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1,000-year-old silk fabrics exhibited in Jiangsu
NANJING, Aug 13, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) — A total of 58 silk fabrics dating
back to the Song Dynasty (960-1276) are on exhibit in the city of Nanjing,
capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province.
After ten years of restoration, the silk fabrics including handkerchiefs
with inscriptions written by Buddhists and long-sleeve shirts with patterns
of flowers and birds are now on display at the Grand Baoen Temple Heritage
Park in Nanjing.
The exhibition will last until October.
In February 2007, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage approved
the excavation of the Grand Baoen Temple ruins.
Cultural relics made from materials including gold, silver, bronze,
crystal, glass, agate and silk were discovered at the site.
Archaeologists said those cultural relics were well preserved as they were
buried nearly seven meters underground in an iron container. And around 100
silk fabrics excavated from the site are believed to have been donated by
Buddhists to the temple.
The China National Silk Museum has been in charge of restoring the silk
fabrics since 2009.
It is rare to find such a large amount of high-quality silk fabrics dating
back to the Song Dynasty in China, according to the archaeologists.
The Heritage Park and Nanjing Museum will hold public forums about silk
and silk products during the exhibition.
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