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Pearls are the favorite of women from ancient times to the present, and they are the darlings of the fashion industry for a long time, with high collection value and ornamental value. How much do you know about pearls? Today I will talk about the expertise of freshwater pearls, all dry goods, worth collecting.
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Freshwater pearls are cultured pearls in freshwater waters, such as lakes and rivers.
Zhuji Mountain Lake, Zhejiang
It is a matter of pride that the main source of freshwater pearls is in China, and China accounts for 95% of the world's freshwater pearl production, and is the largest country in the production of freshwater pearls (good pride has it). Among them, Zhejiang Zhuji is the main force in our production of freshwater pearls, accounting for more than half of the national total, and has the reputation of "China's pearl town".
Spectacular mussel opening scenes
Open the mussel to take the beads
Freshwater pearls are characterized by their rich color, generally based on light colors, with pink, orange, purple, white and other light colors. The hue is more or less tinged with some light purple or light pink, which is due to the difference in the growing environment and the color-causing trace elements, which make its color more colorful.
Freshwater pearl necklace
There are two main types of freshwater mother-of-pearl mussels in China, namely spinnaker mussels and pleated crown mussels. Among them, the spinnaker mussel is a common mother mussel on the market, because it is relatively fast to form beads, usually two or three years can be cultivated, while sea beads in the natural sea for at least three to five years. And the freshwater pearls produced are better in terms of luster and color. (Due to the environment, freshwater pearls usually have more flaws than seawater pearls, and the luster will be weaker, but the price is more affordable.)
Spinnaker mussels
Pleated crown mussels
Spinnaker mussels out of the beads
Freshwater pearls are generally seedless
So what is seedless farming?
It is the cell pieces that are inserted into the mantle membrane during the implantation process of the mother mussel, and the mantle membrane pieces will gradually disappear as the pearl grows. This breeding method will lead to a large difference in the shape of pearls, the shape is usually irregular, mostly flat or oval, plus freshwater pearls are not "only children", because of the large yield, many pearls are crowded together, and the special-shaped beads want to be more right (that is, we often say Baroque pearls).
Baroque jewelry
There are no two identical leaves in the world, nor are there exactly the same alien beads (Baroque). As a unique alien bead, coupled with an interesting creative design, it can achieve a unique work of art with unique artistic value. Many big international brands have exquisite jewelry made of special-shaped beads.
Exquisite Baroque pearl crafts
With the advancement of science and technology, there is now a freshwater pearl that can be compared to seawater beads, that is, Edison pearls.
Edison pearl jewelry
Since its birth in 2011, because of its strong luster, good roundness, large particles, more affordable than the price of sea beads, it has quickly occupied a piece of the country and is loved by many people.
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