Wuxi Silk Industry Museum, located in Dagong Bridge on the ancient canal, is a key cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province. The museum was planned and designed by Tsinghua University and built on the basis of the former site of Yongtai Silk Factory. It covers an area of about 25 mu with a building area of about 5,700 square meters. It consists of five western-style buildings in the Republic of China.
Wuxi Silk Industry Museum
The exhibition hall is divided into four areas-preface hall, which shows the history of China silk industry and highlights the influence of Wuxi "Silk Capital"; Silk museum, focusing on the rise and fall of Wuxi silk industry; Silk printing and dyeing knitting hall, showing the characteristics of silk weaving industry and its products; As a treasure house, display precious silk treasures.
Yongtai Silk Factory was founded by Xue Nanming and Zhou Shunqing in 1896 and moved from Shanghai in 1926. It is the core enterprise of Xue's silk cocoon enterprise group, managed by Xue Shouxuan, the son of Xue Nanming. "Jin Lu" famous brand raw silk won the gold medal at the new york World Expo and sold well in many European and American countries.
Wuxi has been the hometown of silk since ancient times. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the silk industry has developed and merchants have gathered, making it a famous "Silk Pier" and "Silk Capital". As the birthplace of national industry and commerce, reeling, textile and flour have become the three pillar industries in Wuxi, while Yongtai Silk Factory has become the "leader" of silk industry. In 1930s, the total number, silk output, quality and export tonnage of Wuxi silk factories ranked first in China. With the industrial transformation, the "Silk Wharf" has become history. In this museum, yesterday's glory is recorded.
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