What did the ancients often call piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?

The ancients often referred to Qin, Qi and calligraphy and painting as "four friends of scholars" or "four friends of literati".

Chyi Chin's calligraphy and painting refers to four kinds of ancient artistic relics or skills, such as harps, weiqi and colors of calligraphy and painting, which are also called elegant people and four excellent products. Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting all originated from the period of "Three Emperors and Five Emperors" mentioned in the literature, or the "Longshan Culture Age in the Central Plains" mentioned in field archaeology.

Qin means "Qin and Se".

According to the literature, Fuxi invented the lyre.

Chess means "go".

According to literature, Yao Shun invented Go.

Book refers to "calligraphy".

It is a unique art form in the cultural circle of Chinese characters. Calligraphy was born after the invention of Chinese characters. According to documents, Chinese characters were invented by Cang Xie, a historian of the Yellow Emperor.

Painting means "painting"

Painting came into being before the invention of writing, or it may appear at the same time as calligraphy (the ancients said that "painting and calligraphy are of the same origin"). The first professional painter mentioned in the literature is Shun Di's sister, that is, the "gangster".