Wild silk

Introduction to Xiangyun ShaXiangyun Sha, also known as "Xiangyun Sha," "Yun Sha," and originally named "Liang Sha," is characterized in its weaving by the use of wild silk from mulberry silkworms. The weft threads are organized in a geometric jacquard pattern with white fabric, which after being woven into gauze or plain silk, is repeatedly soaked and sun-dried with the juice of the unique Guangdong plant, Chinese gallnut (which contains gelatin and tannic acid). This process coats the prepared fabric with a yellow-brown gel-like substance. Subsequently, it is covered with the mineral-rich river mud specific to the Pearl River Delta region, undergoing repeated processes of drying, washing, and fermentation to produce an expensive type of gauze. As the fabric makes a "rustling" sound when walked upon, it was initially called "Xiang Yun Sha." In old Shanghai, it was referred to as "Xiang Yan Sha" due to the color of the cigarettes of that time, while people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces call it "Xiangyun Sha," and in Guangdong, it is known as "Liang Sha."The Shunde district, close to the estuary of the Pearl River system, has two main tributaries: the Xi River and the Bei River, both emerging from the…