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Wandering sounds, irregular rhythms, and a gentle conveyance of emotions—this is the musical language of the guqin, a seven-string plucked instrument from ancient China.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Wondering sounds, irregular rhythms, and a carrier of gentle emotions.

00:19This is the music language of Guqin, a plucked 7-string instrument created in ancient China.

00:28The earliest piece of Guqin in China, unearthed in Hubei province in 2016, dates back to the

00:35Zhou Dynasty.

00:37The body of a Guqin is made of lacquered wood and the strings of twisted silk.

00:43Unlike its seemingly simple appearance, making a Guqin is extremely demanding.

00:50An outstanding piece can take anywhere from two to several decades to craft.

00:55It is a crystallization of art and time.

01:00The tone of a Guqin is quiet, ethereal, and distant.

01:06Vibrations are suppressed to produce an undulating and lingering flavor, with abundant empty

01:13notes in between.

01:15As the listener fills in the voice in their own minds, a connection is formed between

01:20music and man.

01:23The Guqin was favored by the literati in ancient China.

01:28The most renowned Guqin musician was Yu Boya in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States

01:34periods.

01:35As he played his Guqin in the mountains, a woodcutter named Zhong Ziqi heard the music

01:43and understood exactly what Yu wanted to express.

01:48This deep understanding formed a strong bond between them, and they became close friends.

01:55This is the famous tale behind the Guqin masterpiece, Flowing Water, High Mountains.

02:02The piece has been passed down through generations and is considered one of the most famous and

02:08important compositions in Chinese Guqin music.

02:14This graceful dialogue, flowing from brushed fingertips and traveling for thousands of

02:20years, is continuing to this day.

China Daily | The musical language of Guqin

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