The word "zhiyin", which means close friends, comes from the story of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi in the Warring States Period.
Boya was good at playing guqin. One day, he was playing music on his way home on the boat. To Boya's surprise, Ziqi, a woodcutter who1to pass by, could understand exactly what he wanted to express through his music. After a long talk, they became good friends. Since Boya had to return to his state, they reached an2to meet again in the following year.
3, when getting back to visit Ziqi. Bova heard that his friend had died from a disease（疾病）. Boya was so sad and in front of Ziqi's tomb（墓）, he4the music he had played when they first met. The feeling of the music was so strong that it was5the rivers and the mountains were crying. When finishing playing, Boya broke his guqin into pieces. From then on, Boya6played again.
People in the Song Dynasty built the Guqin Tai in Hanyang to7the deep relationship between Boya and Ziqi, which became an important part of the8culture. Hanyang now is a district（区）of Wuhan, Hubei Province.
Zhiyin culture has new development in the new period. The famous ancient Chinese classical music piece Gaoshan Liushui, also known as High Mountain and Flowing Water, was9during the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in 2016. It was developed based on this story. The musical performance won10from guests. because it not only showed the beauty of traditional Chinese culture but expressed China's willingness（意愿）to develop its friendship with people from around the world.
