Pearl (Symbol of success and nobility)

Author: Guo Shouguo (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Pearls have a wide range of uses. As jewelry, their luster has shone for millennia on imperial crowns, noblewomen's ornaments, and the thrones of Buddha statues. With the continuous advancement of craftsmanship and processing techniques, pearls can now be made into standalone accessories or matched with various gemstones and precious metals to create a wide variety of exquisite jewelry. Pearls have always accompanied the progress of human civilization, serving as witnesses to human culture and history. They have long become an indispensable part of people's lives. The discovery and understanding of the formation, composition, physicochemical properties, and quality of pearls, as well as the revelation and application of their identification, appreciation, selection, wearing, biological and medicinal uses, and processing techniques, are also important markers of the highly developed social civilization of today's society. The Pearl Research Project Group of the Gemstone Testing Center at East China University of Science and Technology has conducted years of systematic research on pearl cultivation, processing, improvement, and biomedical applications, achieving some results. This book is a concentrated showcase of these scientific research achievements.