Fanmen Bridge Lane starts from Xueshi Street in the east and ends at Gaojingtou in the west. The lane is 282 meters long. This alley was Yang Yaqian in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and its origins originated from the residence of Yang Tingshu (1595--1647), the leader of the Fushe Society in the late Ming Dynasty, and his son Yang Wujiu (one of the three high-ranking scholars in Wuzhong), hence the name. Later, it may be because Yang Tingshu's death was too heroic and bloody; when he was about to be executed, he shouted loudly, "I was born to be a Ming person", the executioner waved his knife and beheaded, his head fell to the ground, his voice was sonorous, "Death is for Daming Ghost"... So it was renamed Fanmen Bridge (Alley) Lane (there was a river in the alley, and there was Fanmen Bridge at the east end, which is no longer there). This is also enough to witness that Suzhou has never had many tough guys since ancient times.
Fanmen Bridge Lane, a thousand-year-old alley, is naturally a place of interest. Today, I will share with you the story of the Suzhou National Musical Instrument Museum in the lane.

In the old days, Suzhou was not only famous for its gardens, but also the beautiful scenery of Suzhou crafts. Suzhou Mahogany Carving Factory, Jade Carving Factory, Sandalwood Fan Factory, National Musical Instrument Factory... Those big factories in the system were once leaders in the industry, with the style of kings, and they have made Suzhou City inherit in its bones. tasteful.
Most of these "big factories" are out of scale after restructuring. This made many Suzhou people sigh, regret, and even feel a little sad. It is gratifying that these traditional Suzhou crafts have not been separated from Suzhou because of this. They seem to have gone to retreat and practice collectively. After that, they reappeared one by one, and their demeanor is still brilliant.

Among them, No. 15 in Lane of Fanmen Bridge, Suzhou Folk Musical Instrument Museum (No.1 Suzhou Folk Musical Instrument Factory) is an example.
The Suzhou National Musical Instrument Museum houses hundreds of precious Suzhou-made national musical instruments, including erhu, pipa, guzheng, and chimes. Among them, the treasure of the town hall is a Konghou, a national plucked stringed musical instrument that has been resurrected long ago.
After the visit, I saw that many of the collections were handed down by the old craftsmen of Su Zuo, and I suddenly felt that these exquisite musical instruments have the same characteristics, beautiful shape, concise, exquisite workmanship, meticulous, elegant and unconventional; It seems to incorporate the personality and temperament of Suzhou people; the sweet and pure tone that makes people dream about shows the beauty of Chinese music, making the city of Suzhou more beautiful and graceful.

Of course, as a professional museum, in my opinion, its museum is still flawed, and the collections displayed are at least not rich enough in history.
The origin of Suzhou folk musical instruments can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period.
In 1964, nine "Zang Sun" bells were unearthed in the East Zhou Tomb of Chengqiao, Luhe, Jiangsu.
In 1991, a wooden lacquer guqin (lyre) from the Warring States Period was unearthed in Changqiao Village, Changqiao Town, Wu County, Suzhou City.
This confirms that the Suzhou people who lived in the pre-Qin period more than 2,000 years ago had Suzuo musical instruments.

In the Song Dynasty, Suzuo musical instruments began to take shape (production in workshops). By the Ming and Qing dynasties, they had become well-known at home and abroad. Many Suzuo artists came to Beijing to become court musical instrument makers; Sheng, Su Guan, Su Luo". From the end of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, Suzhou became a prosperous place for the production and sales of Suzuo musical instruments, with famous masters and famous shops gathered.
After liberation, Suzhou had the first, second and third factories of Suzhou folk musical instruments. The No. 1 National Musical Instrument Factory in Suzhou has become one of the three largest national musical instrument factories in the country with the same reputation as Beijing and Shanghai National Musical Instrument Factory. Suzuo national musical instruments have their own brand and have won many awards.
Up to now, the Suzhou National Musical Instrument Museum still lacks the collection of cultural relics. However, the flaws do not hide the flaws, because the backstage of the museum is the restructured Suzhou National Musical Instrument Factory No.1.
Suzhou National Musical Instrument No. 1 Factory has opened a new chapter in the production of Suzuo National Musical Instruments and recreated its brilliance.

When the Central Chinese Orchestra visited Vienna, more than 50% of the musical instruments played in the Golden Hall came from Suzhou...