The “Silk · Memory” micro-exhibition kicked off at the PAGEONE bookstore near Zhengyang Gate along the Beijing Central Axis on Jan. 18. The exhibition, sponsored by the China National Silk Archives in Suzhou, shows the development of the silk industry, attracting many young people.
The China National Silk Archives in Suzhou is a national-level professional archive museum integrating such functions as collection, storage, research, exhibition, education and publicity. It houses the Archives of Suzhou Silk from Modern and Contemporary Times, a collection of silk sample archives in 29,592 volumes, which is one of the 15 Chinese documentary heritages listed on the Memory of the World Register administered by UNESCO and the first item of documentary heritage in Suzhou identified to have worldwide significance. Since its establishment in 2015, the China National Silk Archives in Suzhou has been committed to the storage, research and exhibition of silk archives, aiming to promote the inheritance of silk culture and the protection of documentary heritage.
The exhibition is an example of fusion of two world-class heritages. The Archives of Suzhou Silk from Modern and Contemporary Times were inscribed on the Memory of the World Register by UNESCO in 2017 and the Beijing Central Axis was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024.
The exhibition focuses on the four themes of silk factories, archives, techniques and heritages. There is also an interactive activity during which visitors can write down their stories about silk to be collected by the China National Silk Archives in Suzhou as a special archive.
The exhibition will last until Mar. 21.
