A Story about Guqin
There are many stories about the guqin. It is said that, Yu Boya was good at playing the guqin, while Zhong Ziqi was good at listening to guqin songs. Zhong Ziqi knew what Yu Boya was thinking. O...
Guqin is Suitable for Self Entertainment
Compared with other stringed instruments, such as the guzheng, the guqin is of a smaller size and has a thinner board. There is a thick layer of lacquer on the surface of the guqin.So, the sound playe...
What are the Characteristics of Chinese Guqin?
The guqin has seven strings and is tuned in a pentatonic scale, with major second or minor third between two strings next to each other. So playing the different strings may create the same tone,which...
Traditional Chinese Plucked Instrument,Guqin
Plucked string instruments are the collective term for musical instruments that use fingers and use bamboo to strike the strings to make sounds. It has a very long history, and the qin and se emerged...
