This Day, That Year

Item from Nov 4, 1993, in China Daily: Young women in Litian township in Jiangxi province collect silkworm cocoons. China has become the world's top silk producer and supplier. The figures were made public at the 19th Congress of the International Silk Association, held in Nanjing on Monday ...

China's number one ranking for silk production was based on figures in 1992 ... China's exports of raw silk accounted for 85 percent of the world total; China provided 40 percent of silk cloth in the world.

Amid the growing influence and development of Chinese fashion worldwide, the country's major silk companies are gearing up to build global brands based on the prized fabric.