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Basic Introduction to Tai'an Raw SilkTai'an raw silk is a protected geographical indication product and a specialty of Tai'an, Shandong. Raw silk is the product obtained after reeling the cocoons of mulberry silkworms. Commonly known as real silk, machine-reeled silk is called factory silk, while hand-reeled silk is called native silk. After degumming, it becomes cooked silk. Tai'an raw silk is mainly exported to Western European countries, with smaller quantities going to India and Pakistan.Raw silk is soft and smooth, with a full hand feel, good strength and extensibility, elasticity, a gentle luster, strong moisture absorption, and is non-irritating to the skin, making it a high-grade textile material. It can be woven into various types of silk fabrics with different structures for use in clothing, interior furnishings, crafts, decorations, etc. Raw silk also has a high specific strength, excellent electrical insulation properties, good thermal insulation, and is flammable but burns slowly. It has important applications in industry, defense, and medicine, such as in the manufacture of insulating materials, parachutes, artificial blood vessels, etc.Tai'an is accelerating the development of mulberry gardens in Daiyue District, Xintai City, Feicheng City, and Ningyang County, promoting the construction of high-quality cocoon bases, enhancing the development…

Introduction to Mount Tai – Chief of the Five Sacred Mountains in ChinaWith an area of 426 square kilometers and the altitude of main peak 1,545 meters, Mount Tai is located in Tai'an City of east China’s Shandong Province. Among Five Sacred Mountains in China, i.e. Tai Shan, Heng Shan (衡山) in Hunan Province, Hua Shan in Shaanxi Province, Heng Shan (恒山) in Shanxi Province and Song Shan in Henan Province, Tai Shan is the most famous one, and it was listed in the World Natural and Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO in 1987.In fact, the altitude of Mount Tai is not the highest among the Five Sacred Mountains, but it is reputed as “Chief of the Five Sacred Mountains" and "First Mountain under Heaven", that’s because of its geographical conditions and primitive religion. Standing on vast plain and facing boundless sea, Mountain Tai rises abruptly from flat land and its comparatively high altitude constitutes sharp contrast to surrounding environment, thus it appeared especially extensive and high. Moreover, Chinese people considered the East to be the symbol of hope and good luck for it is from where sun rises, Mt. Tai is located in the east of China naturally it…