Why is silk called the invention with the earliest appearance, the widest application, the farthest spread and the highest technology?

Silk is one of the important inventions in ancient China. Compared with other inventions, it has four characteristics: the earliest appearance, the widest application, the farthest spread and the highest technology. It appeared in the Neolithic Age, the same age as China civilization; It is put on the earth and serves all beings; It spread all over the world, and the Silk Road became a communication channel between East and West. The technology content is the highest and there are many inventions. In this exhibition, the silk part focuses on six invention patents that dominate the world textile history. First, domesticate wild silkworm into silkworm; This is an extremely important invention in the history of biology. Only two kinds of insects have been domesticated in human history, silkworms and bees. The second is the invention of the pedal loom. Since then, the word "machine" has not only become the general name of all machinery and machines, but also become synonymous with wit, alertness and cleverness. Thirdly, a whole fabric structure system, it is precisely because of the design of this structure that various silk varieties such as silk, satin and brocade have appeared; Fourthly, the jacquard program controls the pattern cycle, which is the most magical part of silk weaving technology. After this kind of thread spread to Europe, it developed into perforated cardboard, which further influenced the invention of telegraph and early computers. Fifth, Jiagu, the color anti-dye printing technology invented in Xuanzong period of Tang Dynasty, has been passed down to this day; Sixth, although lock embroidery is only a manual skill, it is unique in the world embroidery art.