Hangzhou Silk

Hangzhou Silk

Hangzhou silk is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Product Features: The designs are novel, luxurious, and richly colored, with distinct layers of flowers and vividly lifelike figures.

　　Product Introduction: Hangzhou is known as the “Home of Silk.” Silk fabrics unearthed from the 4,700-year-old Liangzhu site reveal the long history of silk in Hangzhou. The lines by the great Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi, “Silken sleeves weave brocade, proud as persimmon calyxes; green flags sell wine as pear blossoms bloom,” speak to the high quality of Hangzhou silk at the time. The rows of silk shops along Qinghefang Street in olden times further witnessed the prosperity of the silk economy. Today, Hangzhou produces fourteen major categories of silk products year-round, including satin, twill, velvet, plain weave, crepe, damask, and gauze, with over two hundred varieties and more than two thousand patterns. The designs are novel, luxurious, and richly colored, with distinct layers of flowers and vividly lifelike figures. Many products have won national or provincial quality awards and are exported to over 100 countries and regions around the world. Among Hangzhou silks, Dujinsheng stands out. Established in 1922, Dujinsheng Silk Factory was once China’s largest exporter of silk handicrafts, mainly producing scenic paintings, table runners, cushions, curtains, and brocade fabrics. The products are magnificent and elegant, hailed by international friends as the “Flower of Eastern Art.” With a long history, a wide variety, superior quality, and enduring fame, Dujinsheng brocades feature gorgeous colors and exquisite weaving, and have won multiple international gold awards.