豳风吹绿野 桑荫满阡陌——陕西古代蚕桑业发展概说

陕西古代蚕桑业起步早,发展快,势头好。从西周公刘算起,陕西兴桑养蚕已有三千多年的历史。秦汉时期,陕西蚕桑业发展迅速,至汉武帝时,臻于极盛,蚕桑生产和缫丝织绸技术都达到了很高的水平。隋、唐、宋时期,由于复杂的社会原因,陕西蚕桑业经历了一个由盛到衰的发展过程。元、明时期,发展缓慢,几于停顿。清康、乾年间,陕西蚕桑业复兴很快,发展迅速,规模空前。

A INTRODUCTION TO RAISING AND PLANTING MULBERRY OF ANTIQUITY IN SHAANXI PROVINCE

Raising silkworm and planting mulberry of antiquity in Shaanxi province began in 1900 B, c. in Guanzhong Region (the middle part of Shaanxi province) . since it had been exploited, the people in other region have envied and learned it, so that it was fast developed and was gradually enlarged .on south region of Shaanxi province, The inhabitan settled in Binzhou and Qizhou engaged in raising silkworm and planting mulberry and crops before Qin dynasty. The silk way got through) raising silkworm alsd planting mulberry developed very fast and come up to climax during Qin and Han dynasty. It was undergone process from prosperity to decline during Sui, Tang and Song dynasty. It was gradually rejuvenated during Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty, and unprecedented scale was achived when the emperors of Kangxi and Qianlong were on the throne ( 16611796A. D )