The History Contained in Half a Cocoon
by Dai Jun
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Xiyin Village, Xia County, about 20 kilometers northeast of Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, was originally a remote village, but it became world-famous due to an archaeological excavation by Mr. Li Ji in 1926. At that time, after one and a half months of hard excavation, Li Ji finally determined that the Xiyin Village site belonged to the Neolithic painted pottery culture. Although no metal utensils were found in the remains, half of a silkworm cocoon was found among the many pottery pieces and stone artifacts, and smooth artificial cutting marks were seen. Later, experts identified that half of the cocoon was indeed that of a species of domestic silkworm, thus proving that the Chinese had known how to raise silkworms and spin silk in the prehistoric Neolithic Age. But that half of the cocoon, which is a milestone in the history of Chinese civilization, has experienced decades of ups and downs...
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