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Chinese silk has its world fame for the nice characteristics, beautiful colors and patterns as well as profound contents. China National Silk Museum, opened in Feb.1992 with a total area of 10,000 square meters, is located at the foot of Yuhuang Hill, by the beautiful side of the West Lake. As the first nationwide silk specialized museum, this museum, dedicated to reflect over 5,000 years of silk development history of China, consists of eight exhibition halls -- an introduction hall, a cultural hall, a folklore hall, a mulberry and silkworm hall, a silk production hall, a silk weaving hall, a dyeing hall, a modern achievements hall and a friendship store.
The exhibits in this museum include silk products from the Neolithic Age to Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties as well as some in present day, showing the long development history of the silk. Besides, three Silk Roads, through desert, sea and land, are all displayed in the museum. At the same time, vivid demonstrations are given in some halls, demonstrating the producing process of the silk products.
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