Bo Ya, surnamed Bo and given name Ya, was a native of Yingdu, Chu State (now Jingzhou, Hubei Province) during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Although he was from Chu, he served as a senior official in Jin State and was proficient in the art of piano. The story of Boya playing the qin and meeting his bosom friend is a story that happened on his way back to China after visiting relatives. This story was first handed down orally among the people, and there is no precise record in history. In ancient books, the book "Liezi" written by Lie Yukou of Zheng Dynasty in the Warring States Period contains folk stories about Yu Boya playing the harp.
After textual research, Boya was originally named Bo. It is said that his "surname is Yu Mingrui and the given name is Boya" was a fabrication in the novel by Feng Menglong, a novelist in the late Ming Dynasty. Before that, "Historical Records" and "Xunzi" "", "Qin Cao", "Lieh Zi" and other books are all "Bo Ya". Gao You of the Eastern Han Dynasty noted: "Bo's surname, Ya's name, may be Ya", and the modern "Ci Yuan" also noted: "Bo's surname is Ya's name". Bo was a very common surname in ancient times, such as Boyi who did not eat Zhou millet during the reign of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, Bo Le who was good at horse-drawing during King Mu of Qin, etc. Boya was a famous luther player at that time. He was good at playing the lyre and had superb skills. He is both an expert piano player and a composer, and is respected as the "Piano Immortal". "Xunzi Encouraging Learning" once said that "Bo Ya played the piano while the six horses leaned back", which shows his superb playing skills. "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals: Original Flavor Chapter" records the story of Boya playing the drum and harp and meeting a close friend, and Zhong Ziqi understanding that the music of the harp was in the mountains and flowing water. "Qin Cao" records: Boya failed to learn the piano for three years, so his teacher Chenglian took him to Penglai Mountain in the East China Sea to listen to the surging sea water and the mournful sounds of birds, so he wrote "Darcissus Cao" based on his feelings. The current qin music "High Mountain", "Flowing Water" and "Shuixian Cao" are all works by the legendary Boya. Later generations also created the qin song "Bo Ya Diao Zi Qi" based on the story of Boya throwing his qin to thank his close friend. There are many records about Boya in the literature of the past dynasties. The earliest one can be seen in Xun Kuang's "Encouragement to Learning": "In the past, the gourd played the harp and the harp played, while the sunken fish came out to listen; Boya played the harp and the six horses raised their heads." Use exaggerated techniques to express the vividness and beauty of his music performance. In "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" and "Lieh Zi", the story of Boya and Zhong Ziqi is recorded, which has been passed down by later generations. According to "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals." "Benwei Pian" records: Boya plays the harp, Zhong Ziqi listens to it, Fang plays the harp and aims at Mount Tai. Zhong Ziqi said: "It's so good to play the harp! It's as tall as Mount Tai." When I was young, I was determined to live in flowing water. Zhong Ziqi said: "It's so good to play the harp, it's as clear as flowing water." When Zhong Ziqi died, Boya smashed the harp and cut off the strings. And "Liezi Tang Wen" records: Boya is good at drums and harp, and Zhong Ziqi is good at listening. Boya played the harp and played the harp, aiming at the high mountains. Zhong Ziqi said: "How good it is! It's as tall as Mount Tai!" His goal was on flowing water. Zhong Ziqi said: "How good it is. It's like a river!" What Boya thought about was what Zhong Ziqi said. You must get it. When Ziqi died, Boya said that there would be no more music in the world. He would break the strings of his harp and never play the drum again for the rest of his life. "Qin Cao" and "Yue Fu Jie Qi" record the story of Boya learning the piano: Mr. Cheng Lian, a famous qin player, was Boya's teacher. Boya studied the piano with Cheng Lian for three years but did not make much progress. Cheng Lian said that he could only teach piano playing skills, but his teacher Wan Zichun was good at empathy, so he took Boya to the East China Sea to ask Wan Zichun for advice on empathy. But when Boya arrived at the East China Sea, he didn't see Fang Zichun. He only saw the raging waves, the deep mountains and the mournful birds. Boya's heart suddenly brightened up, and he said with emotion: "Sir, I love you!" So he created "Narcissus Cao".
