Jili
吉丽───Jili
The hand looms of Jili could not compete with the machines introduced into factories in the 20th century.───辑里的手工织机敌不过20世纪引进工厂的机器。
And for a time, no name was as synonymous with quality silk as Jili.───而曾经有一段时间,除了辑里,没有其它名字可以作为优质生丝的代名词。
Now, the young people of Jili have found they can earn more doing migrant work in cities.───现在,辑里村的年轻人觉得在城市打工能得到更高的收入。
But China's rapid industrialization, and the industrialization of the silk industry, has extinguished Jili's competitive position.───但如今,中国的迅速工业化和丝绸行业的工业化大大削弱了辑里的竞争地位。
Jili's changing environment, with factories' dirtying the pure water so crucial to sericulture, also contributed to the industry's decline.───工厂污染了对养蚕至关重要的清水,这也导致了辑里制丝业的衰落。