Lanxi, Zhejiang exhibits cotton blankets that have been inherited for nearly 900 years, showing the level of textile industry in the Song Dynasty
Mishan cotton blanket. Photo by Zhu Yanxuan
In August 1966, a Southern Song Dynasty tomb was discovered in the Mishan Brigade of Xiangxi Commune, Lanxi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province (now Lanxi City), and a cotton blanket was unearthed from the tomb – this is The earliest and most complete Southern Song Dynasty cotton blanket discovered so far in China is nearly 900 years old and is now a national first-class cultural relic.
On January 18, at the special exhibition “Looking for the Song Dynasty: The Story of a Southern Song Cotton Blanket”, the relevant person in charge of the Lanxi City Museum introduced that the above-mentioned cotton blanket is called the Mishan Cotton Blanket, 2.51 meters long and 1.16 meters wide. , sewn 6 interconnected Fang Sheng pattern patterns composed of 81 Kaiyuan Tongbao and Northern Song Dynasty coins. The unearthing of this cotton blanket strongly proves that during the Southern Song Dynasty, the cotton textile industry in Wuzhou (Jinhua), especially Lanxi, reached a very high level of craftsmanship and rewritten the history of the Yuan Dynasty Huang Daopo brought back the history of cotton textile technology and pushed the history of cotton textile forward by about 100 years.
According to reports, due to the early discovery of the tomb, the local preservation conditions for cultural relics were insufficient. The unearthed cotton blankets and other cultural relics have been preserved in the Zhejiang Provincial Museum. After 56 years, Mishan cotton blankets finally returned to their “hometown” Lanxi and were exhibited at the Lanxi City Museum.
The special exhibition “Looking for the Song Dynasty: The Story of a Cotton Blanket from the Southern Song Dynasty” is divided into four chapters: “Who is he”, “Why is he immortal”, “Their daily life” and “The mystery of the cotton blanket”, with a total of 62 pieces (sets) presented. cultural relics. The special exhibition will last until March this year.
At the opening ceremony of the special exhibition, Lanxi Municipal Party Committee Secretary Dai Chong said that the thousand-year Song Dynasty charm is still there today, and a cotton blanket reflects the past and present. Through the Mishan cotton blanket, you can not only explore the history of cotton planting and cotton textiles in the Eight-Wu Land, but also connect the history of water transportation, commerce and folk customs of Lanxi.
According to the official website of the Lanxi Municipal People’s Government, the city is located in the west of Jinhua City, in the middle reaches of the Qiantang River, and on the northern edge of the Jinqu Basin. The local area has been known as the “convergence of three rivers”, “the waist of six rivers” and “the thoroughfare of seven provinces” since ancient times.
The textile industry has always been the dominant and important pillar industry with local traditional advantages. At present, the local area has formed a relatively complete series of industrial chains such as spinning, weaving, printing and dyeing, colored fabrics, denim, home textile towels, clothing, and industrial fabrics, and has developed into one of the most influential cotton textile fabric production bases in the country. The output of pure cotton stretchleisure fabrics ranks among the top in the country. As of 2021, the local annual output of 350 million meters of denim ranks first in the country. The total output of all types of towels ranks among the top counties and cities in the country at the same level. It is known as “China’s “Famous Weaving City” and “China Textile Industry Base City”.
“The textile industry is the traditional pillar industry of Lanxi. The Mishan cotton blanket confirms the long history, exquisite skills and important status of Lanxi’s textile industry, and is highly consistent with Lanxi’s strategic goal of creating an ‘intelligent weaving demonstration site’. This time Mishan The cotton blanket exhibition and subsequent discussions will further enhance the historical and cultural confidence of Lanxi people, provide cultural support for better and faster development of Lanxi textile industry, build ideological consensus, and strengthen the confidence and determination to create greater glory,” said Dai Chong. .
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