It seems that possibilities hitherto unknown to the art may yet be explored. E mbroidery , a folk art with a long tradition, occupies an important position in the history of Chinese arts and crafts. This is evidence that embroidery had become an established art by that remote time. More than 2000 years old, it is the earliest piece of Chinese embroidery ever unearthed. Today, silk embroidery is practiced nearly all over China.
China is the first country in the world that discovered the use of silk.
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