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(1) Boya has loved music since he was a child. His teacher Chenglian once took him to Penglai Mountain in the East China Sea to appreciate the magnificence of nature. Miraculously, he realized the true meaning of music. He played the piano, and the sound was beautiful and sweet, like mountains and flowing water. Although many people praised his piano skills, he felt that he had never met anyone who could truly understand his music. He has been looking for his soulmate. One year, Boya was ordered by the King of Jin to go to Chu as an envoy. On August 15th, he took a boat and arrived at the mouth of Hanyang River. Encountering wind and waves, we anchored at the foot of a hill. At night, the wind and waves gradually calmed down, the clouds opened and the moon rose, the scenery was very charming. Looking at the bright moon in the sky, Boya became very excited about playing the piano. He took out the piano he brought with him and started playing it with concentration. He played one song after another. Just when he was completely immersed in the beautiful sound of the piano, he suddenly saw a man standing motionless on the shore. Boya was startled. He exerted force with his hand, and with a "pop" sound, one of the strings was plucked. Boya was guessing why the people on the shore were coming, when he heard the man say to him loudly: "Sir, don't be suspicious. I am a firewood collector. I came home late. When I came here, I heard you playing the piano. I thought the sound of the piano was so wonderful that I couldn't help but stand here and listen to it." Boya took a closer look under the moonlight and saw that there was a load of dry firewood beside the man. It turned out to be a firewood collector. Boya thought: How can a woodcutter who collects firewood understand my piano? So he asked: "Since you know the sound of the piano, please tell me what kind of music I am playing?" After hearing Boya's question, the firewood man smiled and replied: "Sir, What you just played was a piece of music in which Confucius praised his disciple Yan Hui. Unfortunately, when you played the fourth sentence, the string broke." The woodcutter's answer was correct. Boya couldn't help but be overjoyed and hurriedly invited him to come on board. Talk in detail. When the woodcutter saw the harp played by Boya, he said, "This is the Yao harp! According to legend, it was made by Fu Xi." Then he told the origin of the Yao harp. After hearing what the woodcutter said, Boya couldn't help but admire him secretly. Then Boya played a few more songs for the woodcutter and asked him to identify the meaning. When the sound of the piano he played was majestic and high-pitched, the woodcutter said: "This sound of the piano expresses the majesty of the mountains.
When the sound of the piano became fresh and smooth, the woodcutter said, "The sound of the piano played next expresses the endless flowing water." "Bo Ya couldn't help being pleasantly surprised after hearing this. In the past, no one could understand what he was expressing with the sound of the piano, but in front of him, the woodcutter sculpture of Boya playing the piano
can actually hear it clearly. No. Thinking that in this wild mountain, he would meet the soulmate he had not been looking for for a long time, so he asked the firewood collector's name: Zhong Ziqi, and started drinking with him. , sworn brothers, and agreed to meet again here during the Mid-Autumn Festival of the following year. After bidding farewell to Zhong Ziqi in tears, Bo Ya came to the mouth of the Hanyang River as promised, but he waited and waited, but Zhong Ziqi never came. To keep the appointment, he played the piano to summon his friend, but after a long time, no one came. The next day, Boya asked an old man about Zhong Ziqi's whereabouts, and the old man told him that Zhong Ziqi was gone. Unfortunately, he fell ill and passed away. Before his death, he left a last word that he would build his tomb by the river so that he could hear the sound of Boya's piano when we meet on August 15th. After hearing what the old man said, Boya was extremely sad and came to visit. In front of Zhong Ziqi's grave, he played the ancient song "High Mountains and Flowing Waters" sadly. After playing, he broke the strings, sighed, and