Pearls are very, very ancient jewels in human history; pearls symbolize power and wealth, a happy life, and represent happiness and nobility. In the imperial power society, pearls are used to represent the supreme power and status: according to the "Huidian" of the Qing Dynasty in China, the emperor's court pearls are pearls (East beads), the queens and empress dowagers The princes and princes are not allowed to use pearls, and other concubines and princes Baylor are even more unlikely. This shows the noble status of pearls in the imperial society.
Pearls are divided into seawater pearls and freshwater pearls. The production of seawater pearls is low, and the production of freshwater pearls is high. China is the world's most important producer and consumer of freshwater pearls.
Today, seawater pearls are mainly produced from: French Polynesian Islands (Tahiti black pearls), the Philippines and Malaysia (South Sea gold pearls), Japan’s Seto Inland Sea (Japan’s Akoya Akoya pearls), Australia and Indonesia (Australian white pearls) The two important producing areas of pearls), this is currently the producing area of the four largest seawater pearls in the world.
In the history of China, a very high-quality seawater pearl was once produced, that is, the famous "Southern Pearl": Southern Pearl is mainly produced in Guangxi Hepu, Sanya City and Lingshui County. Hepu pearls have been recorded in the "Legend of Immortals" since the Eastern Han Dynasty and have become famous all over the world. Mengchang of the Han Dynasty and Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, made great contributions to protecting Hepu pearls, but in the end they almost disappeared due to excessive mining. I hope that one day China's seawater pearls will reappear brilliantly. Form the world's five largest seawater pearls.
Pearls are suitable for women of all ages, and suitable pearls can be matched for various occasions. Princess Diana once said: "If a woman can only own one piece of jewelry, it must be a pearl."
