A Brief Talk on the Tenfold Realm of Guqin

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The first level - piano blind. Needless to say, I don't know anything about guqin, just like the one in "Flower Thousand Bone" playing "Flowing Water" with only one finger.

The second layer - Qin Ying. Begin to understand the guqin, learn fingering, pick, tick, wipe, calendar, and is troubled by the overtones.

A Brief Talk on the Tenfold Realm of Guqin

The third layer - Qin You. I have just stepped into the threshold of guqin learning, and I am relatively proficient in fingering, but if I encounter a small piece, there is nothing I can do.

The fourth layer - Qin Tong. After a long period of hard training, I was finally able to play a little tune out of tune by myself, and I was very excited.

The fifth layer - the crown. Just like a person, in the age of weak crown, he began to have his own ideas, and the little tunes were no longer a problem. He began to pay attention to the influence of the weight of the fingers on the qin music, and began to consider whether the rhythm of the qin music was reasonable.

The sixth - the piano player. After years of playing the qin, I have my own opinions and understanding of the guqin and qin music, and I am as proficient in playing the qin as running clouds and flowing water. At this time, I can become a real qin player.

A Brief Talk on the Tenfold Realm of Guqin

The seventh layer - the pianist. If the luthier is an ordinary soldier, then the luthier is already a general. He is not bound by formality, has his own unique style, and becomes a mentor to ordinary luthiers.

Eighth - Qinzong. The leader among the musicians, the founders of various genres, has reached the level of unity among the musicians.

The ninth layer - Qin Sheng. The sage of the qin can be met but cannot be found. The sage created by the heaven and the earth, the qin is no longer the qin for him, but a sacred instrument for educating the people, just like Fuxi and Shun.

Ultimate - Qin Xian. It is hard to find traces in the world, there is no piano in the hand, and there is no piano in the heart. The sound of wind in the mountains, the sound of water in the canyons, the sounds of birds in the jungle, the sounds of wild beasts... The sound of everything in the world is his harp, and heaven and man have become one.

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古琴之中的十重琴境

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Guqin (pinyin: Gǔ Qín) is a traditional Chinese musical instrument with a history of at least 3,500 years. Guqin is also known as Yaoqin, Yuqin and Seven-stringed Qin. The guqin has 13 emblems that mark the rhythm, and is also a ritual and musical instrument. It belongs to the silk in the octave. Guqin has a wide range, deep timbre and long aftertone.

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