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Myths about Silkworms

Explore myths connected by the recurring theme of Silkworms across cultures, characters, and sacred places.

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King Cancong and the Secret of the Silkworm

🐉 Chinese MythologySanxingdui, Sichuan, ChinaCancong • The Shu People

Cancong was the legendary first king of the Shu kingdom and the progenitor of sericulture who possessed remarkable protruding eyes. He emerged from the Min Mountains to teach the ancient Sichuanese people how to domesticate silkworms and cultivate mulberry trees, transforming a nomadic society into a thriving agricultural civilization. His legacy remains immortalized in the enigmatic,...