smashed his beloved Yao Qin to pieces on the bluestone. He said sadly: “My only soulmate is no longer alive, who else can I play this piano for? "The friendship between the two "bosom friends" moved future generations, and people built a guqin stand where they met. To this day, people still often use the word "bosom friend" to describe the friendship between friends. The poems of the two people that have been recited through the ages : The phoenix tail of the Yao Qin is broken, Zi Qi is no longer playing to whom! The spring breeze is full of friends, and it is difficult to find a close friend. Boya is good at playing the piano, and Zhong Ziqi is good at listening. Boya is good at playing the piano, and Zhong Zi is good at listening. Qi said: "How good it is! It's as tall as Mount Tai!" "Aiming at the flowing water, Zhong Ziqi said: "How good it is, it looks like a river! "What Boya thought about, Zhong Ziqi will definitely get it. Boya was traveling in the shadow of Mount Tai, and when he was hit by a heavy rain, he stopped at the foot of the rock. His heart was sad. So he played the piano and played the drum. It was the sound of the rain at first, and it made the sound of the collapse of the mountain. Every time the music was played, Zhong Ziqi was constantly exhausted. Boya put down his qin and sighed: "It's so good, so good. I listen to my husband's wishes and imagine them in my heart. How can I escape the sound?" "Original text of the story: Boya was good at playing the harp, and Zhong Ziqi was good at listening. Boya was good at playing the harp, and his ambition was high in the mountains. Zhong Ziqi said, "How good it is! It's as high as Mount Tai." "Aiming at flowing water, Zhong Ziqi said: "It's so good, it's like a river. "What Bo Ya thought about, Zhong Ziqi will definitely get it. When Zi Qi died, Bo Ya said that there would be no more music in the world, so he would break the strings of the harp and never play the drum again. Literal explanation: (1) Jue: to cut off. (2) Drum: to play. . (3) Aiming at the mountains: Thinking of the mountains in my heart. (4) Zai: a modal particle, expressing exclamation. (5) E'e: high. (6) Xi: a modal particle, equivalent to "ah". (7) Yangyang: Guangda
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Bo Ya Jue Xian: Jue, cut off. Because Zhong Ziqi died, Boya broke the qin and never played it again. It is a metaphor for giving up a certain hobby after the death of a close friend to express mourning. Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi
Bo Ya is the best at playing the piano, and Zhong Ziqi has a high ability to appreciate music. Thinking of Gaoshan, Zhong Ziqi listened and praised: "You play so well!" It’s like the majestic Mount Tai (standing in front of me)." Boya thought of flowing water in his mind, and Zhong Ziqi exclaimed: "Great, the sound of the piano is like an endless river (flowing through my heart)! "No matter what Boya was thinking, Zhong Ziqi could express his thoughts accurately. After Zhong Ziqi's death, Boya felt that it would be difficult to find anyone in the world who could understand the sound of his piano, so he gave up his beloved piano. In ancient times, there was a story about Yu Boya breaking his piano to thank his close friend, which has been passed down through the ages. The musical genius Boya liked to play the song "High Mountains and Flowing Waters", but no one could hear the emotion and meaning of the song. It means that he was playing the qin in the high mountains, and his music was high but few. Finally one day, a woodcutter who was cutting firewood passed by and understood his "High Mountains and Flowing Waters". This person was Zhong Ziqi. , they made an appointment to meet two years later, but Zhong Ziqi did not show up two years later. After asking around, Bo Ya found out that Zhong Ziqi had died of illness and could no longer keep his appointment. Bo Ya was so sad that he Knowing that Ziqi was the only one who could understand his music, and now that Ziqi was dead, no one would understand his music anymore, so he threw his beloved qin on Ziqi's grave to express his respect for his friend. And regret. This is the story of "Bo Ya dropped his qin to thank his bosom friend". Bo Ya sadly misses Ziqi, and people lament that it is hard to find a bosom friend.
