From Central to Local:Breeding and Improvement of Silkworm Genus in Suzhou Under the Sericulture Policy of the Republic of China
At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China,the long-standing use of local silk-worm genus in Suzhou increasingly showed its drawbacks.In 1912,the Jiangsu Women's Sericulture School moved to Xushuguan in Suzhou,which was the starting point for the improvement of silkworm breeding in the Republic of China.After the establish-ment of the Nanjing National Government,the administrative power began to dominate the process of sericulture improvement and implement unified system to silkworm breeding.The government attempted to establish sericulture development organiza-tions,set up scientific research and educational institutions,and promote the transformation and development of the sericulture industry.Driven by the sericulture policy,Suzhou developed,controlled and promoted silkworm genus with the focus on"one school and one farm"model,thus achieving a series of remarkable results.However,Suzhou's sericulture improvement in the Republic of China relied too much on external forces and lacked internal motivation,which determined that although it had some effects,it was hard to achieve success.
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