Dalun Silk Factory Introduction: Dalun Silk Factory was established in the 22nd year of Guangxu’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1896). It was one of the three earliest industrial enterprises in Zhejiang Province at that time and was located on the bank of the Grand Canal northwest of Liren Bridge. It was founded by Huzhou Pang Yuanji and Hangzhou Ding Bing as a joint venture with 80,000 taels of silver. The factory has 208 imported Italian-style silk reeling machines and its own generator set to generate electricity. In the 12th year of the Republic of China, the number increased to 486. The fine silk reeling produced in 9 to 11 pieces is well-known in Europe and the United States. The factory uses the Sanmian silkworm, an indigenous species that is abundant in Tangqi, to reel out fine silk with a fine and even fiber thickness of up to eleven strips. The factory uses four colors of trademarks: "gold, silver, red, and blue" to distinguish the silk. level. The trademark name is "Xianhe Brand", which is very popular among foreign merchants.