Edit this paragraph Bo Ya learns qin.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Boya who learned guqin from Mr. Chenglian. He mastered various playing techniques, but the teacher felt that when he played, he often did not understand deeply and simply played the notes, lacking some charm. The teacher wanted to train him to become a real artist. One day, Mr. Chenglian said to Boya: "My teacher Fang Zichun lives in Donghai. He can teach people how to cultivate people's taste. method. I will take you there and let him talk to you, which can greatly improve your artistic level. "So the master and the apprentice prepared dry food and set off by boat. After arriving at Penglai Mountain in the East China Sea, Mr. Chenglian said to Boya: "You stay here to practice the piano, and I will go find the master. "After that, he rowed the boat and gradually moved away. Ten days passed, but Mr. Chenglian still hadn't come back. Boya waited anxiously on the island. While tuning the piano every day, he raised his eyes and looked around. He faced the vast sea and listened to the surging waves. The sound of waves. Looking into the distance, the mountains and forests are lush and unpredictable, with the sound of birds chirping and flying from time to time.
These scenes with their own interesting and strange sounds made him relaxed and happy, his thoughts were wandering, and he felt that his taste was much nobler. Boya produced artworks related to Boya playing the harp
The creative passion was to compose his own feelings into music, so he set up the harp and poured his passion into the strings, completing the composition in one go. A song "High Mountains and Flowing Waters". Not long after, Mr. Chenglian returned from the boat. After listening to his sincere performance, he said happily: "Now you are the best luthier in the world. You can go back!" Boya suddenly realized that the sound of the waves and birds singing was Just the best teacher. From then on, Boya continued to accumulate experience in life and art, and finally became a master of piano playing in the world. The story is soul-stirring and thought-provoking. The ancients said: "A scholar dies for a confidant." Boya Jue Xian symbolizes the state of a true confidant, which is also the charm that has been widely circulated for thousands of years. Life is short, and good friends are hard to find; clouds spread thousands of miles, and good stories last for thousands of years. The basis of true friendship is understanding. "Bo Ya Jue Xian" is an eternal model for making friends. It has been passed down to this day and has inspired people for a long time. It is this story that has established the standards of noble interpersonal relationships and friendship for the Chinese nation. It is well deserved to be called a treasure of oriental culture!
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Boya: bó yá Boya’s surname is Bo, and his given name is Ya. Some people in later generations said that his “surname is Yu Mingrui, and his given name is Boya”. He is the novelist Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty. Fiction in fiction. (Verified) There are many records about Boya in ancient documents. The earliest one is found in Xun Kuang's "Encouragement to Learning": "In the past, the gourd played the harp, while the sunken fish came out to listen; Boya played the harp, while the six horses raised their heads." . This is an exaggerated approach to express the vividness and beauty of his music performance. Boya was very smart and talented since he was a child, and he also loved music. He became his teacher, Chenglian, a famous luthier at that time. After studying for three years, Boya improved his piano skills and became a famous local violinist. But Boya often felt distressed because he could not reach a higher realm in art. After Boya's teacher Chenglian knew his thoughts, he said to him, I have taught you all my skills, and you have learned well. As for the sensitivity and understanding of music, I haven't learned it well myself. My teacher Fang Zichun is a great master. He has superb piano skills and a unique sensibility for music. He now lives on an island in the East China Sea. I will take you to meet him and continue your studies with him. Do you like it? Boya was overjoyed when he heard this and kept saying hello! They prepared enough food and took a boat to the East China Sea. One day, the boat sailed