The Sui and Tang dynasties were the peak of the development of Chinese feudal society. Generally speaking, the country was prosperous, economically developed, and commerce prosperous, especially the cultural opening up, which showed the graceful, generous and all-inclusive style of this era. The silk industry has also seen a development climax based on this social foundation. At that time, there were three important silk producing areas: one was the Yellow River Basin, with Hebei and Henan as the main body; the other was the Bashu area of Sichuan, where the west of Jiannan Road and Shannan Road could be included in this area; and the third was the southeast area under the Yangtze River. , Basically forming a situation where the top three stand together. After the Anshi Rebellion, the importance of the Jiangnan region has greatly increased. In addition, the development of silk in the northwest region is second to none in the remote areas and shows strong local characteristics.
The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of silk production, and the output, quality and variety reached unprecedented levels. The production organization of silk is divided into three types: court handicraft industry, rural sideline industry and independent handicraft industry, and the scale is greatly expanded compared with the previous generation. At the same time, the foreign trade of silk has also developed tremendously. Not only has the number of channels on the "Silk Road" increased to three, but the frequency of trade has also risen unprecedentedly. The production and trade of silk made a huge contribution to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
The silk trade in the Tang Dynasty was very developed, and the land-based silk trade roads were more of a circuitous road to the north. The Maritime Silk Road also emerged during this period. Silk products were exported to the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Southeast Asia, India, and even spread to Europe by Arab merchants through the East China Sea Line and the South China Sea Line. The prosperity of the silk trade led to the spread of silk technology. By the 7th century, silk production began in Japan in the east, Europe in the west, and India in the southwest, which basically established the pattern of silk production areas in the future.
