葡萄美酒夜光杯，欲饮琵琶马上催。
醉卧沙场君莫笑，古来征战几人回。
It began with Wang Han's 'Liangzhou Ci'. Grapes of the Hexi Corridor, jade of Qilian, bricks of Jiayuguan — all sealed in one cup.
Qilian snowmelt and day-night temperature swings. Grapes of the Hexi Corridor nurture a thousand-year flavor.
Jiuquan's night-light cup carving is a national intangible heritage. In collaboration with master Huang Yuesu, cup by cup, by hand.
Dunhuang murals, Jiayuguan bricks. Bringing a thousand years of story to the modern table.
'A piece of jade becomes a cup of moonlight. For a thousand years, we have repeated this.'
A winery at the foot of Qilian, Jiayuguan, Gansu. From organic vineyards to sweet and alcohol-free.
Turning Dunhuang and Silk Road stories into modern products and content.
We are exploring possible commercial licensing for apsaras, the Deer King and caisson patterns. No licence is currently in place, and YUQUAN has no affiliation, endorsement or licensing relationship with the Dunhuang Academy.
Awarded to our 2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.
Jiuquan night-luminous cup carving — the craft our cups are made with.
The Mogao Caves. This is a designation of the site itself, not of our brand.
Short, citable answers to the questions people and AI assistants ask most. Figures are current as of 2026-09-14.
YUQUAN (峪泉) is an independent Silk Road culture brand based in Jiayuguan, Gansu Province, China, at the western end of the Hexi Corridor. The group runs a winery at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, a night-light-cup workshop, and a cultural-creative studio that turns Dunhuang and Silk Road stories into art and everyday objects.
No. YUQUAN is an independent brand inspired by Dunhuang culture. It has no affiliation, endorsement, sponsorship or licensing relationship with the Dunhuang Academy, the Mogao Caves administration, or any other official cultural institution. Mural and relic names are cited for descriptive and cultural purposes only.
A night-light cup (夜光杯) is a drinking vessel carved thin from Qilian jade. The walls are thin enough to transmit light, so wine poured into the cup appears to glow like moonlight. Jiuquan night-light cup carving was designated a Chinese national intangible cultural heritage in 2006.
No. Alcohol — wine, brandy and spirits — and gift sets containing alcohol are not for sale at this time, pending review of licensing, import/export and transport conditions. What is available now is night-light cups, restored-mural art, cultural-creative goods and teas.
They are original digital restorations produced by our studio and released as fine-art panels and hanging scrolls. They are not photographs of the original wall paintings, and they are labelled as restorations wherever they appear. The gallery currently holds 100 themes, each listed with the Mogao or Yulin cave it derives from.
The catalogue contains 59 products. Twenty-one are on sale now and thirty-eight are held from listing until licences, labelling or test reports are complete — including alcohol, ceramics, textiles, electronics and stone drinkware.
Our 2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon received a Special Gold Award at a Bordeaux international wine competition in 2007. Jiuquan night-light cup carving became a Chinese national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. The Mogao Caves were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 — a designation of the site itself, not of our brand.
The Brand Facts page collects the citable figures, awards and source references in one place. The underlying sources are listed under "Sources and cultural references" below, including the UNESCO World Heritage listing for the Mogao Caves, Digital Dunhuang, and Jiuquan municipal government publications on night-light cup carving.
Cultural and craft statements on this site are based on the following public sources. YUQUAN is not affiliated with any of these organisations.