Mazzei arrived with a plan to cultivate European grapes, olive trees and the egg of silk worms to make silk.

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In a village in Hubei province, a woman who made money raising silk worms and planting tea spent a good part of her profits making sure her daughter learned how to use a computer.

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According to the Web site Ecouterre.com, the dress is made from what's sometimes known as ahimsa, or "peace silk" a material spun from cocoons without killing the worms inside.

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