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- 01The Khotan legend is preserved in a 7th-century CE mural at Dandan Oilik, painted on wood panel.
- 02Chinese law at the time prescribed death for exporting silkworm eggs, cocoons, or mulberry seeds.
- 03Khotan silk later became a distinct commodity on the Silk Road, prized for its white-ground weaves.