What's the difference between guqin and guzheng?

The difference between guqin and guzheng lies in the different historical origins; Different timbre; Different vocal ranges; Play differently.

1. Different historical origins: Guzheng is a Xialiba culture that rose during the Warring States Period, and Guqin is a Chun Xue culture created by Fuxi.

2. Different timbre: the melody of guzheng is stronger, and the timbre of guqin is deeper.

3, the range is different: Guqin has many tones in one string, and the range can reach four octaves, while the expressive force of Guzheng is slightly worse than Guqin.

4. Different playing methods: when playing guqin, the left hand presses the strings and the right hand plucks the strings, while the guzheng controls the tension of the strings through the left hand, and the thumb, index finger and middle finger of the right hand pluck the strings together.

Introduction to Guqin and Guzheng

1, guqin

Guqin is the earliest stringed instrument of Han nationality and a treasure of China culture. The physical objects unearthed from the tomb of Zeng Houyi in Hubei Province date back more than 2,400 years. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, guqin products have been handed down from generation to generation. From the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Qing Dynasty, there were more than 100 kinds of music and 3000 musical instruments. There are also a large number of documents about pianists, piano theory, piano system and piano art, and the rich remains are outstanding among Chinese musical instruments. In ancient times, Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting were called the four major arts, which were used to summarize the traditional culture of the Han nationality.

2. Guzheng

Guzheng, also known as Han Zheng and Qin Zheng, is an ancient national musical instrument of the Han nationality, which is popular all over China. After thousands of years of development, Hakka Zheng, Chaozhou Zheng, Shandong Zheng and Henan Zheng have been formed. Solos, ensembles, instrumental ensembles and accompaniments, which are often used in song and dance, traditional opera and folk art, are known as "the king of music" and "Oriental piano" because of their wide range, beautiful timbre, rich playing skills and strong expressive force, and are one of the unique and important national musical instruments in China.