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

Shangguan Xiaoxuan, a professional Chinese guqin player, brings along her guqin, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument, to perform “Quiet and Sweet Night” for the CGTN audience. #Unitea #Tea #Macao https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-12-16/Guqin-artist-reinterprets-ancient-song--1znD41M25ri/p.html | China Plus America

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

#LivingHeritage: Guqin 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, unearthed in Hubei province in 2016, dates back to the Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century - 256BC). The body of a guqin is made of lacquered wood and the strings of twisted silk. Unlike its seemingly simple appearance, making a guqin is extremely demanding. An outstanding pi