(260617) — CHONGQING, June 17, 2026 (Xinhua) — Workers transport silkworm cocoons at a silk textile company in Qianjiang District, southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, June 17, 2026. As spring silkworm cocoon harvesting season arrives, silkworm farmers in Qianjiang District are seizing the time to harvest cocoons and deliver them to silk production enterprises.
In recent years, Qianjiang has developed the industry of mulberry cultivation and silkworm breeding into a leading specialty sector for increasing farmers’ incomes. At present, the industry covers all 24 townships in the district and has enabled 15,000 farming households to engage. The mulberry-silkworm has become a momentum for farmers’ prosperity and rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)