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2. History of silk - Wikipedia

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   Silk was a common offering by the emperor to these tribes in exchange for peace. Silk is described in a chapter of the Fan Shengzhi shu from the Western Han period (206 BC–9 AD), and a surviving calendar for silk production in an Eastern Han (25–220 AD) document. The two other known works on silk from the Han period are lost.

3. Lotus silk - Wikipedia

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   Lotus silk (Burmese: ပိုးကြာချည် or Burmese: ကြာချည်, lit. 'lotus thread') is a type of textile produced using delicate lotus stem fibers. The fabric first originated in Myanmar (Burma), and is now also woven at Lotus Silk Farm in Cambodia and Vietnam. [1][2] Due to the complexity and labor-intensive nature ...

4. Silk - Wikipedia

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   The production of silk originated in China in the Neolithic period, although it would eventually reach other places of the world (Yangshao culture, 4th millennium BC). Silk production remained confined to China until the Silk Road opened at some point during the latter part of the 1st millennium BC, though China maintained its virtual monopoly over silk production for another thousand years.

5. Silk (group) - Wikipedia

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   Silk Music Group. Members. Tim "Timzo" Cameron. Jimmy Gates. Gary "Big G" Glenn. Johnathen "John-John" Rasboro. Gary "Lil G" Jenkins. Silk is an American R&B group, formed in 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia. They are best known for their 1993 hit single, "Freak Me", which reached number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100.

6. Cochlospermum religiosum - Wikipedia

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   Wittelsbachia gossypium Mart. & Zucc. Cochlospermum religiosum is a flowering plant from the tropical region of Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. It is a small tree growing to a height of 7.5 m (25 ft) usually found in dry deciduous forests. The name religiosum derives from the fact that the flowers are used as temple offerings.

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