Pearl Buttons For Clothing Sewing Accessories Clothing

China is one of the earliest countries in the world to make use of pearls. As early as 4,000 years ago, there was a record that mussels could produce pearls in Yugong, the Book of Shang, and pearls were also recorded in the Book of Songs, The Book of Mountains and Seas, Erya and Zhouyi. According to the origin of pearl can be divided into natural pearls and artificial cultured pearls, natural pearls mainly refers to the pearl formed naturally in the body of shellfish and mussels; It is customary to divide pearls into three types: sea water pearls, fresh water pearls and artificial pearls. Fresh water pearls refer to pearls produced in rivers and rivers.

China's pearl culture technology has been very mature, the price of pearls is also popular. China is an ancient pearl country in the world. According to "Shang Shu Yu Gong", "Huaiyi Bin pearl" indicates that the history of pearl fishing in China began as early as 4000 years ago in the Xia Yu era. The Huaihe River produced freshwater pearls and pearls were regarded as tribute at that time. The historical fact that King Wen of Zhou decorated his hair with pearls is recorded in the book Gezhi Jingyuan · Installation Table.

Therefore, it is generally believed that Chinese pearl decoration began in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Pearl jewelry became more and more common after the Qin and Han Dynasties. The emperor began to accept pearls as gifts. Wen Lung, governor of Guiyang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, offered pearls to Emperor Shundi of the Han Dynasty. The princes of the Western Han Dynasty also widely used pearls, which became a symbol of dignity.

In the Western Renaissance period, the famous painting "The Birth of Venus" vividly depicts the mythic story of the formation of pearls: the goddess Venus slowly rises to the sea with a giant shell slowly opening, the body of countless water droplets, water droplets instantly into white pearls, lifelike, give people the feeling of beauty.