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[Photo from en.gotohz.com]

[Photo from en.gotohz.com]

Wuyue Family Silk and Cloth Store is an old brand selling silk and cocoons that has continued for five generations. Its silk reeling skill was listed as a Zhejiang province Intangible Culture Heritage. Silk batting quilts, silk scarves and silk bags are for sale at the store.

The blue and white calico is the store’s signature product and is a traditional Xiaoshan district item. The product is naturally dyed with the leaves of radix isatidis, a Chinese herb traditionally used for curing colds and nasal infections. The water used for dyeing was applied to the neck as a treatment for mumps in ancient times.