to Penglai Mountain in the East China Sea. Chenglian said to Boya: "You wait at Penglai Mountain for a while. I will pick up the teacher and will be back soon." After saying that, Liancheng rowed away. After many days, Chenglian did not come back, and Boya was very sad. He looked up at the sea, which was turbulent. Looking back at the island, the mountains and forests were silent, with only birds chirping, as if they were singing sad songs. Boya couldn't help but feel emotional about the scene. He sighed up to the sky and played an impromptu tune. The song is full of sadness. From then on, Boya's piano skills flourished. In fact, Teacher Cheng Lian asked Boya to seek a feeling alone in nature. Boya was on an isolated island, spending all day with the sea and the birds in the woods. His emotions naturally changed, cultivating his soul, and truly realizing the essence of art, and only then could he create a truly masterpiece. Later, Boya became a generation of outstanding luthiers, but not many people could really understand his music. Once, Boya took a boat trip along the river. When the boat reached a high mountain, it suddenly started raining heavily. The boat stopped at the mountain to take shelter from the rain. Boya listened to the sound of pattering rain and watched the vivid scene of rain hitting the river, and he became very excited about playing the piano. Boya was enjoying playing when he suddenly felt a strange trembling on the strings. This was the telepathy of the luthier, indicating that someone was listening nearby. When Boya stepped out of the boat, he saw a woodcutter named Zhong Ziqi sitting by the woods on the shore. Boya invited Ziqi to the boat, and they exchanged names. Boya said, "Can I play a piece of music for you?" Ziqi immediately said that he was all ears. Boya impromptu played the song "High Mountain", and Ziqi praised: "What a majestic mountain!" Boya played another song "Flowing Water" and Ziqi praised, "What a mighty river!" Boya admired him again. He was also excited and said to Ziqi: "Only you in this world understand my thoughts. You are really my soulmate!" So the two became sworn friends of life and death. Boya made an agreement with Ziqi to visit him at his home after the tour. One day, Boya came to Ziqi's home to visit him as promised, but Ziqi had unfortunately passed away due to illness. Boya was heartbroken when he heard this. He ran to Ziqi's tomb and played a song full of nostalgia and sadness for him. Then he stood up and smashed his precious harp in front of Ziqi's tomb. From then on, Boya was insulated from the piano and never played the piano again. Feng Menglong, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty, described this touching story with vivid writing in his book "Warning Words": Boya is good at playing the drum and harp, and Zhong Ziqi is good at listening. Bo Ya played the harp and played the harp, aiming at high mountains. Zhong Ziqi said: "How good it is! It's as tall as Mount Tai!" His goal was on flowing water. Zhong Ziqi said: "How good it is! It's like a river!" Whatever Ya wants, Zhong Ziqi will definitely get it. When Ziqi died, Boya said that there would be no more music in the world. He would break the strings of his harp and never play the drum again for the rest of his life. In front of Ziqi's tomb, Boya once wrote a short song to mourn his close friend Zhong Ziqi: Recalling the past, last spring, I met you by the river. I came back for another visit today, but I didn’t see my close friend. But when I saw a handful of dirt, it broke my heart! Sad, sad, sad, unable to bear the tears. Why bother to come and go? There are sad clouds by the riverside.
This song will never be played again, and the three-foot Yao Qin will die for you! "Qin Cao" and "Yue Fu Jie Qi" record the story of Boya learning the piano: Mr. Cheng Lian, a famous qin player, was Boya's teacher. Boya studied the piano with Cheng Lian for three years but did not make much progress. Cheng Lian said that he could only teach piano playing skills, but his teacher Wan Zichun was good at empathy, so he took Boya to Donghai to ask Wan Zichun for advice on empathy. But when Boya arrived at the East China Sea, he didn't see Wan Zichun. He only saw the raging waves, the deep forest and the mournful birds. Boya's heart suddenly brightened up, and he said with emotion: "Sir, I love you!" So he created "Shuixian Cao" to commemorate Zi Qi.
