Atlas silk

Atlas silk or Etles Silk (Uyghur: ئەتلەس,‎, ULY: Etles ,Chinese: 艾德莱斯绸; pinyin: Ài dé lái sī chóu) is a type of silk produced by the atlas moth. One of the largest sites of production is China's far western city of Hotan, and surrounding towns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Atlas Silk Craft Revived in W China". china.org.cn. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
↑ "Atlas silkmoth". wormspit.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
↑ "Atlas Silk Factory, Hotan Attractions". xinjiangtravel.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
↑ "Atlas Moth care Attacus atlas". keepinginsects.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

Silk

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