Ancient books record that Fuxi made the qin, and there are legends such as Shennong making the qin, the Yellow Emperor making the qin, and Tang Yao making the qin.

1. The earliest published collection of Guqin songs: "Miracle and Mystery Scores"

Zhu Quan's "Magic Secret Book". This is the earliest extant collection of guqin scores and has high historical value.

2. The earliest score of Guqin: "You Orchid"

"Jieshi Diao - Youlan" is the earliest extant qin score, and it is also the only music score that was preserved on the written score before the invention of the minus-character notation seen today. "Jieshi Diao·Youlan" is said to be composed by Confucius, and it is the earliest extant guqin score of the Han nationality. The original version of the existing notation is the handwritten scrolls of the Tang Dynasty, which are stored in the Shinko-in Temple in Nishigamo, Kyoto, Japan, and still maintain the writing method of the early written notation.

3. The earliest ancient book in the style of Guqin: "Sounds of the Ancient Times"

Tian Zhiweng's "Sounds of Ancient Times" in the Southern Song Dynasty is the earliest ancient book in China that contains the style of the guqin. There are thirty-eight kinds of qin styles such as Shennong, Fuxi, Lingji, Xiangquan, Fengshi, Lianzhu, Zhongni, Liezi, Lingguan, Shikuang and Luoxia.

4. The earliest violinist: Zhong Yi

5. The earliest qin master: Shennong

In ancient Chinese legends, the earliest qin chopper was Shennong, and it was recorded in "Xin Lun·Qin Dao": "In the past, Shennong succeeded Mi Yi and ruled the world. Taking all the bodies and taking all things from a distance, then I began to cut the tongs to make the qin, and the ropes to make the strings, so as to communicate the virtues of the gods and harmonize the harmony between heaven and earth.”

6. The early seven-stringed guqin: Guodian Guqin

7. The earliest recordings of Guqin: "Pingsha Falling Wild Goose", "High Mountain", "Pu'an Mantra", "Four Views"