The climate and environmental conditions of Taiwan are highly favorable for sericulture. Mulberry trees are evergreen and produce leaves the year around for the exclusive diet of silkworms. Taiwan's sericulture has a history of more than 300 years, but the production of silk has never become a major industry.
台灣地區氣候適宜，桑樹終年常綠生長，每年三月至十一月都適合春蠶收繭，就蠶業經營來說，實為理想的發展環境，所以台灣民間養蠶，自明朝永曆十五年開始，迄今已有三百多年的歷史。