China， the home of silk， was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Seres， i.e. the Land of Silk. Sericulture， or the cultivation of mulberry trees and silkworms， and the techniques of reeling， spinning， dyeing and weaving silk bers， have been practiced in China for thousands of years. Silk has long played a major role in Chinese civilization and was a key factor in the creation of the Silk Road， which linked the civilizations of East and West. Chinese silk is almost as old as Chinese civilization itself， and has evolved hand in hand with Chinese people. Today Chinese silk still continues its glorious journey.

　　徐錚，東華大學(xué)（原中國(guó)紡織大學(xué)）博士。現(xiàn)在中國(guó)絲綢博物館從事絲綢歷史文化研究及博物館陳列工作。與他人合作出版了《浙江絲綢文化史》《錦繡華服中國(guó)古代織染術(shù)》《杭州絲綢史》等多部著作，并在學(xué)術(shù)刊物上發(fā)表論文多篇。金琳，文博研究館員，現(xiàn)在中國(guó)絲綢博物館陳列保管部從事中國(guó)絲綢文化研究和絲綢及非遺展覽策展。