Compared to the Pearl Island in Toba, Japan, or even the uninhabited pearl coast in northern Australia, it only takes 40 minutes by car or boat in Hong Kong to reach our outdoor pearl farming teaching center and uncover the mystery of pearls. HKPEARLCA.com
As early as the Song Dynasty, "Wenchang Miscellaneous Records" had recorded the pearl culture method of throwing pearls into clams to cultivate pearls. Later in the Southern Song Dynasty, people in Huzhou also used metal Buddha molds to place pearl oysters... Finally, Yukichi Mikimoto invested in the development of breeding. .....
Freshwater pearls mainly come from China and are bred from the scallop shell and the crown-shaped pleated clams.The planting methodof freshwater pearls is slightly different. Each freshwater clam can produce up to 51 pearls, and the annual output of freshwater pearlsis measured in tons, accounting for about 95% of the world's total pearl production, far exceeding the sum of all seawater pearls...
Among the many pearl farming areas, Tiger Wat deserves special mention. It is one of the few places in Hong Kong where people still farm pearls in the past 20 years. In the past, the Anglican priest wanted to help the fishermen in Tai Po District through marine aquaculture. However, the marine fish farming technology was not mature at that time. At the same time, many of the fishermen had worked in other pearl farms and had experience in pearl farming......
The pearling industry in Hong Kong began in 963 and flourished during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. According to the "Nanhai Zhi", there are 13 places in Hong Kong that are rich in pearl oysters, including Tai Po, Deep Bay, Lung Kwu Tan, Qingluojiao, and Litchi Zhuang. Tai Po Sea is also known as Meichuan Pond, and its pearl production is as high as that of Hepu in Guangxi, a famous pearl producing area......
Compared to the Pearl Island in Toba, Japan, or even the uninhabited pearl coast in northern Australia, it only takes 40 minutes by car or boat in Hong Kong to reach our outdoor pearl farming teaching center and uncover the mystery of pearls. HKPEARLCA.com
As early as the Song Dynasty, "Wenchang Miscellaneous Records" had recorded the pearl culture method of throwing pearls into clams to cultivate pearls. Later in the Southern Song Dynasty, people in Huzhou also used metal Buddha molds to place pearl oysters... Finally, Yukichi Mikimoto invested in the development of breeding. .....
Freshwater pearls mainly come from China and are bred from the scallop shell and the crown-shaped pleated clams. The planting method of freshwater pearls is slightly different. Each freshwater clam can produce up to 51 pearls, and the annual output of freshwater pearls is measured in tons, accounting for about 95% of the world's total pearl production, far exceeding the sum of all seawater pearls...
Among the many pearl farming areas, Tiger Wat deserves special mention. It is one of the few places in Hong Kong where people still farm pearls in the past 20 years. In the past, the Anglican priest wanted to help the fishermen in Tai Po District through marine aquaculture. However, the marine fish farming technology was not mature at that time. At the same time, many of the fishermen had worked in other pearl farms and had experience in pearl farming......
The pearling industry in Hong Kong began in 963 and flourished during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. According to the "Nanhai Zhi", there are 13 places in Hong Kong that are rich in pearl oysters, including Tai Po, Deep Bay, Lung Kwu Tan, Qingluojiao, and Litchi Zhuang. Tai Po Sea is also known as Meichuan Pond, and its pearl production is as high as that of Hepu in Guangxi, a famous pearl producing area......