Another legend has it that two Nestorian priests hid silkworm eggs in holes in their staffs and carried them off to the Roman Empire to introduce sericulture to Europe.
當時有兩名景教徒，住在中國很久，並熟習養蠶繅絲之術，他們私將蠶種秘藏在竹杖孔中，偽裝成遊客，把蠶種傳入羅馬帝國，然後再流傳到歐洲其他各國。