How many emblems does the guqin have? Thirteen. On the top of the guqin, there are thirteen round, white rakuten marks called emblems, which are used to mark specific lengths on the strings. The thirteen emblems represent twelve months of a year, plus an intercalary month. There are ten points between each two emblems.

Seven emblems are at one-half the effective scale length; six emblems and eight emblems are at two-fifths of the effective scale length; five emblems and nine emblems are at one-third of the effective scale length; four emblems And ten emblems are at one-fourth of the effective scale length; three emblems and eleven emblems are at one-fifth of the effective scale length.

The second emblem and the twelve emblems are at one-sixth of the effective scale length; the first emblem and the thirteenth emblem are at one-eighth of the effective scale length.

Guqin, also known as Yaoqin, Yuqin and Qixian, is a traditional Chinese plucked stringed instrument with a history of more than 3,000 years. Guqin has a wide range, deep timbre and long aftertone.

Guqin is beautiful in shape, and the common ones are Fuxi style, Zhongni style, Lianzhu style, Luoxia style, Lingji style, Banana leaf style, Liezi style, Actor officer style, Shennong style, Xiangquan style, Fengshi style, Shikuang style, Sub-type, Zhongli type (Heming Qiuyueqin), sword type, etc. It is mainly distinguished by the difference in the shape of the body and the waist. The most famous Jiuxiao ring is the Fuxi style.

The guqin is generally about three feet, six inches and five in length, symbolizing three hundred and sixty-five days in a year; its face is round and the bottom is flat, symbolizing heaven and earth; its body corresponds to the phoenix body (it can also be said to correspond to the human body), with head, neck, shoulders, and waist. , tail, foot.