24:I[197881,["/_next/static/chunks/59eab9ac4bdd502c.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/7f542e29850d5a34.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/236a773bf983a6e6.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/73ec2f460c58b917.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/44b741cc62655314.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/49c5a7a27f6e13eb.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/391c4b1557451991.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/77ffa9b0397aa5e9.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/e84c26bbe04ad627.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/3a366c3516387c27.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/c116acaae1f2abb9.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9"],"default"] 25:T47e,This translation describes the front cover of a traditional Chinese thread-bound manuscript. The title is written in vertical calligraphy on a white paper slip, known as a tiqian, which is pasted onto a dark blue protective cover. # Silkworm # Mulberry # Essential # Compendium The title *Cansang Jiyao* (original: "蠶桑輯要") translates to the **Essential Compendium of Sericulture**. SericultureThe specialized practice of rearing silkworms for the production of silk fiber. was a pillar of the historical Chinese economy, and these manuals were crucial for spreading standardized agricultural knowledge regarding both the care of the insects and the cultivation of the mulberry trees they eat.

This is the front cover of a practical agricultural manual focused on the production of silk. It serves as an introductory label for a text detailing the vital techniques of silkworm husbandry and mulberry tree cultivation.

sericulture, mulberry cultivation, silk industry, agricultural manual, silkworms, textile history