The Fu Xi entry in Qin Shi Bu is one of several accounts of Fu Xi making the first qin. Other stories have other people creating it. For example, it was sometimes said that Shen Nong …

伏羲式古琴作为乐器，其最主要的功能必然是演奏，因此琴乐的功能也就是古琴的最主要功能。 在琴乐几千年的发展演变过程中，形成了独具特色的文化传统和功能定位。 [1] 伏羲式古琴，木 …

Qin forms, or styles, are the shapes and outlines of the various kinds of instruments made historically and also in modern times. ‍Many forms are quite simple, elegant and classical, such …

In simplistic terms, the guqin is an acoustic instrument consisting of a sound chamber formed by two long planks of wood glued together. One or both planks are carved inside to form a hollow …

When the Fuxi-style qin came to the CUHK Library, it attracted the attention of qin experts in Hong Kong. Its snake-like crack pattern, called duanwen (斷紋), informed its antiquity. Although …

It is one of our country's oldest string instruments, having a tradition of more than 3,000 years. It has appeared in three kinds of performances: solo, accompanied and ensemble. Before the …

Fuxi or Fu Hsi (伏羲) [a] [1] is a culture hero in Chinese mythology, credited along with his sister and wife Nüwa with creating humanity and the invention of music, [2] hunting, fishing, …

As also outlined here, Zha Fuxi (1895-1976) was a master qin player and scholar. As a player he was the head of the Yushan School in Suzhou; 4 the beauty of his play is clear from the …

2025年4月1日 · The Jiuxiao Huanpei is the earliest surviving Fuxi-style guqin, the Fuxi system, and it is also a tribute to the ancestor of the guqin. The head of the piano in this shape is …

One of the two qins, which is in Fuxi style, has attracted much attention due to its historical standing. After its arrival at the CUHK Library, it went through the process of repair, …