Produced in Jiuquan, made of jade picked in Mountain Qiliang, they are unique and well-known both at home and around. The history of production of jade cups dates from ancient times. Wanghuan, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote in his poem that grapes and wine were tasty, cups were luminous; when I was about to drink, the instrument of Pipa was played to hurry me up on horse; no laughing at me when I was drunk, because nobody knew who could come back from war.
Jiuquan is a bright pearl laid on the Silk Road. The luminous jade cups, being one of the most characteristic local products, have great potentialities in market. Along-side tourism development in an all-round way, the luminous jade cups produced in Jiuquan would be treasured by more and more people. |