Ye Guang Pei are luminous cups made from jade stone from Qilian Mountain. The cups have been used since the Zhou Dynasty (1066 BC - 221 BC). It was made famous by a poem by Wang Han from the Tang Dynasty.
"Grape wine in luminous cups shine
As we raise them to lips the pipa strikes up
Laugh not if we fall drunk on the battlefield
Tell us how many ever returned from the war"
Ye Guang cup
There are 28 steps in making the cup
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