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Transtlate A centuries-old doucai "chicken cup" has been a hot topic on the Internet since last week when Shanghai billionaire Liu Yiqian took a much-talked about sip using a $36 million cup.
Photos of Liu and the cup emerged after he had traveled to Hong Kong to collect the ancient porcelain cup he purchased at a Sotheby's auction in April.
"I was so excited when I finally saw the cup. The cup carries too many stories and when I got it in my hand, I just poured some tea inside and drank it up without even wiping it," Liu Yiqian told the press.
"The cup has endured 600 years. The emperors and imperial concubines in ancient times might have used it. It's magic and I just couldn't help myself."
Before the cup's transfer on July 18, Liu paid the bill by credit card, swiping the card 24 times with each pass deducting $1.5 million from his account.
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