Interpreting the Origin and Development of Sichuan Silk from a Cultural Perspective

Sichuan Silk has a unique historic origin, and a special process of forming and development. It possesses strong vitality and cultural dynamics that keep renewing with new elements. The development of Sichuan Silk has its own cultural features; originating in several places during ancient times and developing at the same pace, being a key support for the economy of Sichuan(known as Tianfu meaning the Land of Abundance) in the Qin(221 BC–206 BC) and Han(206 BC– 220) dynasties, being a vital source of the Silk Road in the Tang(618–907) and Song(960–1279) dynasties, and being known as the Silk City which was dissolved in the Ming(1368–1644) and Qing(1644–1911) dynasties.