Chongqing’s sericulture industry “emerges from cocoons and becomes butterflies” and is sold in many countries
Walking into the factory building of ShuangheSilk Co., Ltd. in Qianjiang, Chongqing, after going through the processes of cocoon selection, cocoon cooking, reeling, reshaping, and finishing, The cocoons are made into snow-white and bright silk, which will be sold to Italy, Vietnam, Japan and other countries.
Recently, the State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology at Southwest University announced the launch of a “super silkworm” breeding program to promote new development in the sericulture industry. Qianjiang District is a treasure land for producing high-quality mulberry cocoons. Currently, 93,000 acres of standardized mulberry gardens have been built, with an annual output of 70,000 tons of cocoons.
The Baichang silk produced in Qianjiang is all organic silk, and no pesticides or insecticides are applied to the mulberry trees. It is very popular with overseas customers. As a leading enterprise in Chongqing’s sericulture industry, Shuanghe Silk Co., Ltd. has long provided raw materials for internationally renowned brands. Administrative Department Manager Fan Yuefeng told reporters on the 23rd: “The company’s overseas sales have been increasing in the past two years. This yearExport sales have reached US$9.5 million, which has increased significantly compared with last year.”
In the eyes of Japanese merchants, silk products from Wuling Mountain are less polluted and of high quality. The color, smoothness and uniformity of the silk can meet relevant requirements, making it very suitable for making kimonos.
High-quality silk products originate from the local soil and climate conditions that are suitable for mulberry and silkworms.
Xu Bing, head of the Sericulture Management Station of the Qianjiang District Forestry Bureau, said that the Wulingshan area has four sericulture periods: spring, summer, early autumn, and late autumn, which last from April to mid-October, which means there are relatively The long supply timeline of raw materials, “Especially this year, combined with the climatic conditions, there is an additional season of ‘late late autumn’ after late autumn, and the sericulture period is one more season.”
A mulberry leaf makes a people rich. “I planted 98 acres of mulberry orchards this year, raised 182 silkworms, and earned more than 400,000 yuan from selling cocoons, which is much higher than my previous income as a carpenter.” said Tian Haixiang, a major sericulture owner in Chahe Village, Jinxi Town, Qianjiang District. “I was busy raising silkworms for a while, and I could take care of the children at home during my free time. Now at least one-third of the villagers have embarked on the road of growing mulberry and raising silkworms.”
Today, Qianjiang District has formed a complete sericulture and silk industry chain, with one end connected to the mulberry garden and the other end connected to the market.
On the planting side, various intercropping models such as “mulberry + vegetables” and “mulberry + Chinese medicinal materials” were launched; on the silk reeling side, silk companies from the eastern coast were introduced to open factories and “strip silk and cocoons” on the spot; on the silk side , there is Qianjiang Tongxiang Silk Industrial Park, twisting silk and weaving silk and carpets; on the cultural and creative side, we have built a Tai Chi Sericulture Cultural and Creative Experience Hall, Zhongyuan and Han Precious Jade Silk Base and Wulingshan Silk Museum to achieve the integration of agriculture, culture and tourism; on the technology side , worked closely with Southwest University and other units to tackle key problems, established the Qianjiang Branch of the Chongqing Sericulture Science and Technology Research Institute, and accelerated the quality and efficiencytransformation and upgradingdevelopment of the sericulture industry.
“Because Chinese traditional culture is loved by Western consumers, we want to combine some popular international forms and integrate traditional Chinese elements into product design.” Chen Songkui, general manager of Chongqing Shuanghe Silk Co., Ltd., said that in the future The plan is to integrate national style elements with modern design concepts to create silk products that are more Chinese and more in line with world trends, allowing silk products from the East to reach more countries and spreading the Silk Road story overseas.
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