Edit this paragraph Zhong Ziqi's tomb
Zhong Ziqi's tomb was erected with a monument in the 15th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1889) by Hua, the magistrate of Hanyang County. It was destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution". 19 Zhong Ziqi’s Tomb
Restored in 1980. The tomb is circular, with a seal height of 1.5 meters and a bottom diameter of 8 meters, surrounded by a stone wall. The stele is 1.5 meters high and 0.7 meters wide, with the words "Tomb of Chu Yinxian Zhong Ziqi" engraved on it. In 1987, a Zhiyin Pavilion was built in front of the tomb. It has a reinforced concrete structure, square shape, four columns, and a mountain-style roof. Railings are placed around the bottom except the front. The tomb and pavilion are facing south, with mountains behind and lakes facing them. There are green pines on the mountain, green grass at the foot of the mountain, sparkling green water on the lake, gurgling water on the lakeside, and the sound of phoenixes and water is like the sound of a piano. Yu Boya has loved music since he was a child. His teacher Chenglian once took him to Penglai Mountain in the East China Sea to appreciate the magnificence and magic of nature, from which he realized the true meaning of music. He played the piano, and the sound was beautiful and sweet, like mountains and flowing water. Although many people praised his piano skills, he felt that he had never met anyone who could truly understand his music. He has been looking for his soulmate. One year, Yu Boya was ordered by the King of Jin to go to Chu as an envoy. On August 15th, he took a boat and arrived at the mouth of Hanyang River. Encountering wind and waves, we anchored at the foot of a hill. At night, the wind and waves gradually calmed down, the clouds opened and the moon rose, the scenery was very charming. Looking at the bright moon in the sky, Yu Boya became very excited about the piano. He took out the piano he brought with him and started playing it with concentration. He played one song after another. Just when he was completely immersed in the beautiful sound of the piano, he suddenly saw a man standing motionless on the shore. Yu Boya was startled. He exerted force with his hand, and with a "pop" sound, one of the strings was plucked. Yu Boya was guessing why the people on the shore were coming, when he heard the man say to him loudly: "Sir, don't be suspicious. I am a firewood collector. I came home late. When I came here and heard you playing the piano, I felt that The sound of the piano was so wonderful that I couldn't help but stand here and listen to it." Yu Boya took a closer look under the moonlight and saw that there was a load of dry firewood beside the man. It turned out to be a firewood collector. Yu Boya thought to himself: How can a woodcutter who collects firewood understand my piano? So he asked: "Since you know the sound of the piano, please tell me what piece of music I am playing?" After hearing Yu Boya's question, the firewood man smiled and replied: "Sir, you What I just played was the music score of Confucius praising his disciple Yan Hui. Unfortunately, when you played the fourth sentence, the string broke." The woodcutter's answer was correct. Yu Boya couldn't help but be overjoyed and hurriedly invited him on board to discuss it in detail. . When the woodcutter saw the harp played by Yu Boya, he said, "This is the Yao harp! According to legend, it was made by Fu Xi." Then he told the origin of the Yao harp. After listening to the firewood man's story, Yu Boya couldn't help but admire him secretly. Then Yu Boya played a few more songs for the woodcutter and asked him to identify the meaning. When the sound of the piano he played was majestic and high-pitched, the woodcutter said: "This sound of the piano expresses the majesty of the mountains." When the sound of the piano became fresh and smooth, the woodcutter said: "The sound of the piano that he played next expressed the majesty of the mountains." The sound expresses the endless flowing water." Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi couldn't help being surprised when they heard it. No one could understand what he expressed with the sound of the piano in the past, but the woodcutter in front of him could understand it clearly. . Unexpectedly, under this wild ridge, he would meet the soulmate he had not been looking for for a long time, so he asked the firewood collector's name Zhong Ziqi and started drinking with him. The more the two talked, the more they became attracted to each other. They met each other late and became sworn brothers. We have agreed to meet here again during the Mid-Autumn Festival next year. In the Mid-Autumn Festival of the second year after he and Zhong Ziqi said goodbye in tears, Yu Boya came to the Hanyang River Estuary as promised, but he waited and waited, but Zhong Ziqi never came to keep the appointment, so he played the zither to summon this close friend, but again After a long time, still no one came. The next day, Yu Boya asked an old man about Zhong Ziqi's whereabouts. The old man told him that Zhong Ziqi had unfortunately died of illness. Before his death, he left his last words that he would build his tomb by the river so that when we meet on August 15th, we can listen to the sound of Yu Boya's piano. After hearing what the old man said, Yu Boya was extremely sad. He came to Zhong Ziqi's grave and played the ancient song "High Mountains and Flowing Waters" sadly. After playing, he broke the strings, sighed, and smashed his beloved Yao Qin to pieces on the bluestone. Yu Boya thought that there was really no second soulmate in this world. The so-called confidant in life is enough. He then said sadly: "My only close friend is no longer alive. Who else can I play the piano for?" Yu Boya was in great pain and never played the piano again for the rest of his life. The friendship between the two "close friends" moved future generations, and people built a guqin platform where they met. To this day, people still often use the term "bosom friend" to describe the friendship between friends.