Weitang China Precious Jewels & Gems City
Weitang China Precious Jewels & Gems City is a national AAA-level tourist attraction.
“The finest pearls under heaven come from Weitang, and Weitang pearls are the best in the world.” Weitang China Precious Jewels & Gems City was once honored as “China’s largest freshwater pearl market” and acclaimed as “the greatest in China.”
It is the country’s first freshwater pearl market, covering a land area of 45,000 square meters, with a building area of 37,000 square meters, including a 16,000-square-meter two-story pearl jewelry trading hall. It is a premium city for jewels and gems that integrates pearl farming, production, processing, wholesale trade, commercial residence, leisure, and tourism. It has hosted a series of events such as the “First Jewelry Expo” and the “First Suzhou China Pearl Festival & International Jewelry Exhibition & Trade Fair.”
Visitors can take a boat ride on Pearl Lake to experience “Pearl Picking in the South of the Yangtze,” enjoy the process of opening oysters to retrieve pearls, and appreciate the beauty of “pearls big and small falling onto a jade plate.” Through pearl-themed leisure activities such as pearl cultivation, harvesting, processing, and appreciation, visitors can truly understand pearl culture and experience the unique charm of the Jiangnan water town culture.
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