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Silk roadsSilkwormSilkworm cocoontextileA painting depicting women inspecting silk, early 12th century, ink and color on silk, by Emperor Huizong of Song.Woven silk textile from tomb no 1. at Mawangdui in Changsha, Hunanprovince, China, from the Western Han DynastyWestern Han painting on silk was found draped over the coffin in the grave of Lady Dai at Mawangdui near Changsha in Hunan province.Silkworm Silkworm is an economically important insect, being a primary producer of silk. A silkworms preferred food is white mulberry leaves . Silkworm cocoon The cocoon is made of a thread of raw silk from 300 to about 900 m long. The fibers are very fine and lustrous. About 2,000 to 3,000 cocoons are required to make a pound of silk (0.4 kg). At least 70 million pounds of raw silk are produced each year, requiring nearly 10 billion pounds of cocoons.Silk road The Silk Road, or Silk Route, is a network of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East by linking traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads, and urban dwellers from China and India to the Mediterranean Sea during various periods of time.1 Extending 4,000 miles (6,437 kilometres), the Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in Chinese silk carried out along its length, beginning during the Han dynasty (206 BC 220 AD). The Central Asian sections of the trade routes were expanded around 114 BC by the Han dynasty