Jincheng (China)

Japanese: 錦城（中国） - きんじょう

…The history of silk weaving in the Sichuan region is extremely long, as evidenced by the image of a silkworm found on the handle of a bronze spear from the Western Zhou period unearthed in Chengdu in 1975, as well as the image of a mulberry harvesting plant cast on a bronze urn from the Warring States period unearthed in Chengdu in 1965. Supported by this tradition, during the Han dynasty, dyes washed in the Liujiang River, which flows south of Chengdu in Shu, were considered to be particularly vivid and beautiful, and the city came to be called Jincheng and the river Jinjiang. During the Three Kingdoms period, the region developed to such an extent that it overwhelmed the brocade weaving of Xiangyi, which was the most famous brocade production area at the time, and has maintained an important position as a silk weaving area for successive dynasties since then. …

From Chengdu

…During the Han Dynasty, many Han Chinese came from the East, and Chengdu's population grew, so that during the reign of Emperor Yuan, it was counted as one of the four largest cities in China after Chang'an. Handicrafts also developed, and Shujin, or brocade fabric manufacturing, known as the "treasure of Shu," was managed by specialized officials, and "Jincheng" became synonymous with Chengdu. During the Later Han Dynasty, the governor of Shu County in Yi Province was located there, and during the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei of Shu established his residence in Chengdu and proclaimed himself emperor. …

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Japanese:

…四川地方における絹織物の歴史がきわめて古いことは，多くの文献資料とともに1975年成都出土の西周時代の銅矛の柄に認められる〈蚕〉の形象や，65年同じく成都出土の戦国時代の銅壺に鋳出されている〈採桑図〉などによっても知られる。こうした伝統に支えられ，漢代には蜀の成都の南を流れる流江で洗った染色は特に鮮麗で美しいとして，以来その都を錦城，その川を錦江と呼ぶようになった。三国時代には，当時錦の産地として最も著名であった襄邑の錦織をも圧倒するほどの発展をみせ，その後歴代王朝の絹織物の産地として重要な地位を保持してきた。…

【成都】より

…漢代には東方から漢族が多数入り，また成都の人口支持力も高まり，元帝の時代には長安についで全国四大都市の一つに数えられるようになった。　手工業も発達し，〈蜀中の宝〉とよばれる蜀錦すなわち錦織製造は専門の役人に管理され〈錦城〉が成都の代名詞ともなった。後漢には益州の蜀郡の郡治がおかれ，三国時代には蜀の劉備が成都に居城をかまえ，帝を名のった。…

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