Langzhong Silk

Langzhong Silk

　　Langzhong silk has long enjoyed a great reputation. As early as the Tang Dynasty, it was an imperial tribute. The "Book of Tang" records: "The Langzhong Commandery annually offered tributes such as damask, satin, and suoshu (hu, a type of silk with a patterned texture)." The "Ming Veritable Records" also states: "At that time, the silk fabrics offered as tribute from Puzhou, Shanxi, had to use interwoven silk." The Baoning Shuisi Huasù grand silk woven from this kind of silk became widely renowned.

　　After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the development of sericulture, silk reeling, and silk production in Langzhong progressed rapidly. Large-scale silk enterprises such as the Langzhong Silk Mill and the Langzhong Textile Mill were established, along with six municipal-level silk enterprises. They produced a wide range of silk products including satin, damask, lustring, gauze, crepe, yarn-dyed fabrics, as well as jacquard, velvet, and other printed, embroidered, and woven pure silk fabrics and silk carpets, boasting over a thousand varieties. More than thirty products were recognized as outstanding at the provincial level or above, accounting for over one-third of Sichuan’s total silk industry output value. By 1983, the physical quality of its silk products ranked first in the nation. The export products totaled 54 items, sold to more than 40 countries and regions including the United States, Japan, Canada, the Soviet Union, Western Europe, Switzerland, West Germany, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

　　Langzhong Silk Group Co., Ltd. integrates various operations such as silk reeling, silk weaving, silk garment manufacturing, silk throwing, silk carpet production, silk handicrafts, textile machinery manufacturing, and automobile operation and repair. It produces seven specifications of white raw silk, over 60 types of silk products across nine categories in various specifications, as well as a full range of silk garments and accessories. The Plum Blossom brand D4 white raw silk has consistently maintained a grade of 3A or above for 22 consecutive years, earning double excellence awards at both the national and provincial levels. In 1994, it was honored as a Sichuan Famous Brand Product and regarded in Japan as a “quality-assured” product. Many provincial and ministerial-level award-winning products such as 12102 double-painted, 12799 contemporary crepe, 12798 Chunxiang satin, 13255 double-cocoon satin, 13257 Nishang satin, 12011 Sangle crepe, 103 jacquard, and 11206 electric spinning are known in the Hong Kong and Macau markets as “all-purpose raw silks.” The Cuiyun brand of pure silk clothing series and the Zhuoshang brand of silk carpets won gold awards at the 1994 Sichuan Famous, Special, and High-Quality Products Expo.

　　Langzhong Textile Mill is a Shanghai-relocated factory and a national second-tier enterprise. It has an annual production capacity of 45 million meters of silk fabrics, dyeing and printing capacity of 10 million meters, and sand-washing capacity for over 1 million garments. In addition to producing special military products, it manufactures imitation silk series, genuine silk blends, and chemical fiber products, as well as square scarves, embroidered silk handicrafts, and deep-processed products such as splash-dyed and sand-washed garments.

　　Export products include woven, painted, and satin fabrics, especially renowned for jacquard textiles. The mill has earned 26 “provincial excellent” awards, 27 “ministerial excellent” awards, and 3 “national excellent” awards. Among them, the “Rainbow” brand soft satin quilt cover won the highest national silver award in the silk industry for three consecutive years. In 1994, this product, along with the 14370 floral crepe satin, jointly received the gold award at the first “China and Southwest China Famous Brands Expo.” The 14013 and 14475 floral crepes achieved an export rate of 98.5%, while the polyester-silk imitation silk series won the Best Effect and Best Variety awards from the China Textile Industry Ministry. In 1998, it received the ministerial-level Quality Management Award. The factory was awarded the provincial-level “Contract-Abiding and Credit-Worthy Enterprise” title three consecutive times.