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Lady Hsi-Ling-Shih, wife of mythical Yellow Emperor who was said to have ruled China in about 3000 BC, was attributed by Chinese Legend as Goddess of Silk. Better known for the invention of loom, she also introduced the process of silkworm-rearing. Half a cocoon of silkworm unearthed in 1927 from the loess soil astride the Yellow River in Shanxi Province (northern China), has been dated back between 2600 and 2300 BC. During the last 30 years World silk production has approximately doubled despite man-made fibres replacing silk almost everywhere.