Why Nanchong became the home of silk

Nanchong is one of the country's four major sericulture production bases and fifteen silk production, export base, is the largest silk industry center in Sichuan, silk industry in Nanchong area occupies a pivotal position.

As early as the Western Han Dynasty, Nanchong silk became tribute, reeling silk throughout the city and countryside. In the Tang and Song dynasties, the silk fabrics reputation in the capital, the best-selling Silk Road. Fruit of the damask east to Fusang, was the Japanese emperor treasured as a national treasure. 1915, in the Panama International Exposition, Nanchong silk won the gold medal. 40 years the world's largest reeling factory, the contemporary southwest China's largest silk weaving factories are produced in Nanchong. Nanchong is also the region with the most sericulture base counties in China.

When I was a child, mulberry trees were everywhere, and every family raised silkworms. There are also silkworm seed factories and so on. Silk production out of better quality, are exported, rarely domestic sales. At that time the silk factory people are very drag. In the 90s there are cars.