In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Empty City Plan", "Kong Ming was wearing a crane cloak and a lun scarf, and he led two children to carry a violin, and he sat on the fence in front of the enemy tower in the city, burning incense and playing the violin." The delusion of burning incense and playing the piano in a lot of spare time, so that it deceived the story of Sima Yi, who was clever and confused for a while.

Not only did Zhuge Liang deliberately plan to time the empty city, but many ancient paintings also depict the scene of a qin player burning incense and playing the qin, so why should the incense burner be used when playing the qin?

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine

Genuine incense, sandalwood, agarwood... wood not only has fragrance itself, but also the smoke produced during burning. These scented cigarettes have the effect of calming the mind and nurturing one's emotions, which can help the qin player better concentrate on playing . At the same time, burning incense has the effect of preventing and curing diseases. Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "White sandalwood is pungent and warm, and qi divides medicine; red sandalwood is salty and cold, and blood divides medicine. White sandalwood can regulate qi and regulate spleen. Lung, benefit the chest and diaphragm; red sandalwood, can harmonize with qi, reduce swelling and toxins, and cure golden sores." He pointed out the medicinal properties and efficacy of sandalwood.

From the pianist's point of view

Playing the qin to pursue the unity of man and nature requires entering a state of purity and elegance. Smelling the fragrance and calming the air can make people concentrate, cleanse the mind, and cleanse the distracted thoughts to quickly achieve the state required for playing the piano. Of course, it can also be said to be a sense of ritual for ancient piano players. Not only burning incense, but also cleaning the body and undressing is also beneficial to the violin players to achieve the effect of self-cultivation.

from a realistic point of view

The life of the ancients was different from that of today, and the surrounding environment was relatively harsh and may be messy. Burning incense made people feel comfortable and happy, and the elegance of playing the piano was also higher. As for today's people, most of them practice playing in a quiet and comfortable piano room, and the surrounding environment is also carefully arranged and arranged. It is also possible to quickly calm down without deliberately resorting to the effects of external objects. Therefore, burning incense has become an important part of playing the piano. A ritual inheritance or hobby.

The sound of the piano is quiet and the fragrance is solemn. A quiet and elegant person sat in front of the qin desk, and the incense burner on the desk was burning with curling green smoke. In an instant, the sound of the piano seems to be substantively displayed in the mind, which can be described as a beautiful feast for both audio and visual senses.