History of Nylon Hall

The Nylon Guild Hall was jointly funded and built by hundreds of silk weaving owners in Guangzhou during the Yongzheng period. The purpose was to worship the founder of the "nylon industry" (that is, the silk industry) "Han Bowang Zhanghou" , that is, Zhang Qian who was sent as envoy to the Western Regions. It is said that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to search for the source of the Yellow River. Zhang Qian took a raft directly to the Tianhe River and received a stone as a gift from a woman. After Zhang Qian returned to the court, he showed this stone to Yan Junping, who was good at divination. Yan was surprised and told him that this was the stone used by the Weaver Girl to support the loom! Shortly thereafter, Zhang Qian created the silk weaving industry that was passed down through legislation. Therefore, people in the nylon industry believe that although the silk weaving industry had already appeared during the time of the Yellow Emperor, the development and maturity of its technology was attributed to Zhang Qian. In gratitude for his kindness, the Jinlun Hall was built to commemorate him. The Nylon Hall was built in the first year of the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1723). It was the industry hall of the Guangzhou silk weaving industry (namely the "Nylon Hall"). It was the place where the bosses of the textile industry in Guangzhou gathered for meetings. It is also the only one preserved in Guangzhou. A relatively complete industry hall.

With the reopening of the guild hall, the 22 remaining inscriptions in the guild hall are also publicly unveiled to the public for the first time. These inscriptions were discovered as early as December 2000, but have been sealed since then. They not only confirm various folk sayings about the guild hall in the past, but also reveal the mystery of the guild hall's life experience - when the nylon guild hall was first built. It is not used as a meeting place for silk weaving experts, but to honor Zhang Qian, the forefather of the nylon industry and the emperor of the Han Dynasty who sent two envoys to the Western Regions during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.