Ancient Chinese love music
Some people even found their lover when listening to guqin songs.This story is about Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun,who lived in the Western Han Dynasty. Sima Xiangru was a famous poet and musician. He was good at playing the qin. The name of his qin was "lüqi," one of the best qin in ancient China. When he was young,Sima Xiangru loved reading. Due to poverty and lack of a glorious life,Sima Xiangru went to seek shelter with Wang Ji,magistrate of Linqiong County.There was a rich man named Zhuo Wangsun in that county.He had a daughter named Zhuo Wenjun, who was then 17-years old. She was a beautiful young woman and loved playing the drum and qin. In addition, the girl had natural talents in literature.At that time,her husband had just died. Zhuo Wangsun and Wang Ji were friends. Then Sima Xiangru began to know the woman and wanted to meet her.One day,Sima Xiangru visited the Zhuo family and played a song with the qin,and sang.
This male phoenix has returned to his old home, From roaming the four seas searching for his mate; Time was not yet ripe; there was no way to meet her; Then what a surprise:this evening I come up to this hall, And there's a dazzling maiden in the women's quarters. The room is near but she far: this poisons my guts. How can we entwine our necks like mandarin ducks? How can we flutter about,and together soar?
His direct,brave and passionate courtship moved Zhuo Wenjun,who had been listening to the song behind a curtain. They fell in love with each other at first sight and then eloped. Later some people composed a piece of music on the basis of the song of Sima Xiangru,and called it A Male Phoenix Seeks his Mate (Fu Qiu Huang).This song has been passed down for thousands of years.
