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![Hangzhou still produces the finest silk cloth, one of Zheng He's most prized items and still in worldwide demand today.](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/e337a624-4e44-11e0-b089-2b57269978b2/96001000002_xgaplus.jpg)
![Newly dyed cotton dries in the traditional way. Indigo dyeing was invinted by the Chinese in the Han dynasty.](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/d48b7cec-391b-11e0-82cb-a37c611abfd0/9169100027_xgaplus.jpg)
Newly dyed cotton dries in the traditional way. Indigo dyeing was invinted by the Chinese in the Han dynasty.
Author: Michael Yamashita
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![Hot was is applied to cotton fabric in designs and patterns and then dipped in dye. Here a worker scrapes wax off the dyed co...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/bdcc763c-391b-11e0-913f-a3bd732944f1/9169100028_xgaplus.jpg)
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