China's Treasure Island

摘要

From the humble to the elegant, pearls define Hainan's culture. "In Chinese, we use two characters for pearl," says Wei Quan Liu, general manager of Haiyu Pearl. "The first one is for the pearl. The second one means 'treasure.' Since the first character represents the main meaning, in China we say that pearls are more valuable than treasure." Pearls from Haiyu Pearl, like those from other pearl factories in the region, are exported to countries around the world, including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, the European Union, and the United States.