Grape wine in luminous cups shines. As we raise them to lips the lute strikes up fast. Laugh not if we fall drunk on the battlefield. Tell us how many ever returned from the war.

Jinquan has today a well-established factory specializing in the making of such "luminous cups." Nowadays, visitors to the town, apart from seeing Jiayuguan Pass, the western end of the Great Wall, all wish to take a tour of this factory, buying a few cups as souvenirs.