Chengdu Shu Brocade and Embroidery Museum

he Origin of Jinguancheng and Jinjiang River[size=15px]As the brocade industry in Chengdu prospered and became an important way to increase fiscal revenue during the Western Han Dynasty, officials were sent to take charge of brocade production. Then, Jinguancheng, the residences of the officials in charge of brocade production, was built and its fame spread far and wide. As a result, the later generations referred whole Chengdu as “Jincheng” or “Jinguancheng”.[size=15px]In the ancient times, as the brocade was finished, the workers would wash it in the river. Because of the large amount of brocade-cleaners, the river became flamboyant as brocade. So Jinjiang (literally means Brocade River) got its name.