aley County, Lebanon, May 17, 2023. Located in the village of Bsous, Bsous Silk Museum is the only one of its kind in Lebanon. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

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People check cocoons at Tomioka Silk Mill

MAEBASHI, Japan - People examine cocoons brought to the Tomioka Silk Mill, expected to be designated as a World Heritage site by UNESCO, in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, on June 14, 2014. The cocoons formed in May and June are known for their quality.

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Raw silk making at Silk Museum

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A child experiences the process of producing raw silk from cocoons at the Silk Museum in Yokohama on May 13, 2014.

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Japan getting serious to revive silk industry

NAGANO, Japan - Veteran female workers spin silkworm cocoons into a thread at Miyasaka Silk Reeling Co. in Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, on July 31.

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CHINA-ANHUI-YUEXI-SERICULTURE (CN)

(220905) -- YUEXI, Sept. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yan (R), an assistant researcher from Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, instructs silkworm farmers to select cocoons at a cooperative in Liantang Village of Lianyun Township, Yuexi County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The cultivation of mulberry trees and breeding of silkworms industry is one of the major pillar industries in Yuexi County, east China's Anhui Province. Mulberry trees cover an area of 80,000 mu (about 5,333 hectares) with 16,700 households breeding silkworms in the county. In 2021, silkworm farmers earned 262 million yuan (about 37.79 million U.S. dollars) from selling cocoons. Since 2022, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences has established a research team to provide technical support to local farmers and enterprises. The team has served 10 demonstration villages, covering more than 2,000 farmers to help promote the development of local sericulture industry. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-YUEXI-SERICULTURE (CN)

(220905) -- YUEXI, Sept. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Huang Dehui (2nd R), a researcher from Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, provides advice to silkworm farmers at a cooperative in Liantang Village of Lianyun Township, Yuexi County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The cultivation of mulberry trees and breeding of silkworms industry is one of the major pillar industries in Yuexi County, east China's Anhui Province. Mulberry trees cover an area of 80,000 mu (about 5,333 hectares) with 16,700 households breeding silkworms in the county. In 2021, silkworm farmers earned 262 million yuan (about 37.79 million U.S. dollars) from selling cocoons. Since 2022, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences has established a research team to provide technical support to local farmers and enterprises. The team has served 10 demonstration villages, covering more than 2,000 farmers to help promote the development of local sericulture industry. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-YUEXI-SERICULTURE (CN)

(220905) -- YUEXI, Sept. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Ruixue (R), an expert from Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, provides advice to silkworm farmers at a mulberry tree garden in Liantang Village of Lianyun Township, Yuexi County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The cultivation of mulberry trees and breeding of silkworms industry is one of the major pillar industries in Yuexi County, east China's Anhui Province. Mulberry trees cover an area of 80,000 mu (about 5,333 hectares) with 16,700 households breeding silkworms in the county. In 2021, silkworm farmers earned 262 million yuan (about 37.79 million U.S. dollars) from selling cocoons. Since 2022, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences has established a research team to provide technical support to local farmers and enterprises. The team has served 10 demonstration villages, covering more than 2,000 farmers to help promote the development of local sericulture industry. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-YUEXI-SERICULTURE (CN)

(220905) -- YUEXI, Sept. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers make silk quilts at a workshop of a silk company in Yuexi County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The cultivation of mulberry trees and breeding of silkworms industry is one of the major pillar industries in Yuexi County, east China's Anhui Province. Mulberry trees cover an area of 80,000 mu (about 5,333 hectares) with 16,700 households breeding silkworms in the county. In 2021, silkworm farmers earned 262 million yuan (about 37.79 million U.S. dollars) from selling cocoons. Since 2022, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences has established a research team to provide technical support to local farmers and enterprises. The team has served 10 demonstration villages, covering more than 2,000 farmers to help promote the development of local sericulture industry. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-YUEXI-SERICULTURE (CN)

(220905) -- YUEXI, Sept. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers feed silkworms with mulberry leaves at a cooperative in Liantang Village of Lianyun Township, Yuexi County, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 4, 2022. The cultivation of mulberry trees and breeding of silkworms industry is one of the major pillar industries in Yuexi County, east China's Anhui Province. Mulberry trees cover an area of 80,000 mu (about 5,333 hectares) with 16,700 households breeding silkworms in the county. In 2021, silkworm farmers earned 262 million yuan (about 37.79 million U.S. dollars) from selling cocoons. Since 2022, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences has established a research team to provide technical support to local farmers and enterprises. The team has served 10 demonstration villages, covering more than 2,000 farmers to help promote the development of local sericulture industry. (Xinhua/Du Yu)