UMary Allen
Isilika lilaphu elihle kakhulu nelikhaphukhaphu elinokusetyenziselwa ukuthunga iihempe, iiblawuzi, nezinye iimpahla. I-Silk yimveliso yendalo kwaye ifumaneka kwiimbungu zebhabhathane. Isilika ekuqaleni ivela eTshayina kwaye ngaphambili yaziswa eYurophu ngeSilk Road. Ngelo xesha, isilika yayibiza kakhulu: ookumkani kunye nabanye abantu abazizityebi kuphela babekwazi ukuthenga iimpahla zesilika.
Imibungu yesilika itya amagqabi omthi wamaqunube. Xa bemalunga nenyanga ubudala, basonta umsonto omde wesilika baze bazisonge ngawo. Le phakheji ikwabizwa ngokuba yi-cocoon. Emva kwethuba, le mibungu iyahluma ibe libhabhathane elidala.
Kodwa ukuze kufumaneke isilika, amaqombothi aqokelelwa kuqala aze abiliswe emanzini ashushu ukuze kubulawe imibungu. Emva koko umsonto wesilika uyakhululwa ngononophelo kwaye usongwe ube ngumsonto. Umsonto uyahlanjwa, ujikelezwe ube ziibhali, uze udaywe. Kwilitye lokuluka, umsonto ulukwa ube yilaphu elibude, elinokuthi emva koko lisetyenziswe ukwenza iitshawuli, iilokhwe nokunye okuninzi.