
"Craftsmanship on the fingertips": Analysis of the development process of ancient Chinese textile industry
Release time:
2023-02-21 14:21
Introduction:
The four seasons change, and people's clothes also change with the changes of the seasons. The most representative clothing characteristics of contemporary people are down jackets in winter, and short skirts and half-sleeves in summer.
For modern people, it is not difficult to have a comfortable and beautiful clothes, but for the ancients without the support of modern technology, making clothes is not so simple. In fact, in order to meet the needs of life and aesthetics, the ancients paid no less attention to the field of textile and clothing than modern people.
From some well-produced historical TV dramas that restore historical facts, we can actually get a glimpse of the development process of the ancient Chinese textile industry; and the textile civilization that has gradually moved from the handicraft industry to the era of mass production has also witnessed the development and prosperity of the feudal society.
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