China National Silk Museum

Situated on the southern bank of West Lake, the China National Silk Museum is the largest silk museum in China. Its eight exhibition halls, including the Preface Hall, Relics Hall, Folk-custom Hall, Dyeing and Weaving Hall, and Modern Achievements Hall, will lead you into a fantastic world. 

The Preface Hall introduces the 5000-year-long history of Chinese silk culture and provides irrefutable evidence of the fact that China is the earliest country to engage in sericulture, filature and making clothes with silk. It also shows the history of the Silk Road through which silk was spread abroad. 

Relics Hall presents several preserved relics, which cover almost every dynasty of ancient China, and a number of pictures to explain Chinese traditional silk culture. These relics are gathered from various areas of the country, including those excavated along the Silk Road, on the grassland of the Northern region of the country, and in the southern region. It should be mentioned that tourists can appreciate a piece of fragmentary brocade that dates back to 5,630 years. That is the earliest silk that has ever been discovered. 

Folk-custom Hall displays some prominent products created by outstanding weavers. Dyeing and Weaving Hall tells people how to dye and weave silk and the scientific theory of it. There are also weavers showing the whole process. Tourists are welcome to participate in the activity and do it by themselves. Modern Achievements Hall displays the new achievements in silk production, silk research, silk trade, and so on.

Opening Hours: 9:00-17:00 from Tuesday to Sunday (no entry after 16:30); 12:00-17:00 on Monday (no entry after 16:30).

Address: 73-1 Yuhuangshan Road, Xihu District

Telephone: +86 571 87035223