CHINESE SILK, a photo from Jiangsu, Est

Photographer's Note

There are many iconic products of traditional China and silk is one of them.
Inside a tourist tour we were obligated to visit a plant of silk. It was an old plant and we saw the phases of production, including that cards with holes sending information to the machines where would be impressed drawings in the fabric, that was the primitive idea to create computers software.
Here we can see some cocoons of silk, the animal is cooked alive to preserve the thread.
There is a legend telling a princess was taking tea when a cocoon of silk fell down in her cup and she discovered the use of the thread.
My state of Paraná is an important producer of silk, and I saw this live, in the farms, but when I told this for another tourist he watched me as if I was lying.Of course each place has to deal with the stereotype created about it for the others.
China is the larger producer and Brazil is the 5th, but our thread is the best of the world.
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Existem vários produtos tradicionais da velha China e a seda é um dos mais famosos.
Dentro de um tour fomos obrigados a conhecer uma fábrica de seda. Era uma fábrica antiga, que ainda usava cartões perfurados para fazer desenhos nos tecidos. Isso é uma velha tecnologia que deu a ideia primitiva de criar os primeiros programas de computador.
Vemos aqui um amontoado de casulos de seda, o animal é cozido vivo para manter o fio sem danos.
Diz uma lenda que uma princesa tomava seu chá quando um casulo desses caiu na sua xícara e ela descobriu o uso do fio da seda.
O Paraná é um importante produtor de seda e já vi esses casulos ao vivo em sítios da minha região, quando contei isso a um senhor do tour ele me olhou como se eu estivesse mentindo. Cada lugar tem que lidar com os estereótipos criados pelos outros.
A China é o maior produtor de seda, o Brasil é o quinto, mas temos o fio de melhor qualidade do mundo.

Fis2, alvaraalto, jhm, jean113, PiotrF, papagolf21, jemaflor, mcmtanyel trouve(nt) cette note utile

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Fis2 (142685) 2019-08-30 1:46

Witaj Jorge!
A very interesting view.
Good framing, colors and light.
Good presentation.
Well done.
Warm regards.
Krzysztof

emka (139218) 2019-08-30 3:33

Olá Jorge, Sim, quando você participa de qualquer passeio, precisa visitar alguns workshops. e depois disso, há um tempo livre na loja. E como observei, sempre existem pessoas que compram as lembranças. Eu também estava em uma oficina de seda. E para alguém que nunca viu como é produzido, é bastante interessante. Eu não sabia que o Brasil é um produtor de seda. Seda chinesa não é tão boa qualidade. ou talvez haja tipos diferentes para prêmios diferentes. Mas na Polônia, também temos nossa seda.
Atenciosamente

Tue (71910) 2019-08-30 3:34

Hello Jorge,
A good close-up of those small balls of silk. Good sharpness and clarity and I really like the pattern that was created.
Lars

Silvio1953 (191261) 2019-08-30 3:57

Ciao Jorge, lovely composition with beautiful perspetive, excellent clarity, fine details, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

alvaraalto (38660) 2019-08-30 6:00

Hello Jorge
Of course you think of China in the first place if you are talking about silk.
You do not realize that there are plenty of other places on this earth where the Bombyx mori, can also eat plenty of the Morus alba.
Nice promotion for the quality of the Brazilian side.
Well done
Have a good weekend, groet Rob

mesutilgim (115458) 2019-08-30 10:45

Hello Jorge,
Another interesting capture/entry in your gallery.
Both photographycally and informative perfect TE job.
In my chidhoos we had a giant mulberry tree in our garden and this was a good reason for us to start keeping silkworms. But when I noticed how those coccoons was been thrown in cooking water with the worms inside, my interest turned to a hatrate to all silk producers.
TFS and have a nice weekend
MESUT ILGIM

Miguel82 (35896) 2019-08-30 12:34

Jorge, that pile of silk cocoons create a beautiful visual result. The silk industry is ancient in China, in the Antiquity only the Chinese knew the secret of silk manufacturing. The worms were introduced centuries after in many countries of the world thanks to merchants like Marco Polo. To visit a silk plant during an excursion should be rewarding.

jean113 (16099) 2019-08-30 13:35

Hello Jorge, an informative note that goes side by side with this interesting picture.
What is astonishing is how many of these cocoons are needed to make a length of silk cloth!
I have learnt today, that Brazil is an important producer of silk.
Regards Jean.

PiotrF (42716) 2019-08-30 14:53

Hello Jorge
An interesting note about the silk plant.
Picture with perfect exposure and nice color.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

papagolf21 (145112) 2019-08-30 23:31

Bonjour, cher Jorge,
Excellent sujet, bien traité, bien présenté, le tout accompagné d'une note édifiante.
Bravo !
Amitiés.
Philippe

jemaflor (125739) 2019-08-30 23:35

Hi Jorge,
interesting and well photographed, good depth effect and sharpness, well done.

jhm (191377) 2019-08-31 0:40

Hello Jorge,

The picture is nice but required to visit.
There are many iconic products of traditional China and silk is one of them.
Sharpness and clarity are pleasant to look at.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

mkamionka (53796) 2019-09-11 2:04

Hi Jorge,
fascinating reportage, so very characteristic subject for China.
Great close up of the cocoons.
Interesting note too.
This is a great addition to your reportage from China,
M

mcmtanyel (54589) 2019-10-02 22:05

Hello Jorge,
So, now, you need to show a similar photo from your own state! 👍🏻
Regards,
MT