The Late Qing Dynasty And The Republic Of China Xushuguan Silkworm Industry

This paper takes Xushuguan as the research object,With the development of modern society and economy,and the development of education as the background.With the ups and downs of sericulture industry since the end of the Qing Dynasty as the clue,Describe the change process of Xushuguan town of sericulture industry for more than a century,The analysis of the internal and external factors of the ups and downs,And by the change of sericulture industry caused by the ups and downs of Xushuguan town industrial structure.The development of sericulture industry professionals can be divided into three stages,Namely the late Qing(1840-1911),the Republic of China(1911-1949),after the founding of the PRC(1949-today).In the late Qing Dynasty is the initial period of Xushuguan silkworm industry,Mainly to farmers reeling sericulture.The period of the Republic of China is an important period for Jiangsu province Xushuguan women silkworm school development ?After the founding of the Xushuguan after the golden period of silkworm field production gradually declined ?this paper discusses the first two stages?After Xushuguan lost the function of canal and the Taiping Rebellion,Xushuguan had experienced a crisis of town economic decline.at past,xushuguan is a typical circulation town rely on waterway transportation,in such a situation,xushuguan had experienced a period of transition in next century.and silkworm egg industry paly an important role.At the beginning of the 20 th century,Shanghai and Wuxi became the centre of silk reeling industry.Xushuguan next to Wuxi Jinkui also began to be engaged in sericulture.xushuguan's sericulture was depend on import choiceness silkworm and science of sericulture,and Jiangsu provincial women silkworm school played an important role.the teachers and students went to neighbouring regions guided farmers silkworm breeding and extend new silkworm egg.besides the seed station that found by graduates provide a large number of high quality silkworm egg,improve economic performance.During the period of the Republic of China and before the 1990 s,the Xushuguan silkworm egg industry has been in town economy is the most important part,around the silkworm breeding industry has a complete industrial chain.