According to historical records, Lei Tse, wife of the Yellow Emperor, discovered the art of weaving cloth from the silk of silkworm cocoons 4,600 years ago. Later, clothes were made of such fabrics as silk, linen and cotton.
根據歷史記載，四千六百年前，嫘祖教民育蠶、製絲、織綢，織成衣服；其後，又用絲麻布棉來製作衣服，上為衣，下為裳。