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A silk farmer spreads lime over worms feeding on mulberry leaves.

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita. No usage authorized without prior written permission.

Photo size: 21.6 Mpixels (61.9 MB uncompressed) - 5677x3810 pixels (18.9x12.7 in / 48.1x32.3 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: silk farmer, worms, mulberry leaves, China, Zheng He book, page 80-81

A woman boils silk cocoons to separate the threads.

A silk farmer spreads lime over worms feeding on mulberry leaves.

Hangzhou still produces the finest silk cloth, one of Zheng He's most prized items and still in worldwide demand today.