Chinese Top-Quality Freshwater Pearls GREAT Enough to Be State Gifts

The pearl jewelleries worn by Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan during her foreign visits and donated as the State gift by her to the Women and Development Foundation in Tanzania are not saltwater pearls at all, BUT Chinese top-quality freshwater pearls. They are cultured and processed by local Chinese pearl jewellery companies in Zhuji, China. They have perfect round shape, flawless surface, and high luster with brilliant shine.

Although freshwater pearls are more common seen in the market, top-quality freshwater pearls are more difficult to be harvested than saltwater pearls. The reasons are as follows:

firstly, freshwater pearls are non-beaded cultured pearls. So freshwater pearls have the freedom to grow which makes round-shaped pearls rare.

Secondly, as we all know, there are around 20-30 pearls cultured in one river mussel. The interaction among those pearls during their growing period can easily leave marks and growing grains in the surface of pearls, which makes the flawless pearls rare.

Thirdly, freshwater pearls do not have as dense layers of nacre as saltwater pearls owing to faster growing speed. It is the reason why most freshwater pearls possess an luster of elegant and soft glow instead of a glossy shine. So, obviously, it is very rare for freshwater pearls to have high luster with brilliant shine.

Therefore, top-quality freshwater pearls with flawwless surface, round shape, and high lusters are rare and seldom seen in the market. But they do exist.

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However, the price of Chinese high-quality cultured freshwater pearls will rise gradually when more and more freshwater pearl farms are closed due to the Chinese policy of environment protection.