China is the country with the earliest history of pearl collection and utilization in the world. According to the Book of Documents, “Pearl Tribute, only the land has five colors, feathers from summer pheasants, the Gu Tong tree in Yiyang, the floating qing in Sibin, pearls from the Huai Yi people, and fish,” where “pín” […]

  Since the Jin dynasty, for over a hundred years, there had been planned collections of pearls, which led to the peak period of the development of the South Pearl. In the winter of the sixth year of Emperor Gaozong Yonghui in the Tang dynasty, the emperor ordered to stop providing pearls to the court […]

The main scientific achievements and contributions of Professor Xiong Dareng, the father of Chinese pearl cultivation, are his research on pearl cultivation. The earliest artificial pearl cultivation originated in China. In the Song Dynasty, Pang Yuanying wrote in the “Wenchang Miscellany”: “Xie Gong Jingwen said: There is a method of cultivating pearls, selecting shinning and […]

The beauty and health benefits of pearls have been recognized for centuries. But where does the value of pearl beauty come from and what are the factual evidences? Let’s explore the historical and medicinal values of pearls: The history of pearl beauty and health dates back almost 3,000 years. It’s documented in nineteen ancient medical […]