China was the first country in the world to cultivate silkworms and develop silk weaving. More than 3,000 years ago, sericulture and silk weaving were already significantly developed.

中国是世界上最早发明养蚕和丝织的国家；早在3,000多年以前，蚕桑、丝织已相当发达。

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The mulberry forest in ancient China was the place not only for sericulture but also for the Shamanistic ritual for rain or reproduction.

中国古代的桑林不仅是蚕桑生产的场所，而且也是进行祈雨求子等重大巫术活动的场所。

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Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China, based in Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces near Shanghai and Chengdu in Sichuan Province, have an ancient history.

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