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......
Since the 1960s, Hong Kong has developed rapidly. Due to the lack of attention to the ecological environment, sewage and waste could not be effectively treated, resulting in serious impacts on surrounding waters. At that time, the pearl farming industry declined due to environmental pollution......
Pearl oysters are filter-feeding organisms that filter seawater and prey on plankton in the water. Therefore, when properly cultivated and cultivated to a certain scale, they can purify the ocean. An adult pearl oyster can filter about 250 liters of water per day......
As pearl farming became popular, Sir Anthony Fung successfully experimented with pearl farming in the 1950s. Later, the British Hong Kong government enacted a law requiring pearl farming licenses to protect pearl oysters from overfishing, limiting the size of pearl oysters collected and the areas where pearl oysters can be farmed for the purpose of supervision. According to records, the Hong Kong government has issued 6 licenses to different people in Hong Kong to farm pearls......
Many people mistakenly believe that cultured pearls are fake and cheap. In fact, more than 95% of the pearls in the jewelry market today are cultured pearls, with prices ranging from a few dollars to thousands of dollars, and the remaining natural pearls are even more valuable. The production of natural pearls is rare, and only one natural pearl that can be used as a gemstone is caught in about 30,000 shells......
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......
Since the 1960s, Hong Kong has developed rapidly. Due to the lack of attention to the ecological environment, sewage and waste could not be effectively treated, resulting in serious impacts on surrounding waters. At that time, the pearl farming industry declined due to environmental pollution......
Pearl oysters are filter-feeding organisms that filter seawater and prey on plankton in the water. Therefore, when properly cultivated and cultivated to a certain scale, they can purify the ocean. An adult pearl oyster can filter about 250 liters of water per day......
As pearl farming became popular, Sir Anthony Fung successfully experimented with pearl farming in the 1950s. Later, the British Hong Kong government enacted a law requiring pearl farming licenses to protect pearl oysters from overfishing, limiting the size of pearl oysters collected and the areas where pearl oysters can be farmed for the purpose of supervision. According to records, the Hong Kong government has issued 6 licenses to different people in Hong Kong to farm pearls......
Many people mistakenly believe that cultured pearls are fake and cheap. In fact, more than 95% of the pearls in the jewelry market today are cultured pearls, with prices ranging from a few dollars to thousands of dollars, and the remaining natural pearls are even more valuable. The production of natural pearls is rare, and only one natural pearl that can be used as a gemstone is caught in about 30,000 shells......