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Where to Buy Silk fromin China

Silk has been regarded as the emissary and symbol of Chinese civilization since ancient times. Here are the top list of famous silk towns and marketplaces in the silk history of China. Silks produced from these towns are the most fabulous for your shopping or business choice.
 
1. Huzhou, Zhejiang Province
Huzhou is famed as "hometown of Silk, land of fish and rice". Silk Production in Huzhou has a long history for over 4500 years. The silk in Huzhou is exported to more than 10 countries before the Tang Dynasty. The real starting point of the Silk Road in Tang Dynasty is Huzhou. You could still found some place in Huzhou named camel bridge or some thing related to the western Asian culture. In 1292, Marco Polo, the Italian Traveler, came to Huzhou. He mentioned Huzhou's silk in his travel notes which proved that Huzhou silk developed to a very high level at that time.
 
Lacated near Yizi Bridge outside South Gate of Huzhou downtown, Huzhou Silk City is the largest national marketplaces of silk products in the city.   


2. Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
Yuhang District of Hangzhou is the only silk production base defined by the government of China. By far, Hangzhou has hosted four China International Silk Fairs, and the silk information center is also set up in this city. Hangzhou yields many kinds of silk such as silk damask, Romania, silk, satin, yarn, crepe and others for 14 in big class, more than 200 varieties and over 2000 designs and colors. The silks in Hangzhou are exported to more than 100 countries and districts all over the world.
 
China Silk Market is located at the Jiankang Road, Hangzhou City.

 
3. Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
Suzhou is one of the hometowns of silk. Many silk fabrics of over 4000-year history were unearthed in Suzhou City which tells facts that Suzhou local mastered the skill of Sericulture and Spinning since ancient time. There are several varieties of silks such as 'Wu Gao', 'Wu ling', 'Ba Can Si' 'Fei Ling', 'Song Style Silk', 'Kesi' and more produced in Suzhou in the history. Among them, brocade, Suzhou embroidery, Song Brocade has applied for the word intangible cultural heritage.
 
China Oriental Silk Market is one of China's largest silk marketplaces located Shengze Town in Wujiang City, 60 km from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Now Shengze Town grows up to be the largest silk production base in China.