丝绸文化(英语版)

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THE SILK ROAD
Introduction
• The silk road linked Chinese culture with that of India, Greece, Rome and Persian from one century to the other, carried the great Chinese inventions to the west and brought arts and culture into China.
Han Dynasty
• In 73AD, Ban Chao embarked on a mission to the western region with a 36-man retinue, ensuring the smooth operation of the Silk Road which had once been blocked by war • His assistant Gan Ying reached Daqin (ancient Rome) and even went to Persian Gulf, deepened the Silk Road.
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• China is the first producer of silk in the world. Silk cocoons and bits of silk have been found among the relices from 4700BC. Today, centers of silk production are mainly in southern China, Suzhou and Hangzhou.
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Contents
• Introduction • Origin • Forming process • Diffrent kind of silk • Silk route
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Silk is a natural p源自文库otein Introduction fiber蛋白质纤维. The best-known type of silk is obtained from the silk cocoons蚕茧 of the larvae幼体 of the mulberry silkworm桑蚕
Xuan
Zang
• The famous Chinese monk Xuan Zang traveled along the Silk Road during the Tang Dynasty. • Xuan Zang journeyed to more than 30 countries including Kashmir克什米尔, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka斯里兰卡 along the Silk Road in 366 and 627 • Xuan Zang's trip contributed greatly to the Tang government's friendly relationship with these states.
The origin of silk
• The cultivation of the silkworm 桑蚕can be traced back ot the 3rd century B.C. It was said that Leizu 嫘 祖, a legendary figure of prehistoric史前 China, started the planting of mulberry trees桑树 and rising of silkworms. It was called "sericulture take silk"养蚕 取丝 • At early as the 4th century B.C., local people in Sichuan Province were able to produce a kind of plain silk cloth called bo (帛)and brocade绸缎 was first produced in Chengdu, Sichuan by weaving on this cloth.
• The Northern Silk Road on the land usually refers to the routes start from Chang’an(now Xi’an), travelling west to Wuwei, passing though Hexi Corridor to Dunhuang and go west to Europe. • 北方丝绸之路通常是指从长安（今西安），向 西到武威的路线，穿越河西走廊到敦煌，西到 欧洲。
Love to stick on skin
Easy to fade
Ancient and modern silk products
古代以及现代丝绸工艺品
silk dragon robe
namo gautama buddha clip mani valerian silk 南无释迦摩尼佛夹缬绢
manual embroidery 手工刺绣
我们可以说丝绸之路很早之前就存在，那些不连贯的小 规模的贸易路线确实于很早之前就存在，它们可以说是 丝绸之路的雏形。
Han Dynasty
• The Silk Road formally started after Zhang Qian’s visiting as an envoy to Western Region in Western Han Dynasty.He went there twice separatelly in 138 B.C and 119 B.C,He plays an important role in exploring the Silk Road. • 丝绸之路起源于西汉时期张骞 出使西域，他分别于公元前 138年和公元前119年两次出使 西域。他对于丝绸之路的繁荣 发展有着重要的作用 。
• After An Shi Rebellion in Tang Dynasty, the empire fell down. the Tang Government had lost control of the Western Region and the trade on the Silk Road was halted. • 唐代安史之乱后，唐朝国 力下降。唐政府已经失去 了控制西域和丝绸之路能 力，丝绸之路的贸易大幅 下降。
• 海上丝绸之路的主要始于广 州，泉州，邓州，扬州，明 州港，东到韩国，日本，南 至东南方国家和西方的欧洲 和非洲。
Beginning
• It’s very hard to say exactly when the Silk Road started.many incoherent small scale trade routes have existed long long ago,they can be considered as the earliest Silk Road beginning form.
• delicate, elegant, have full-bodied art taste and culture, the metope deck, desk, is a noble jewelry gift company in units and individuals, and it is also the upscale gift private collections of noble.
• 张骞之后，繁荣的丝绸之路被外部战争阻断,班超带着使命到西部 地区，他的助手甘英到达大秦（古罗马），甚至去了波斯湾，加深 了丝绸之路。
Tang Dynasty
• The Tang Dynasty government paid more attention to the Silk Road.Unlike the Silk Road in Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty had control over some areas of Western Region and Central Asia along the road, establishing effective and sturdy orders, which cleared obstacles for Chinese businessmen. • 唐代政府更加注重“丝绸之路”。不同于汉代丝 绸之路，唐代控制了丝绸之路沿线的西部地区和 中亚的一些地区，建立有效的和强大的政府部门， 给中国的商人清除了障碍。
• 南方丝绸之路通常是指路线从四川省开始南去 印度的路线，这条路在中国和日本之间的战争 中发挥了重要的作用。
• The Silk Road on the sea mainly started from Guangzhou,Quanzhou,Dengzho u,Yangzhou,Mingzhou ports,it can go east to Corea,Japan,South to Eastsouthern countries and west to Europe and Africa.
• From then on, merchants could travel on the silk route safely, and they began to explore this new route in order to carry silk from China to other parts of the world.
• The Northern Silk Road on the land is the most famous,and We know it very well. • 北方丝绸之路最为有名， 广为人知。
• The Southern Silk Road on the land usually refers to the route starts from Sichuan Province and go south to India and Burma.This road has also played a great role in the war between China and Japan.
Forming process
spinning
cocooning
cocoon peeling
silk reeling
cocoon cooking
weave
weave and coloration
The characteristics of silk
Advantages • Light Formfitting Soft Smooth Comfortable Disadvantages • Easy to wrinkle Bright and colorful
• Because salesmen took most silk than other goods in this road, it is called The Silk Road.
• Extend 4000 miles
• The Silk Road refers to the ancient trade route connecting Asia Continent and European Continent,usually it can be classified into Northern Silk Road on the land，Southern Silk Road on the land and the Silk Road on the sea.