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SilkroadsSilkwormSilkwormcocoontextileApaintingdepictingwomeninspectingsilk,early12thcentury,inkandcoloronsilk,byEmperorHuizongofSong.Wovensilktextilefromtombno1.atMawangduiinChangsha,Hunanprovince,China,fromtheWesternHanDynastyWesternHanpaintingonsilkwasfounddrapedoverthecoffininthegraveofLadyDaiatMawangduinearChangshainHunanprovince.Silkworm•Silkwormisaneconomicallyimportantinsect,beingaprimaryproducerofsilk.Asilkworm'spreferredfoodiswhitemulberryleaves.•SilkwormcocoonThecocoonismadeofathreadofrawsilkfrom300toabout900mlong.Thefibersareveryfineandlustrous.About2,000to3,000cocoonsarerequiredtomakeapoundofsilk(0.4kg).Atleast70millionpoundsofrawsilkareproducedeachyear,requiringnearly10billionpoundsofcocoons.Silkroad•TheSilkRoad,orSilkRoute,isanetworkoftradeandculturaltransmissionroutesthatwerecentraltoculturalinteractionthroughregionsoftheAsiancontinentconnectingtheWestandEastbylinkingtraders,merchants,pilgrims,monks,soldiers,nomads,andurbandwellersfromChinaandIndiatotheMediterraneanSeaduringvariousperiodsoftime.[1]•Extending4,000miles(6,437kilometres),theSilkRoadderivesitsnamefromthelucrativetradeinChinesesilkcarriedoutalongitslength,beginningduringtheHandynasty(206BC–220AD).TheCentralAsiansectionsofthetraderouteswereexpandedaround114BCbytheHandynasty