Recently, Xiaoshan District announced the eighth batch of representative projects of district-level intangible cultural heritage, covering seven categories including folk literature, traditional music, traditional drama, folklore, traditional sports and acrobatics, traditional skills, and traditional medicine. 22 new items have been added; among them, the former Guqin-making skills are on the list.

Guqin making technique

The inheritance and development of the art of guqin cannot be separated from the production of guqin - qin, famous qin masters have emerged in successive dynasties, and in the Qing Dynasty, guqin was unique in Xiaoshan. For the guqin culture, from the primitive simplicity in the early days to the broad and subtle later, the qin has always been "must go hand in hand" with practical behaviors such as performance, and it has continuously adjusted and improved for the sublimation of guqin art. development plays a vital role.

The contemporary inheritor Wang Chengchun is now making guqin in Wangcun, Shanli, Suoqian Town. One of his official apprentices is making guqin in Yongjian Village, Guali Town, and the other is making guqin and related guqin activities in Hefang Street, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou. , and other provinces are distributed in Peicheng Town, Wancheng, Henan and Taizhou, Zhejiang.

In the context of the establishment of the Qiantang Chaoyong Cultural Heritage Ecological Reserve, Xiaoshan District not only pays attention to the protection of the list, but also pays more and more attention to the innovative transformation and creative development of intangible cultural heritage. Dust off the historical dust that covers these intangible cultural heritage treasures, so that they can be restored to their former glory. These representative intangible cultural heritage projects with rich cultural value and local characteristics are the spiritual pride of millions of Xiaoshan people. Our responsibility and mission.

Guqin making technique

Guqin is a traditional Chinese plucked musical instrument with a history of more than 3,000 years. It ranks first among the four arts of "qin, chess, calligraphy and painting". In 2003, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee announced that the Chinese guqin was selected as a world intangible cultural heritage, and in 2006 it was included in the list of China's intangible cultural heritage.

The inheritance and development of the art of guqin cannot be separated from the production of guqin - qin, qin is a part of the art of guqin. According to legend, Fuxi cut tongs into qin, and Shun made qin with five strings, which were made by sages; The earliest original guqin was unearthed in the early Spring and Autumn cemetery of Guojiamiao around 2,700 years ago; Gu Kaizhi's picture of the guqin in the Eastern Jin Dynasty vividly and realistically depicts the production process of guqin, which shows that the production of guqin at that time has formed a perfect standard system; Wu Yue in the Tang Dynasty A large number of famous qin masters began to appear in the region, and Zhang Yue was a representative figure; Guo Chuwang of the Southern Song Dynasty created the "Zhejiang style guqin", and the contemporary Huzhou native Zhao Meng also set a model of literati qin (there is a guqin handed down by relatives); the Ming Dynasty guqin The system reached its peak in the Zhejiang area, and famous masters such as Qiantang Wang Shi (Wang Shunqing, Wang Shunchen), Qiantang Huixiang, Zhu Gongwang, etc. appeared (the above are all handed down).

In the Qing Dynasty, the guqin was unique in Xiaoshan. The famous qinist Huang Mianzhi followed Xiaoshan Tao Menglan to learn guqin in his early years. In 1956, the "Encyclopedia of Chinese Music - Guqin Volume" included the "Pingshan Luoyan" played by the Xiaoshan qinist Shen Caonong. In this environment, Xu Yuanbai, a guqin master of Zhejiang school in Hangzhou, and Wang Zixin, the owner of Wangzhuang (now West Lake State Guest House), began to make guqin. In the early years of the Republic of China, they were influenced by Xiaoshan guqin. His father influenced Chen Yangjun and his father to study the structure of the guqin since he was a child. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, during his studies at Zhejiang Agricultural University, he contacted Hangzhou qin people, and during the exchange process, he improved the guqin system and improved his skills. Affected by a series of factors such as the domestic economy in the 1970s, Chen Yangjun suspended the production of guqin cutting. Because the cutting of guqin involved woodworking and lacquer work, he joined Xiaoshan Construction Company to earn a living until he retired due to illness. During the junior high school period, Chen Yangjun's grandson Wang Chengchun began to get in touch with the guqin, and he asked him to teach him how to use the qin. The qin book and the guqin strings were handed over to Wang Chengchun together to complete the handover and inheritance of the qin skills.

For the whole process of guqin culture from primitive simplicity in the early stage to the development of broad and subtle, it has always been "along with performance" and other practical behaviors, constantly improving and sublimating the art of guqin, and carrying out corresponding actions. Adjust, improve. It plays a pivotal role in the development of Qin culture. Therefore, "Qianqin" has always been involved and valued by countless qin masters from the court and the public. In addition, due to the exquisite craftsmanship of guqin and the long cycle, it has great economic value. An ordinary playing guqin is more than 10,000 yuan, and the famous qin is even more valuable. If it can promote the formation of a corresponding industrial chain in the surrounding area, it will also be a considerable income for the local people, and through the not outdated skill of the zither, the people can truly appreciate the charm of Chinese traditional culture and attract a large number of related traditional industry players to join.