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The pearl industry was partially revived in the late sixteenth century when Spaniards replaced indigenous labor with African slave labor. [5] Oyster harvesting methods remained much the same along the coast and varied depending on the divers' conditions, [clarification needed] the region's topography, and a Spanish master's work demands.
The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region [a] is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea.Referred to as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area in official documents, the region is one of the most densely populated and urbanized regions in the world, and is considered a megacity by numerous scholars. [2]
The Hong Kong oyster (Magallana hongkongensis), is a species of true oyster found in Hong Kong and the mouth of Pearl River in China. The species was uniquely identified by comparing the genetic distances of mitochondrial DNA sequences. [1] The species has a long cultivation history for over 700 years. It is a sister taxon of Magallana nippona.
The Pearl River Delta — the expansive delta region where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Located in Guangdong Province , in the Southeastern China region. v
These rivers all ultimately flow into the South China Sea through the Pearl River Delta. Measured from the farthest reaches of the Xi River, the Pearl–Xi–Xun–Qian–Hongshui–Nanpan 2,400 km (1,500 mi) Pearl River system constitutes China's third-longest, after the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and its second largest by volume ...
Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819) – Shark Bay pearl oyster; Pinctada capensis (Sowerby III, 1890) Pinctada chemnitzii (Philippi, 1849) Pinctada cumingii (Reeve, 1857) Pinctada fucata (Gould, 1850) – Akoya pearl oyster – now accepted as Pinctada fucata martensii ; Pinctada galtsoffi Bartsch, 1931; Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798 – Gulf ...
The Pearl River — a major river in Guangdong Province of Southeastern China, with its delta and mouth on the South China Sea Its tributaries and drainage basin (watershed) extend east into other provinces in South Central China .
Lingdingyang (Chinese: 伶仃洋) or Lingding Channel is the middle channel of the Pearl River estuary which runs from Humen to JiuzhouyangHumen separates Lingdingyang and Shiziyang, the upper channel of the Pearl River Estuary, in the north and Jiuzhouyang, the lower channel of the Pearl River Estuary at the eastern tip of Taipa, from the western tip of Lantau all the way to the southern end ...