Zhucheng School Guqin: Seven Strings of Sitong, White Snow in Spring

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Zhucheng is the hometown of the Zhucheng Qin School. The Zhucheng School Guqin is one of the earliest plucked stringed instruments of the Chinese nation, and it is the oldest and most vital form of folk art in China. It is the most revered musical instrument in ancient China, and its cultural connotation goes far beyond the scope of music. On November 7, 2003, UNESCO announced the second batch of "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity", and China's Guqin art was listed among them. On June 7, 2008, Guqin art (Zhucheng School) was included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Zhucheng School Guqin: Seven Strings of Sitong, White Snow in Spring

Guqin, also known as "qin", "seven-stringed qin", also known as "Lvqi", "Sitong", etc., is a horizontal stringed instrument. The art of guqin is the oldest instrumental performance form in Chinese history, with the highest artistic level and the most national spirit, aesthetic taste and traditional artistic characteristics. The current archaeological excavations have confirmed that the shape of the guqin has been completed by the Han Dynasty at the latest. Through the creative development of qin and literati, the art of guqin continues to mature and perfect, and it has a close connection with social life, history, philosophy, literature, etc. Great achievements have been made in piano craftsmanship and other aspects, showing rich humanistic connotations.

Zhucheng is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese guqin. The art of Guqin of Zhucheng School, also known as "Langya School of Guqin", was formed in the middle of the 19th century. After several generations of qin masters' exploration and development, it gradually formed a Guqin school with distinctive artistic personality and specific repertoire. In the Tang Dynasty, a large number of guqin instruments, scores, and qin books were introduced to Japan. Guqin music began to be recognized in Japan as a qin art.

Zhucheng School is one of the representative schools of Chinese guqin art. Its representatives include Wang Puchang (Jifu), Wang Yumen (Lengquan), Wang Zuozhen (Xinyuan), Wang Lu (Xinkui), Wang Binlu (Yan). Qing), etc., known as the "Five Masters in the History of Qin in Zhucheng". Among them, Wang Lu and Wang Binlu once served as Guqin tutors at Peking University and Nanjing Higher Normal School respectively, making the influence of Zhucheng School spread all over the country and even overseas.

The Zhucheng School Guqin's stand-up tune system uses three strings as the palace and Lu Ming tune. The artistic style is rigid in the middle, sparse in the dense, and empty in the real. The piano score is divided into rhythm and attached with simple notation. The rhythm is fixed and the standard is unified. Among them, Wang Lengquan's "Qin Pu Zheng Rhythm" contains 21 piano pieces. " contains 16 qin pieces, "Yu Hexuan qin score" compiled by Wang Lu contains 30 qin pieces, and Wang Binlu's "Mei An qin score" contains 14 qin pieces. "Changmen Resentment", "Autumn Wind Ci", "Guan Shanyue" and so on are the unique performances of Zhucheng School.

Shanzuo Ming District, Beihai Guojun, has a long history of Han Yun, and Vientiane is updated. From prehistoric sculptures, paintings, characters and pottery craftsmanship, to the exquisite patterns, inscriptions and shapes of bronze wares of the three dynasties of the Chinese Classics; from the magnificent artistic development of the Han, Wei, Tang and Song Dynasties to the artistic aesthetics that both refined and popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Weifang folk art is colorful and colorful. , has a long history. It is in such fertile cultural soil and such a strong artistic atmosphere that the Weifang Zhucheng School Guqin art came into being, and for hundreds of years, it has stood on its own with its distinctive artistic personality and brilliant artistic achievements. The Forest of National Art, with Sitong Qixian and Yangchun Baixue, helps Weifang to create the "Cultural Capital of East Asia".

Involving musical instruments

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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