Wandering sounds, irregular rhythms and a carrier of gentle emotions. This is the musical language of guqin, a plucked seven string instrument created in ancient China.
The earliest piece of guqin in China, (unearth) in Hubei province in 2016, dates back to the Zhou Dynasty. The body of a guqin is made of lacquered wood and the strings of twisted silk. its seemingly simple appearance, making a guqin is extremely demanding. outstanding piece can take anywhere from two to several decades to craft. It is a crystallization of art and time.
The guqin was favored by the literati in ancient China. The most renowned guqin (music) was Yu Boya in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. he played his guqin in the mountains, a woodcutter named Zhong Ziqi heard the music and understood exactly Yu wanted to express.
This deep understanding formed a strong bond between them, they became close friends. This is the famous tale behind the guqin masterpiece, Flowing Water, High Mountains. The piece (pass) down through generations and is considered one of the most famous and important (compose) in Chinese guqin music. This graceful dialogue, (flow) from brushed fingertips and travelling for thousands of years, is continuing to this day.
