This was how the literati of the Ching Dynasty described the scene all over China south of the Yangtze River, where every household cautiously closed the doors of their homes and did not allow visiting from house to house. Surprisingly, they did this for fear that the baby silkworms might be disturbed.
「谷雨親蠶近」，在清朝文人的筆下，盛行養蠶的江南，從「谷雨」開始，家家戶戶就要緊閉門戶，不相往來，為的竟是蠶寶寶怕驚擾。