In history, there were actually Nine Dragon Cups, but because it was more difficult to make such cups, there were only a few in general. As the saying goes, the preciousness of an item is judged according to the difficulty of manufacturing and the number of items, and because of this, many people have not seen the Kowloon Cup, and they naturally feel that this item is actually a historical fallacy.
The reason why the Kowloon cup is difficult to manufacture is not only because of the complexity of its process, but also because of the internal structure of this cup, to know that in addition to its exquisite external process, it is extremely exquisite for the dragon attached to the cup, and there is a "channel" inside it, and the principle used in this "channel" is the "siphon principle", in simple terms, if a person uses the Kowloon cup, the cup is filled with drinks, it will cause these liquids to penetrate through the structure of its internal channel.
Kowloon Cup Fun Facts
During the Ming Dynasty, an official serving in "Jingdezhen" wanted to offer him something in order to win the appreciation of Emperor Taizu. But when considering what specifically should be offered, he made a difficult mistake, because the Son of Heaven is rich all over the world, and the cliché they say is that there is no shortage of anything, no matter what kind of treasure he may have seen, if when he is offering something, the emperor likes it, he can also be promoted, he is afraid that if the emperor does not like such a treasure, if this matter is passed out, he is afraid that he will become the object of impeachment by the officials. So when it came time to offer what treasure, this official was painstaking, and finally one day he thought of something, this thing not only has the shape of a dragon, but also represents the number of "9" of honor, and most importantly, this treasure has always been in the rumor, many people have not seen it in the field, so he believes that the emperor will be very happy after seeing it. And this treasure is the Kowloon Cup.
However, the production of such a treasure, not to say that it was created, he needs the perseverance of the craftsmen, what he needs is the delicacy of the master for each work, both in the process of making time, but also to pursue a nearly perfect good quality, this official can be said to have worked hard, and finally under the unremitting efforts of him and his subordinates, he has produced a "Nine Dragon Cup" that is good both in function and appearance.
After the cup was made, he quickly went to the emperor at the first time, and after Taizu saw such an exquisite cup, he who had never seen it was naturally overjoyed and praised the official who offered the treasure, and later Emperor Taizu was happy and directly promoted this person's official position.
When a person has a good thing, he will take it out from time to time to show off, so as to get the admiration of others. Whether it is ordinary people or Emperor Taizu, they are mortal after all, and they will have a little bit of personality that likes to show off in one way or another. So he used this cup of his own at every banquet for the ministers. After seeing Taizu take out such a cup, the ministers all praised it one after another, and such praise was not only an act sent to the heart, but also a flattery to the emperor, because they all knew that the emperor liked the cup very much.
After he heard the praise of the courtiers, he also showed a smile that was difficult to hide.
Later, at a banquet, he deliberately gave these cups to officials who often obeyed him, while those who opposed him all day long used ordinary cups. In addition to the difference in the cups, he also specially ordered people to fill up the officials who owned the Kowloon Cup, and those who only used ordinary cups only poured a little. Although the person in charge of pouring the wine did indeed do so, the only people who actually drank the emperor's treasured wine later were those officials who used ordinary cups.
Later, the emperor learned that the internal structure of this cup was very unique, and if it was poured full, it would cause the wine to spill.
Through this incident, the emperor would no longer look at the hundred officials with colored glasses.