Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu are the tones in ancient music, and playing music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and singing are the highest realm of ancient literati
"Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu" (pronunciation (gōng shāng jué zhǐ yǔ) are the names of five different tones in the Chinese pentatonic scale, similar to 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 in the current simplified musical notation. That is, the palace is equal to 1 (Do), the quotient is equal to 2 (Re), the angle is equal to 3 (Mi), the sign is equal to 5 (Sol), and the feather is equal to 6 (La), also known as the five tones. /view/769337.html?wtp=tt
In ancient times, playing the piano (mostly Guqin), playing chess (mostly Go), calligraphy, and painting were necessary for literati and poets (including some famous ladies) to cultivate themselves. The skills mastered are collectively called Qinqi, calligraphy and painting. Nowadays, it is often used to express personal cultural quality. /view/206289.html?wtp=tt