Suzhou remains a hub of the national silk industry and to see how specialised local expertise has advanced production methods, take a tour of the No.1 Silk Factory. Founded in 1926 as a state ...

Suzhou has long been at the heart of China’s silk trade, dating back some 5,000 years, and many of those ancient practices are still used today. Indeed, workers at its famous No. 1 Silk Factory ...