CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Who invented sericulture first in ancient times?

1. Who is the founder of mulberry planting and silkworm breeding?

The ancestor of mulberry planting and silkworm breeding is Leizu.

Leizu is an ancient Chinese figure. The "Historical Records" mentioned that Huangdi married Leizu, the daughter of Xiling clan, and she invented sericulture, which is known as "Leizu invented silkworm breeding". Leizu was the first wife of the legendary northern tribal leader Huangdi Xuanyuan clan.

2. Who was the legendary first wife of Emperor Huangdi and the first person in China to grow mulberry trees and raise silkworms?

The Records of the Grand Historian mentions that Huangdi married Leizu, the daughter of Xiling clan, who invented sericulture and was known as "Leizu the First Lady of Silkworms". Leizu was the legendary first wife of Huangdi Xuanyuan clan, the leader of the northern tribe. She gave birth to two sons, Xuanqi and Changyi. Changyi married the daughter of Shushan clan and gave birth to Gaoyang, who inherited the throne. This was the "Emperor Zhuanxu" among the Five Emperors.

According to the Records of Rites and Etiquette in the Sui Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty revered Leizu as the "First Silkworm" (i.e., the God of Silkworms). The General History of the Complete History records: "Leizu, the daughter of Xiling, was the emperor's concubine. She began to teach the people to raise silkworms and process silk cocoons to make clothes." The History of Lu states: "Fuxi transformed silkworms, and Leizu, the daughter of Xiling, was the emperor's concubine. She began to teach the people to raise silkworms and process silk cocoons to make clothes." The History of Lu states: "Fuxi transformed silkworms, and Xiling began to raise silkworms. Therefore, the Huainan Canjing says, 'Xiling encouraged silkworm farming and personally raised silkworms.'" This saying became popular after the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

Leizu and Huangdi's other concubine "Meimu" helped Huangdi govern the world. Leizu died of illness on the way when she and Huangdi were touring the world. Huangdi posthumously named Leizu "Ancestor God".

In the oracle bone script of the Shang Dynasty, the Book of Sui, Rites and Rites, not only does it contain characters such as "桑", "丝", "丝", and "帛", but it also contains 105 characters with the characters "桑", "丝", and "丝". This fully shows that before the Shang Dynasty, there were already silk products, and naturally there were clothes made of silk.

3. Who was the first person to discover the silkworm?

It’s Leizu.

Leizu, also known as Leizu, was the wife of Huangdi and a native of Xiyin Village, Xia County. Legend has it that she invented the art of planting mulberry trees and raising silkworms, weaving silk from nests, and making clothes out of silk, thus ending the primitive way of life in which humans used animal skins and leaves as clothing.

Xiyin silk was used as a gift to send envoys to the Western Regions during the Western Han Dynasty, which opened up the Silk Road. The hometown of Leizu... Xiyin Village in Xia County, Hedong, became the birthplace of mulberry planting and silkworm breeding in China and the source of the Silk Road.

China is a country with a long history of civilization. Its ancestors created a splendid culture that is famous all over the world. Leizu is an outstanding representative of the female ancestors of our country. She was the first to advocate marriage, and she was the mother of the country and brought benefits to the people. She and Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang opened up the vast world and bid farewell to the wilderness. Her achievements were as great as the sun and the moon, and her virtues were known to all Chinese people. She was worshipped as the "First Silkworm" by later generations. She lived in the same era as Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang, and they were both the ancestors of human civilization.

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Leizu's contribution is not only that she invented sericulture technology. It is said that as the wife of Huangdi and the mother of the country, she also created many etiquette norms, so that people throughout China not only dress appropriately, but also behave politely to each other, and the society is stable and peaceful.

Leizu gave birth to two sons for Huangdi. The eldest son was named Xuanxiao and the second son was named Changyi. Changyi lived in Ruoshui and gave birth to Han Liu. Han Liu married the daughter of Naozi and gave birth to the great god Zhuanxu, who later inherited the throne.

4. Which country in the world was the first to raise silkworms and reel silk?

China was the first country in the world to raise silkworms and reel silk. In ancient Chinese history, there are legends about Fuxi turning into a silkworm and Leizu teaching people to raise silkworms. In ancient times, silk was a textile made of silk, and it was also a specialty of China. The ancient Chinese working people invented and mass-produced silk products and shipped Chinese silk abroad.

5. Who invented the earliest silkworm in China?

Leizu, also known as Leizu, was a figure in ancient China. She was the daughter of Xiling clan and the first wife of Emperor Huangdi. She invented sericulture and was known as Leizu the founder of sericulture. She was born in Xiling (some say it was Xiping County in Henan Province today, others say it was Yanting County in Sichuan Province today).

