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Nei Jing Source of TCM acupuncture IOCOB Nei Jing Source of acupuncture, historical routs of acupuncture. Traditional Chinse Medicine, TCM, alternative and complementary medicine. Huangdi (Yellow Emperor) and Yandi (Yan Emperor) are generally regarded as the ancestors of the Huaxia race. His surname is Ji and he is called Xuanyuan. He is the son of Shaodian. It is believed there were many tribes settled down near Yellow River and engaged in farming about 4000 years ago. Huangdi was the chief of a large tribe lived around Ji River. As the legend goes, at that time, Yan Emperor disturbed the other tribes in the region and Yellow Emperor defeated Yan Emperor at Banquan. Later the tribes lead by Huangdi killed Chiyou, a troublemaker, who was the chief of a large tribe in the east. Then he became the leader of all the tribes. It is also believed there were many inventions originated from the time of Yellow Emperor, such as characters, ships and carts, medicines, music, sericiculture and some daily utensils. Thus Huangdi was said to be the founder of Chinese civilization. Huangdi is also regarded as the central god among the five gods in the heaven in Chinese mythology.

FRENCH TRANSLATION QUIZ = sériciculture

Silk factory (Viet Nam) La soie est une fibre textile d'origine animale. Elle est issue du cocon produit par la chenille du bombyx du mûrier (ver à soie). La technique permettant de produire la soie date de 2500 av. J.-C. et vient de Chine par la Route de la soie. Elle a été un secret jusqu'en 560. La production a commencé en Europe au VIe siècle. En France, la production débuta au XIIIe siècle. L'élevage des vers à soie est appelé sériciculture. Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons made by the larvae of the silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity (sericulture). The shimmering appearance for which silk is prized comes from the fibers' triangular prism-like structure which allows silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles. "Wild silks" or tussah silks (also spelled "tasar") are produced by caterpillars other than the mulberry silkworm (Bombyx mori). They are called "wild" as the silkworms cannot be artificially cultivated like Bombyx mori. A variety of wild silks have been known and used in China, India, and Europe from early times, although the scale of production has always been far smaller than that of cultivated silks. Aside from differences in colors and textures, they all differ in one major aspect from the domesticated varieties: the cocoons that are gathered in the wild have usually already been damaged by the emerging moth before the cocoons are gathered, and thus the single ...