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The local products of Dunhuang consist of handmade carpet, colored statues, handcrafted camel statues, crystal glasses, handcrafted artistic works, Dunhuang Waxed Dyeing, antiques and others. The most famous local products are the melon and fruits as well as night-light cup (yeguanbei).
Dunhuang traditionally was called the Melon Zone of China. It abounds in fragrant and delicious melons, fruit and grape. Dunhuang located in highland of northwest China belongs to continental climate of temperate zone. It has long sunshine time and sharp temperature difference at daytime and nighttime. Besides, the sandy soil is also good for the growth of melon and fruits, so the fruits and melons here is unique and quite delicious.
Dunhuang Nightlight Cup also called Yangguangyubei or Jade-Made Cup of Yang Pass. The raw material is the high-quality black jade, yellow jade and green jade. By virtue of the traditional handcrafts and techniques, this cup is carved to be the utensil of drinking. As for this valued cup, a folklore should be mentioned. Ji Man, who was the king of West Zhou Dynasty(1066 BC——771BC), was invited by Wangmu(Wife of Heaven Emperor in Taoism) to participate in the large gathering of Yaochi Lake. During the feast, Wangmu presented Ji Man a special and rare jade cup named Cup Filled with Nightlight. Ji Man liked it best, since then Nightlight Cup became widely famous.
