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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Sericulture Industry In China

HAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Silkworm farmers carry out track transfer to mulberry on May 22, 2023, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. In recent years, Hai'an City has promoted the application of efficient and labor-saving sericulture and breeding technologies, guided sericulture farmers to increase investment in facilities and equipment, improved the level of sericulture production facilities and standardization, helped sericulture farmers improve efficiency, and promoted the high-quality development of the sericulture industry.

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Bsous Silk Museum keeps Lebanon's history of sericulture

STORY: Bsous Silk Museum keeps Lebanon's history of sericulture DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bsous Silk Museum and visitors STORYLINE: Located in the village of Bsous of Aley County in Mount Lebanon Governorate, Bsous Silk Museum is the only one of its kind in Lebanon. Its structure was originally built by the Fayad family and operated as a silk factory between 1901 and 1954. It was restored by its owners, George and Alexandra Asseily who bought the property in 1973, and has been serving as a museum since 2001. Part of the silk museum's permanent collection includes live silkworms. The museum also regularly puts on annual exhibitions under different themes, showcasing silk culture from around the world. Past exhibitions have spotlighted the silk industry in China, India, Vietnam, Italy and France. The museum is open from May to October. Silk production was for one period the pillar of the Lebanese economy, accounting for 62 percen

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Tajima Yahei Kyutaku added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014 shows the ceiling of the Tajima Yahei Kyutaku -- the old residence and farmhouse of Yahei Tajima -- in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, which is said to be the original modern sericulture farm. It was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Takayama-sha Sericulture School added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 31, 2014 shows the inside of the Takayama-sha Sericulture School in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture. The specialized school for sericulture technique was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Tajima Yahei Kyutaku added to UNESCO list

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014 shows the inside of the Tajima Yahei Kyutaku -- the old residence and farmhouse of Yahei Tajima -- in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, which is said to be the original modern sericulture farm. It was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Takayama-sha Sericulture School added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 31, 2014 shows the inside of the Takayama-sha Sericulture School in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture. The specialized school for sericulture technique was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Takayama-sha Sericulture School added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 31, 2014 shows the Takayama-sha Sericulture School in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture. The specialized school for sericulture technique was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Takayama-sha Sericulture School added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 31, 2014 shows the inside of the Takayama-sha Sericulture School in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture. The specialized school for sericulture technique was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Tajima Yahei Kyutaku added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2014 shows the Tajima Yahei Kyutaku -- the old residence and farmhouse of Yahei Tajima -- in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, which is said to be the original modern sericulture farm. It was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Gunma Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - The Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, is photographed on April 26, 2014. A UNESCO advisory panel has recommended giving World Heritage status to the house together with the Tomikoka Silk Mill in the prefectural city of Tomioka and two other sites related to the sericulture industry in the prefecture.

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Takayama-sha Sericulture School in Gunma Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Takayama-sha Sericultural School, which contributed to growth of the sericultural industry in the city of Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, is shown in a photograph taken on April 26, 2014. The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites, which played a central role in technological innovation, were endorsed for the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site listing.

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Takayama-sha sericulture school in Gunma Pref.

MAEBASHI, Japan - Takayama-sha sericulture school, known for successfully spreading modern sericultural technology throughout Japan and overseas is photographed in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, on April 21, 2014. An advisory panel to UNESCO recently recommended adding Takayama-sha to the World Cultural Heritage list.

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Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Gunma Pref.

MAEBASHI, Japan - The Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, is photographed on April 24, 2014. An advisory panel to UNESCO recently recommended giving World Heritage status to Tomioka Silk Mill and two related sites.

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SYRIA-HAMA-SILK-MUSEUM

(221202) -- HAMA, Dec. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Muhammad Saud, one of the very few silk farmers in Syria, shows his tools for silk making at his home workshop in the village of Deir Mama, Hama province, Syria, Nov. 17, 2022. Although he knows that the silkworm breeding craft has almost gone extinct in war-torn Syria, Saud has turned part of his house into a silk museum, paying his respect to the old-school breeding of his ancestors. TO GO WITH "Feature: Silkworm breeder fights to keep sericulture alive in Syria" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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SYRIA-HAMA-SILK-MUSEUM

(221202) -- HAMA, Dec. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Muhammad Saud, one of the very few silk farmers in Syria, shows works made out of silk at his home workshop in the village of Deir Mama, Hama province, Syria, Nov. 17, 2022. Although he knows that the silkworm breeding craft has almost gone extinct in war-torn Syria, Saud has turned part of his house into a silk museum, paying his respect to the old-school breeding of his ancestors. TO GO WITH "Feature: Silkworm breeder fights to keep sericulture alive in Syria" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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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)

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Takayama-sha Sericulture School added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 31, 2014 shows the inside of the Takayama-sha Sericulture School in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture. The specialized school for sericulture technique was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Tajima Yahei Kyutaku added to UNESCO list

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014 shows the inside of the Tajima Yahei Kyutaku -- the old residence and farmhouse of Yahei Tajima -- in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, which is said to be the original modern sericulture farm. It was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Takayama-sha Sericulture School added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 31, 2014 shows the inside of the Takayama-sha Sericulture School in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture. The specialized school for sericulture technique was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Empress Masako

Japanese Empress Masako arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 2, 2021, for the year's first harvesting of silkworm cocoons, part of an imperial sericulture tradition. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Empress Masako arrives for imperial sericulture

Japanese Empress Masako arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to carry out an imperial sericulture ritual on May 6, 2021. Growing silkworms at the Imperial Palace grounds has been a traditional practice carried out by empresses since then Empress Shoken started it in 1871. (Pool photo)

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Japanese emperor

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 2, 2020, to feed mulberry leaves to silkworms, in an imperial sericulture tradition dating back to the late 19th century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Empress Masako

Japanese Empress Masako arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 29, 2020, to feed mulberry leaves to silkworms, in the imperial sericulture tradition which dates back to the late 19th century. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo