 There
are many handicrafts and special local products, including Huishan
Clay Figurines, fried gluten, Wuxi pork ribs, Two Springs Wine, Yuqi
glutinous rice wine, honey peach; purple sand pottery, celadon, Refined
Pottery, color-glazed pottery and porcelain, bamboo products, Yangxian
tribute tea, marble handicrafts in Yixing, etc.
Handicrafts: Huishan clay figurines, red pottery teapots and
embroidered pieces are representative of handicrafts unique to Wuxi.
With a history of 500 years, Huishan clay figurines are known for
their sophistication, bright colors and lifelike shapes. The making
of red pottery began during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127).
Its shaping and carving art displays the cream of sculpture, seal
cutting and painting, and calligraphy. So, it is widely loved, Wuxi
embroidery features closes and neat stitch work and fine patterns.
It began to gain fame during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). During
the ensuring dynasties of the Ming and Qing (1368-1911), it was used
as tributes paid to the imperial court.
Silk:
 Silkworm
cocoons in Wuxi are of the best quality in the country. In 1884, Yeqin
Yarn Factory was opened. After that, silkworm cocoon filature factories
and textile mills sprang up one after another to the extent that,
in 1937, Wuxi's silkworm cocoon filature factories made up almost
90 percent of the national total, and produced more than half of the
country's raw silk exports. After the founding of New China in 1949,
Wuxi's textile industry developed apace to cover textiles, printing
and dyeing, garment making, and loom manufacturing sectors. As one
of China's cotton, ramie and silk fabrics production and export centers,
the township enterprise groups of textile included Yangguang and Haihan
will reinforce the Wuxi's textile industry. Experts believe it will
eventually become the world's largest cloth material producer and
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