Essentials of Sericulture

...lk, even those women whose domestic labor The original term "fugong" (婦功) refers to the "womanly work" of weaving and sewing, one of the four traditional virtues expected of women in Confucian society. in sericulture is only just beginning will, by following this guide, find their skills becoming more refined.

Regarding the use of local dialects and colloquialisms, as well as the descriptions of tools according to common customs, my intention is to make the instructions easy for the common people to understand. The phonetic pronunciations and explanations follow the original book exactly; I have not dared to make any unauthorized additions or deletions.