On August 20, 2016, the Xinhua All-Media Art Museum on Xinhua Media Plaza, Jiangdong Middle Road, Nanjing, was melodious. Here it quietly opened in a different form.
More than 100 experts and scholars from all walks of life, including Guqin, Kunqu Opera, calligraphy and painting, poetry, media, and enterprises, gathered together to listen to the qin, discuss the qin, appreciate books, watch paintings, expound the historical origin of guqin, and exchange the inheritance and development of guqin culture. Sun Xiaoyun, vice-chairman of the Chinese Calligraphy Association, inscribed the title "Qingqiu Ancient Tune" for this exhibition.
In the art museum, cultural elements such as Guqin, Kunqu Opera, calligraphy and painting, poetry and other cultural elements are scrolled on the digital screen. More than 50 Guqin and more than 30 Guqin-themed calligraphy and painting works complement each other. Ma Weiheng, a famous qin master, created "Hidden Thunder" for Kunqu artist Gong Yinlei. There are "legacy" qin played by Liu Yang, the descendant of Guqin master Liu Shaochun, for state leaders, and the "Xinhua Ancient Rhyme" qin specially made by Yangzhou folk qin master Wu Liangming for Xinhua Guqin Club; Fu Ershi, Yan Gongda, Sun Xiaoyun, Xu Shan, Li Xiao, Wang Weijun and other 22 famous calligraphy and painting masters created a batch of fine calligraphy and painting works based on the Guqin theme in Tang poetry and Song poetry.
Jiangsu Guqin non-genetic person and famous qin master Ma Weiheng played at the "Qingqiu Ancient Tunes - The First Xinhua Guqin Culture Exhibition"
Jiangsu Guqin non-hereditary person, Yangzhou Guangling School famous qin master Liu Yang played at the "Qingqiu Ancient Tunes - The First Xinhua Guqin Culture Exhibition"
Mr. Ma Weiheng, vice president of China Guqin Society, inheritor of Guqin art of Jiangsu Province intangible cultural heritage and founder of "Maqin", told reporters that the combination of Kunqu Opera, calligraphy and painting, poetry and Guqin in one exhibition hall is novel in form and makes Ordinary people have a more intuitive understanding of the profoundness of Guqin culture.
Famous Kunqu opera artist and winner of the "Plum Blossom Award" advocated Jidie's passionate speech. He said that Guqin is the ancestor of Baiyin and Kunqu Opera is the ancestor of Baixi. Objectively speaking, these two arts were used by dignitaries in the past. Those who come to cultivate themselves and enjoy their hearts and souls, today, more and more common people have become fans of Guqin and Kunqu Opera, and the "grandmothers" of the two art categories are rejuvenated again, which reflects the wealth and prosperity of today's society. Peaceful.
Mr. Fu Ershi, the son of Fu Baoshi and a famous Chinese painter, is 80 years old. He heard that there are guqin masters from folk and colleges playing. Accompanied by his wife, he rushed to the scene in the heat to listen to and talk about the qin. He said that the guqin is the most beautiful sound in the world. In the history of Chinese painting, many famous paintings handed down have images of carrying and playing the qin. Chinese literati have deep feelings for the guqin. Even today, our Chinese painting creations are still Inseparable from the guqin. He heard that the Xinhua Newspaper Media Group had established the Xinhua Guqin Club, and he and his wife specially selected a piece of work "I Don't Know The Sound of the Voice" from the collection of his 80-year-old art exhibition, and donated it to the art museum for free. He hoped that the Xinhua Guqin would be The club often carries out activities and can often come to listen to the piano.
Mr. Yan Gongda, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and consultant of the Chinese Calligraphy Association, made a special trip to the scene from the training class of the Chinese Calligraphy Association in other places. He said that his hometown Changshu is also a treasure trove of feng shui for nourishing the guqin. I am very happy to see the guqin masters and qin masters from Yangzhou, Nanjing, Guizhou and Shaanxi gathered in the Xinhua Media Art Museum. Xinhua Newspaper Media Group uses modern forms of communication to promote the ancient arts, shouldering the responsibility of the times.
When discussing Guqin and Shifeng, Yan Gongda said that from the Book of Songs, Songs of Chu, to Tang and Song Poems and Songs, there are many words and phrases about Guqin. Guqin is not a simple musical instrument, it embraces traditional Chinese culture. Many of his philosophical thoughts, such as self-cultivation, balancing the family, and bringing peace to the world, as well as nourishing the righteousness and releasing the feelings of heaven and earth.
From historical materials, we can see that many people with great ambitions can draw strength from the sound of the qin, and there are also many literati who were temporarily frustrated, walking with the qin, returning to nature, and achieving another beautiful life.
Guqin is one of the oldest plucked instruments in China. As early as 2003, the art of Chinese guqin, following Kunqu Opera, was selected into the world's "Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity". Since then, the humanistic value of Guqin art has been recognized by the world.
In recent years, the re-emergence of guqin fever reflects people's pursuit of a higher level of spiritual life after the enrichment of material life, especially the retrospect and yearning for classic traditional culture. Xinhua Newspaper Media Group held the Guqin Culture and Art Exhibition, which is to use the communication platform of all media, so that excellent cultural art and spiritual products can be widely disseminated, so that more people can share culture and art. In his speech, President Zhou Yuemin thanked artists from all walks of life for their consistent support to Xinhua Newspaper Media Group, and asked the staff of Xinhua All Media Art Museum to plan more classic cultural and artistic activities, display more exquisite works of art, and do a good job as always. The work of serving the artists will work together to build a strong cultural province in Jiangsu.
On the same day, the 15 "Xinhua Ancient Rhyme" qins developed by Xinhua Guqin Club and Yangzhou famous qin master Wu Liangming and inscribed by Yan Gongda, a consultant of the Chinese Calligraphy Association, held a first launch ceremony at the opening ceremony. At the same time, the second batch of fully handmade guqin "Qingqiu Gu tune" started to be customized.