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Picutres of China National Silk Museum

Hangzhou Silk Museum
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Costume of the Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasties (581-907): the Sui and Tang Dynasties are the most brilliant chapters in the history of ancient Chinese costume. The Tang Dynasty absorbed exotic fashions from the traders who piled the Silk Road. Of great influence was 'Hufu', a style of dress characterized by narrow sleeves and long trousers, which before long replaced traditional Chinese robes. Chinese costume, especially women's wear, attained an unprecedented elegance at the time

China's National Silk Museum is the first specializing in silk, aiming to show the history and development of Chinese silk during the past 5,000 years. It is located on the south shore of  West Lake, consisting of eight exhibition halls and housing exhibits from the Neolithic Age to the Qing Dynasty. Attraction Intro: China National Silk Museum
  • Hangzhou Silk Museum
  • Painted Brick (replica) of the Jin Dynasty (265-420): During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Silk was produced in northwest China. Mulberry trees were cultivated intensively in the regions of present-day Gansu and Xinjiang. The painting shows the gathering of mulberry leaves by members of non-Han Chinese ethnic groups who lived in the Gansu Corridor
  • Double-weave Silk: The warp in double weave silk is composed of two series of ends, each interlacing with its own weft and forming a structure with two layers. The patterns on the front and back sides are the same, but the colors are different. Double-weave textiles made of wool appeared around the 3rd century AD. The technique was applied to silk in the Tang Dynasty. It became popular again in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
  • Brocaded damask with dragons (replica), Wanli Period (1573-1620) of the Ming Dynasty: A remarkable 18.95 meters in length, this unique brocade damask was designed in such a way that it could be cut and sewn to produce an imperial robe, without further alterations.
  • Silk Pattern of Dragon: The development of textile patterns in ancient China reflects the pursuit of beauty, a quest that is influenced by such factors as social awareness, the range of available weaving techniques and a sense of aesthetics.
  • Twelve imperial symbols used only by the emperor: sun, moon and star are three sources of light; mountain symbolizes stability; golden pheasant suggests bright plumage; sacrificial vessels are for bravery and wisdom; algae means brilliance; fire means luminosity, rice means nourishment, axe and bows suggests resolution
  • Clamp resist dyed gauze with lotus motif (replica) of the Liao Dynasty (907-1125)
  • Ya Xing, official for Suzhou Weaving Bureau
  • A weaving machine
  • Costume of the Song Dynasty (960-1279): The clothing style of the Song Dynasty is characterized by its elegance. Men usually wore gowns with round and cross collars, while women wore short jackets or coats with matching beizi (Chinese-style jackets with buttons down the front). This elegant style was influenced by the dress of the northern minority people.
  • Costume of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644): After unifying china, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, ordered the people to revert to Han Chinese style and established new rules for clothing and accessories in 1370. The characteristic garments to the Ming Dynasty were gowns with loose sleeves. In the early Ming, Officials began to differentiate their ranks with mandarin squares. At meanwhile, ladies mainly wore jackets and shirts.
  • Court imperial robe embroidered with clouds and dragons during the rule of Emperor of Qinglong, the Qing Dynasty (replica): This dress uses the finest bright yellow satin while the small collar and sleeves use azurite satin. 44 different shaped dragons are embroidered on the small collar, two shoulders, front, back, waist, bottom and hoof-shaped sleeves with golden threads. The twelve imperial symbols are embroidered on different parts of the robe.
  • A dress of the finest silk
  • Samite boots of the Liao dynasty (916-1125), excavated from Xiaojingzi Tomb, Arukelqinqi, Inner Mongolia
  • Meile embroidered with flowers and butterflies: Meile is a female headdress worn around the forehead to protecting against cold.
  • Golden embroidery lable cover
  • Red patch-stitch child's cape, Republic of China (1912-1949)
  • Oceangoing Ship (model) of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279): From the Song dynasty, the maritime Silk Road played an important role in silk trade. Shipbuilding flourished in the Song Dynasty when Chinese naval technology was the finest in the world and Chinese fleets are the largest. This Song Dynasty ship, 24.2 meters long and 9.15 meters wide, was launched in Quanzhou Bay in 1974. It has been reconstructed with 13 separate cabins and a capacity of 200 tons.
  • Silkworm cocoons on display in China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou. As silk plays an important role in china, even cocoons, silkworms and looms were frequently mentioned in ancient poets, stories and legendaries.
  • Working on the loom
  • Diligent working on embroidery
  • A famous silk shop in Beijing
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- Last updated on Dec. 12, 2017 by Gabby Li -