By the 13th century, Suzhou was already the center of the profitable silk trade.

Thanks to the silk trade, the city became an important industrial town during the 19th century.

The silk trade in the south was not yet an established industry.

His father was in the silk trade, and they stayed through the war.

The Chinese had a monopoly in the silk trade and kept its production process a trade secret.

The focus is on Asia and the silk trade, but folk material has been deliberately played down.

By 1769 nearly 2,000 people were employed in the town's silk trade.

Of the 600 and more factories engaged in the silk trade, fewer than 100 survived.

The silk trade of the region was marketed through Lyon.

That they control all the silk trade here, all trade with China?