Economy&Life | Shanxiahu, a booming town of pearls in E China's Zhejiang

ZHUJI, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Shanxiahu Town of Zhejiang Province is renowned for its pearl industry that ranges from pearl farming, processing, trading to cultural tourism.

Shanxiahu has embraced technological innovations in recent years to boost eco-friendly pearl farming as well as green development.

This town now serves as a leading pearl trading center and online jewelry trading platform in China, handling 80% of pearl trading volume in the country, and the business in "beauty economy" has also handsomely improved household revenues here.

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