We went to a pearl farm and saw a floating village. The village was so depressing. They are born on the boat and they die on the boat. Their whole lives are spent on the boats. They are poor.
These are the oysters that have pearls in them. There are different types of oysters for different types of pearls.
It takes 2 years for the pearls to grow and then they go to the quality test and if they aren't perfect they make them into powder for cosmetics.
Here are pics from the fishing village. There is no heating or water from taps. We went around the village on a rowing boat. The school was also on the water in a green house. These are the houses they live in if they don't live on the boat.
The fishing village's temple is below. They are Taoists.
We went home after this. The bus ride home took a long time because of traffic and there was an accident.
You have again taken some great photos. Very cool to see these different parts of people's lives. Did mummy and daddy buy you any pearls? If not, you should tell them they should have done!
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