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mylifeasasilkworker
mynameisjhgmayjan
andiamatwentytwoyearoldsilkworker
livinginguanggongprovincechina
theyeariseighteen
eighty
andchinatradesmanygoodsworldwide
especially
silkpartofthepearlriverdeltaslocatedhere
whichmakesthisareaoneofchinasmostimportantsourcesofsilk
theriverisrichwithsandedmud
andthismaterialfertilizesthemulberrytrees
weusemulberryleavestofeedthesilkworms
thatproducethesilk
mostofthewomeninmyvillageworkinthesilkindustry
includingmygrandmotherandmotherandourexpertisehasgivenusmorepowerandindependence
afterallwithoutthewomensilkworkers
howcanourvillagesurvivechinesesilkhasbeenregardedasthebestintheworldformanycenturies
andisinhighdemandperhaps
youknow
ifthesilkroad
thesilkroadallowedourancestorstotrademanydifferenttypesofgoodswithforeigmerchants
butsilkwasalwayschinasmaincommodity
sochinaguardedthesecretofitssilk
carefullytakingasilkwarmoutofchinawasforbidden
butmanyforeigersstilltriedtoobtainourpreciouschinesesilkwarmmslongagoones
whotriedtosmuggglesilkwarmsoutofthecountrywereexecuted
soitwasmanycenturiesbeforeanyonelearnedthesecretofchinesesilk
asilkwormisacaterpillarandwitnesscaterpillercomesinanadultmoth
thefemaleeadsthreehundredtofivehundredeggs
theseeggsaresotiny
thatthirtyfivethousandofthemweighonlytwentyeightgrams
assoonastheeggshatch
theyoungsilkmsareplacedonwoodentrays
andthesetraysarestacked
kedontopofeachotherinsideadryfarmhouse
freshshrededmomobberryleafvesaresprinkledontopoftheyoungworms
andtheyeat
andeatwheniwassevenyearsold
myjobwastohelppickleavesfromthemubberrytrees
tofillmanybasketswiththem
mymotherandtheotherwomenfeedthesilkwormseverytwohours
dayandnight
andallyouherearewormscrunchingontheleaves
thefarmisquitenoisy
theworkisveryhard
becauseeachwormhastobeputonanewcleantrayeverydayandneedstobeprotectedfromfrightlightloudnoisesandstrongsmells
thewormsdontliketobedisturbed
ortheydontgrowwell
andwheniwasayounggirl
mymotherneverletmeevenspeakinsidethefarmhouse
thiswasdifficult
becauseihadsomanyquestionstoaskafteraboutamonthofeatingrestingandsheddingtheirskin
fourtimes
thesilcormsarereadytospintheircocoons
thisiswhentheworkersputthemonspinningrax
andthesilcormbuildsitscocoonbymakingawarongfiberandsurroundingitselfwithitinaboutthreedays
thesilwarmslooklikewhiteballs
theneighttotendayslatertercocoonsarereadytobeunwoundedaprocesscalreeling
rightnowimstillbeingtrainedbyoneofmyauntstounwinethecocoons
myjobistorealthesoilkthreadsontoalargespinningwheel
butwehaveamachinethathelpsustodothis
ourreelingmachineisbuiltdirectlyoveralargepotofveryhotwater
andiputthecocoonsinthepottokillthewormsinsidealongwooldntplankplacedacrossthepothastwopolsthathavetwosmallrollersattachedabambootubehangsfromeachroller
asistirthecocoonsinthehottthetheenddsthethesouffibersfloatfreeigrabtheendsofthethreadsgentlypullandtwistthemtogetherandfeedthesefibersthroughthebambootwo
thenthefiberswindaroundtherollersandontoalargereelingwheel
whenthefiberofthecocooniscompletelyunwound
onlythedeadinsectisleft
silkrillingisverytricky
andittakesyearsofexperiencetolearnhowtodoitjustrightonesilkwormcanmakeastrangeofsilkaboutonethousandmeters
longthelongerthestrand
thebetterthesilk
ifastrangeistooshort
thequalityofthesilksuffersrememberthebestqualitysilkthreadisone
thatisrealcontincontinuouslyinonelongstrandwhichmeans
icannotbreakthefragilethreadasiamhandglingit
ihaveheardthatautomaticmachinespoweredbysteamarebeingusednow
becausetheycanrealmanycocoonsatatimeandunwindthesilkmorequicklybusinessenarebuildinglargefactories
nearcitiesandemployinghundredsofwomentoworkinthem
butthesefactoriesareverynoisy
andsomesilkworkershavegotteninjuredusingthemachines
manyofourfriendsandneighborshaveleftourvillagetofindworkinthefactories
wemissthem
butmyfamilyiscontenttostayhereandsticktotheoldertraditions
becausewetakeprideinequalitymorethanquantityinmyvillage
silkmakingissomuch
morethanjustmakingaprofit
withyouareworkasaspiritualexercise
whetheritiscollectingthecocoonsonwindingthethreadsorevenspinningthesilk
eachmovementisdone
preciselyandslowly
thisiswhy
thechinesemartialarttiechei
cheuwanincludesexercisesfromsilkreadlingtechniquespracticingtightchee
silkrillingexerciseshelpsapersontomoveslowlysmoothly
evenlyandcontinuouslyandpreparesthebodytomakegentleyetaccuratemovements
wearetotallydedicatedtoourart
soitisnotsurprising
thatthesilkfromguangggangisconsideredtobesuperiormaking
silkisauniquetraditionofmyvillage
mypeopleandmycountryiamproud
itispartofmyheritage
andhopethatonedayicanlearnalltheskillsneededtobecomeaproficientsilkworkersadlythewaysilkisbeingmadeischanging
butihopethatsilkmakingwillalwaysbeconsideredanobleart
andthatonedaymychildrenwilllearnittoolittlefox