Qilian Dark Jade 6-Pack small high cup

The Luminous Cup is a kind of precious drinking vessel made of polished jade. When the wine in the cup, placed in the moonlight, the Cup will shine, sparkling, and wine color into a brilliant, hence the name of the Luminous Cup. Made in Gansu Province, the Luminous Cup has a history of 2,000 years. It is made from the essence of black jade, which is over 4,000 meters above the sea level in Qilian Mountains. It has been polished by twenty-eight hands. There is a "touch to drop" green, "fragile gold broken jade" slim, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, full not overflow, unique patterns, bright night, pour into the cup, fragrance overflowing, mellow and refreshing. Wang Han, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote in his poem "Liangzhou Ci" that the Luminous Cup was known to the world because of the sentence "the cup of wine glows in the night, and the PIPA immediately urges you to drink it" . In fact, the Luminous Cup had already become a tribute from the western regions to the court as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, the jades were ground into jades and shipped to Chang'an, Luoyang and elsewhere. Not only as Tribute Cup to the east to the mainland, but also a large part of the goods to the West through the Silk Road, exported to the countries of western Asia. On May 20,2006, the Luminous Cup was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage. With the development of the western region and the rapid development of tourism, the Luminous Cup has also entered the common people's home, its special function is deeply loved by people.