Leizu gave birth to two sons, Xuanxiao and Changyi. Xuanxiao's son was Qieji, whose son was Emperor Ku, one of the Five Emperors. Changyi married a daughter of the Shushan clan and gave birth to Gaoyang, who inherited the throne and became Emperor Zhuanxu, one of the Five Emperors.

6. Founder of sericulture and silk reeling?

Leizu

The founder of sericulture and silk reeling was Leizu, a figure in ancient China. She was the wife of Emperor Huangdi. She invented sericulture and was known in history as Leizu the First Silkworm.

Leizu was a great inventor, scientist, and politician. Together with Huangdi, she quelled wars and stabilized the people. She not only promoted the development of human civilization, but also promoted the progress of the Chinese nation.

7. Who was the first person to raise silkworms?

In ancient times, there was a beautiful and kind girl who was born in a family in Lei Village, Xiling (now in Yanting County, Sichuan Province). When the girl grew up, she would go out every day to collect wild fruits to support her frail and sick parents. She was not afraid of hardship and fatigue. After collecting all the wild fruits nearby, she would travel through mountains and rivers to collect them in the distance, and would return home very late every day. Soon, the wild fruits in the distance were also collected. What could she use to support her parents? The hardship of life made the girl lean against a mulberry tree and cry sadly. The cry was so sad and desolate that the birds and beasts near and far were moved to tears. The cry shook the heavenly court. The Jade Emperor parted the clouds and mist and looked down. He saw a filial daughter of fourteen or fifteen years old crying bitterly, so he had a kind heart and sent the sinful fairy "Horse Head Mother" down to the mortal world and turned her into a heavenly insect that eats mulberry leaves and spits silk. Seeing the girl's sad look, the Horse Head Mother dropped the mulberry fruit on her lips. The girl licked her lips and felt sour and sweet. He ate a little and found nothing unusual, so he picked a lot and brought them home for the two elders to eat. After eating, the old people felt better and better.

One sunny summer, the girl found that the worms on the tree were constantly spinning silk and making cocoons. The colorful reflections produced in the sun were very beautiful. Out of curiosity, the girl picked a grain and put it in her mouth, and pulled out the silk with her hands. The silk was tough. She simply wove small pieces of silk like the worms, and connected them into a large piece for her parents to wear. It was cool in hot weather and warm in winter. So she named the worms silkworms and took them home to feed. After a long period of experience accumulation, the girl fully mastered the production laws of silkworms and the skills of reeling and weaving silk, and taught them to the local people without reservation. From then on, people ended the primitive clothing of "eating raw meat and drinking blood, wearing feathers" and entered a civilized society of brocade and embroidered clothes.

According to historical records, Leizu was the wife of Huangdi. She was the first to domesticate silkworms and create the silk industry, and was therefore revered as the "First Silkworm Goddess". When Leizu was the chief of the Xiling tribe and the wise leader of Western Shu, she developed agriculture, sericulture, economy and trade, and governed the country in a way that was well-respected by the people. After marrying Huangdi as his wife, she "decreed agriculture, made laws for clothing, promoted marriage, promoted etiquette, built palaces, and laid the foundation of the country". She united with Yan Emperor, defeated Chiyou, and unified China. From then on, she was revered as the "Mother of All Nations", "Mother of Nations", and "Female Ancestor of Humanity".

Leizu died in Hengshan Mountain while accompanying Huangdi on his southern tour. According to her will, she was buried on Qinglong Mountain in Yanting County, her hometown.

Leizu was revered by later generations as the founder of silkworm rearing in my country. According to the Sui Dynasty Book of Rites, she was honored as the first silkworm in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The Tongjian Waiji of the Northern Song Dynasty recorded: "Leizu, the daughter of Xiling, was the concubine of Emperor Huangdi. She first taught people to raise silkworms and process silk cocoons to make clothes." The Lushi systematized the silkworm rearing invented by Leizu, saying that Xiling encouraged people to raise silkworms, breed silkworms, and personally picked mulberry leaves to make silk, thus creating the silk weaving industry. From then on, Leizu was regarded as the ancestor of the ancient working women who raised silkworms and produced silk, and was worshipped as the silkworm god by the ancient Yellow Emperor. After that, every time when it was time to plant mulberry trees and raise silkworms, people set up altars to worship the first silkworms, in order to pray for good weather, strong mulberry trees and fat silkworms. At the same time, it was also used to commemorate Leizu's great invention.

At Qiaoshan in Huangling County, Shaanxi Province, there is a commemorative activity for worshiping Leizu as part of the grand ceremony to commemorate the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor.

There is a Leizu Mausoleum in Yanting County, Sichuan Province. The locals celebrate the Silkworm Year on the eighth day of the first lunar month every year and regard the tenth day of the second lunar month as Leizu's birthday.