Reasons why Wujiang County became the Silk House of China in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Superior geographical location and rich sericulture resources. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Wujiang County became the Silk Capital of China mainly because of its superior geographical location and rich sericulture resources.

1. Wujiang County is located in the south of the Yangtze River, with superior geographical position and developed water transportation, which provides convenient conditions for the collection of silk raw materials and the transportation of finished products.

2. Wujiang county has humid climate and fertile land, which is suitable for sericulture growth. Wujiang county has a long history of sericulture and excellent silk quality, which makes full use of this geographical and natural advantage and becomes a famous sericulture producing area in China. Silk is a kind of textile, woven from silk or synthetic fiber, man-made fiber, short silk, etc. The general name of the fabric interwoven by pure silk or rayon.