CAMDEN, Tenn. (WKRN) — Did you know that one of nature’s most beautiful gemstones, the freshwater pearl, is the official state gem of Tennessee? That’s because the only freshwater pearl farm in North ...

South Dakota native John Latendresse was on a cross-country road trip in 1949 when he found himself at Kentucky Lake in Tennessee. Looking out at the divers combing the fertile lakebeds for mussels to ...

Deqing county, Zhejiang province, is one of the country's largest freshwater pearl production bases. [Photo provided to China Daily] Rows of white floating spheres dot the water. A farmer paddles a ...

BEIJING, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On the crown of global agricultural heritage, a new jewel has been added. On May 19, news broke from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ...

Deqing, a county in Zhejiang Province, is known as a "land of water" for its intricate network of waterways, canals and lakes. This abundance of water provides a strong foundation for freshwater ...

Pearls have been around a very long time, and they are one of the most treasured of the organic gems. They were used for taxes in China and sewn on clothes in Persia. During the Middle Ages they were ...