Guqin holds a unique position in Chinese culture as it's a vital instrument in important ceremonies and sacrifices. The craftsmen who make guqin are highly skilled and use exquisite techniques. It takes over a hundred working procedures to make the instrument, including material selection, lacquering, and tone tuning. #china #intangibleculturalheritage #art #guqin #music #tradition | wowourheritage

The Guqin is a seven strings zither with bass silk strings, played with an astonishing technique made of glissandos, open strings and harmonics. Here played by master Pui-Yuen Lui. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8F0G4QEQYg #rareandstrangeinstruments | Rare And Strange Instruments

The Soul of Chinese Music: The Intricate Process of Guqin Creation | How Things are Made

Guqin is a seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the #zither family. ‘Gu’ means ancient and with a 3000-year-old history, it’s been favored by scholars and the literati and is associated with the ancient philosophy of #Confucianism. Recently, youngsters have taken a liking to it as a means of relieving stress and relaxing. | China Daily

The guqin is an ancient Chinese instrument - at least 3000 years old - and is rarely heard outside of China. Master Yang Qing says it is designed to promote love. | SBS News

🎼Master of Crafts | Guqin maker in east China's Jiangxi 💡The Guqin, a plucked seven-string traditional Chinese instrument, boasts a history of over 3,000 years. Feng Yihua, a uqin maker, hails from Yihuang County in east China's Jiangxi Province. Influenced by his family, Feng began studying the Guqin at age 18. He later moved to Shanghai to be an apprentice under a master in the craft of Guqin-making. "Creating a Guqin by hand requires raw lacquer, which initially caused skin allergies. I eve