#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

Wu Na, an award-winning Chinese modern Guqin artist and educator, amazed audiences with a fascinating Guqin performance during the "Journey through Civilizations" launch ceremony. #Guqin #music #China #culture | CGTN America

After graduating from university, Wang Chengchun worked in a hospital for two years. Out of deep love for the guqin, or Chinese zither, Wang chose to return to his hometown in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province. There, he began to study the process of guqin production, and finally established his own guqin studio. “The guqin is a part of my life. I feel like it’s a glimmer of light in the darkness that encourages me to keep going,” Wang said. #TheVibe | China Plus Culture