"Drunken Fishing Singing Late" -- the perfect fusion of the taste of life and the natural artistic conception in the Guqin music

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"Drunken Fishing Singing Late" is a famous song in traditional Chinese Guqin music, which has long spread and deep charm, and its name contains strong poetic and life atmosphere. This song depicts a vivid picture of a fisherman drinking alone by the lake, expressing his feelings through wine and singing leisurely evening scenes, skillfully combining life attitude with natural artistic conception, and showing the feelings of ancient Chinese literati and officials who detached themselves from the world and devoted themselves to mountains and rivers.

The melody of the music is rich and varied, and the deep and free emotions are revealed between the beginning and the transition. The tranquil and slightly plaintive melody creates a quiet atmosphere of the lake sparkling and the sun setting; Then the rhythm becomes more active, like a fisherman singing happily in a tipsy state, reflecting the yearning and love for a free life; The end is back to calm, as if the fisherman tastes life alone after the song stops, showing a kind of indifferent Mingzhi, contented attitude to life.

As a classic work of Chinese guqin art, "Drunken Fishing Singing Late" not only has a high artistic aesthetic value, but also contains profound cultural connotation. With its unique musical language, it reveals the ancient literati's way of seeking spiritual sustentation in the face of realistic difficulties, and also expresses the awe of nature and the persistent pursuit of ideal life. After thousands of years of inheritance, the music is still loved and respected by the vast number of guqin lovers and music researchers, and has become a shining pearl in the treasure house of Chinese classical music culture.

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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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