What is a guzheng?

Guzheng is an ancient stringed instrument in China. Liu Xi, an exegetist in the later Han Dynasty, explained: "The zither is natural because of its high chord." The name of the Zheng is based on its acoustic effect. According to the pre-Qin literature, China was first in

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Zheng was a musical instrument in the Warring States period. According to legend, there are two sisters in Qin who like playing the harp very much. Once, two sisters fought for one and accidentally broke the instrument in half. Half of my sister's hands have 13 strings, and the other half of my sister's hands have 12 strings. After learning about this, the King of Qin named this accidental musical instrument Zheng. It is far-fetched to explain the origin of the guzheng with this story, but it is enough to show that China had this instrument as early as the Warring States Period. According to relevant experts' research, Zheng originated from an ancient stringed instrument called Zhu, and was later influenced and inspired by this instrument.

Guzheng arranges five notes to set the string. It has a wide range, rich and bright. Players can use the right hand to hold, split, shake, wipe and other skills to play various volume and timbre changes; Press the strings with the fingers of the left hand to control the change of the string sound and express the feelings of rigidity, softness, sadness and joy. In addition, you can also use the technique of "holding the zither with both hands" to make a six-tone chord, which is used to show the rippling blue waves and the flowing water. That's really great.

There is such a record in the history books: during the Three Kingdoms period, warlords scuffled and Lu Bu defected to Yuan Shao, which made him suspicious and jealous. After Lu Bu noticed it, he took the opportunity to leave so as not to be killed. Yuan Shao sent 30 strong men, named guards, but in fact he wanted to murder Lu Bu. As night falls, the soldiers around the tent are about to start working. Suddenly lyu3 bu4 played the piano in his tent, like a trickle, and the spring warbler sang. The strong man unconsciously immersed himself in wonderful music. By the time he wanted to start again, Lu Bu had already flown away.

Guzheng, a pearl in the treasure house of China music culture, has been shining with dazzling brilliance for more than two thousand years. For thousands of years, it has been widely circulated among the people, forming many schools with different phonology and technical characteristics. At the same time, it also affects the music culture of Asian countries such as Japan and North Korea. The Vietnamese 16-stringed instrument and the North Korean Kaye instrument are both descendants of China Guzheng. With the development of the times, Zheng has stepped into the field of systematic vocational education from the folk, and its tomorrow will be more brilliant.