About 3500 years ago, it is one of the important representatives of Chinese classical music, with a long history and profound cultural heritage. Wide range, deep timbre and lingering sound. "Chess" refers to "Go", "Book" refers to "Calligraphy" and "Painting" refers to Chinese painting. In the long history of ancient China, "Qinqi Calligraphy and Painting" has always been regarded as the only way for literati to cultivate their self-cultivation.
Guqin, with its clear, harmonious, light and elegant musical character, ranks first in music, chess, books and paintings, which embodies the noble spirit and extraordinary attitude towards life of literati. "Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting", also known as "four arts", is the four arts that ancient China literati respected and mastered.
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Qin is a musical instrument with the highest cultural status in ancient China, and there are some sayings, such as "a scholar withdraws the Qin without reason" and "left the Qin and right the book". Ranked first among the four arts of "Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting", it is regarded as an elegant representative by literati and an accompaniment instrument sung by literati. Since ancient times, it has been a necessary knowledge and compulsory subject for many literati.
The story of Boya and Zhong Ziqi's bosom friend "high mountains and flowing water" has been passed down to this day; Qintai is considered as a symbol of friendship. Qin is found in a large number of poems. Guqin is the earliest stringed instrument of Han nationality and a treasure of China culture. The physical objects unearthed from the tomb of Zeng Houyi in Hubei Province date back more than 2,400 years. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, guqin products have been handed down from generation to generation.
From the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Qing Dynasty, there were more than 100 kinds of music and 3000 musical instruments. There are also a large number of documents about pianists, piano theory, piano system and piano art, and the rich remains are outstanding among Chinese musical instruments.
In ancient times, Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting were called the four major arts, which were used to summarize the traditional culture of the Han nationality. Many famous performers have emerged throughout the ages. They are historical and cultural celebrities, handed down from generation to generation. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, guqin was also introduced to East Asian countries, and was absorbed and passed down by the traditional cultures of these countries. Since modern times, with the footprints of China people all over the world.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Guqin