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2009-9-11 Source:AYpearl
Pearl is a shellfish produced. In nature there are many kinds of shellfish, but can produce pearls are so dozens. In dozens of capable of generating the types of beautiful pearls may be only a dozen.
In natural conditions have produced Pearls are very rare opportunity, so since ancient times, Pearls will be very valuable, this is also the name of a source of Pearls.
Pearl is the first that people do not know how to form, so can only be found by chance a very Pearl (rather than cultivated Pearls). Later, through continuous experiments and summary, people have begun to use artificial means sterile beads. In China the Ming Dynasty (13 century) incubation of the Buddha Pearls, can be regarded as a major event in the history of sterile beads. Later, the Japanese Mikimoto) Incubation of the semi-circular artificial Pearls (Mikimoto Pearls), pioneered a new era of artificial sterile beads. China started from the age of 60 beads of artificial fertility tests and success. Today, China's Pearl cultivation technology, a world leader. Chinese cultured Pearls jewelry is more and more popular, whether from the quality and quantity have a great leap forward. At present, China's freshwater Pearl production has accounted for more than 90% of the world's total production.
Since ancient times, China's Pearl is very famous, such as "Pearl", which reputation in the world and Japan's "East Pearl" par, in terms of quality is even more favorably. At present, China's freshwater Pearls are also beginning to fight for a place in the world Pearl market. Since the specifications of freshwater Pearls and large quantities, colors, and therefore there is no matter what the consumer preferences of consumers can find their favorite Pearls, and thus more and more by people of all ages.
However, due to the promotion of the history of freshwater Pearls jewelry are not as long as sea water Pearls, sea Pearls so often been regarded as the current high-end goods, and real Pearls, and freshwater Pearls are cheap. In fact, this view is wrong. Because fresh water and seawater Pearl beads in essence no different, on the contrary, freshwater Pearls in Need water beads can not even par.