WHAT IS ‘ICE BROCADE ?錦’ OF ‘SERES’ SILK PEOPLE

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In the mountain of WonGyo(員嶠), there were Ice silkworms (BingJam氷蠶), natural five-colored cocoons when harvested the cold frost. In the later days, people dyed silk fibers in 5 colors and weaved Geum brocade following the tradition (拾遺記) (“錦”, 2022). This is surely a record that Ice Geum(?錦) of 5 colored was weaved using JakJam or Ice silkworms BingJam of WonGyo mountain. WonGyo Mountain is the origin of a tree called the YiSang(?桑), which berries are sweet. Black ‘Ice silkworm(?蠶)’ are 7 inches long with horns and scales. Cover it with frost and snow, and then make a cocoon, which reaches one foot in length, and into 5 colored. The fabric woven from this ice silkworm is colorfully patterned. It does not get soaked when put into water, thrown into fire, and does not burn even when sleeping. During the king Yo(堯) period, overseas foreigners(海人) presented this exquisite brocade, which king Yo used to make ceremonial clothing of intricate patterns. While the BuSang tree(扶桑) sheds its leaves once every ten thousand years...To the north of WonGyo Mountain is the country of HuanChang(浣腸/桓昌) Here, you should pay attention to the words ‘overseas foreigners & the figure Yo in the time of Gojoseon Dangun(檀君)’. According to recent research, it is proven that Balhae was an inland lake in Hebei Province(河北省)(Lee, 2024), and Shandong Province was islands separated from the continent in the Neolithic era.