Pearl embroidery, in ancient times, was embroidery in which pearls, crystal beads and gem beads were inserted into textiles with needles to form patterns. Pearl embroidery has unique artistic characteristics: pearls are dazzling, dazzling and strong three-dimensional sense. Pearl embroidery mainly includes pearl embroidery and glass pearl embroidery. Pearl embroidery first appeared in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. According to Tongdian, some artists in the amusement park in the capital of Sui Dynasty strung pearls on their clothes, which were dazzling and colorless. In the Song Dynasty, the development of bead embroidery was more prominent. According to legend, Mei Chuan County Records in Lingnan once gave Song Taizu a saddle embroidered with colored beads. In the Yuan Dynasty, some emperors began to embroider gold robes with big pearls and precious stones to show their status.

In fact, bead embroidery is developed on the basis of embroidery, which is both fashionable and elegant. At the same time, it contains the unique national charm of oriental culture and the crystallization of oriental wisdom. Pearl embroidery originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Huizhou in ancient times is one of the famous cradles of embroidery in China. There are many bead embroideries in emblem embroidery. In ancient times, Huizhou pearl embroidery was a traditional folk craft. Ancient Huizhou is an important economic and cultural place in the history of China, and it is one of the five largest business gangs in China. Therefore, in ancient Huizhou, men went out to do business, and women naturally served at home, so there was a needle and thread of bead embroidery, which was one of the reasons for the prevalence of bead embroidery. Pearl embroidery has exquisite design and strong color contrast. This was a compulsory course for every young lady in ancient Huizhou at that time.