"God and Man Chang" Wu Wenguang's Guqin Performance
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The guqin piece "Shenren Chang" is one of only two recorded guqin pieces with the theme of "Chang" before the Tang Dynasty. This piece expresses how the ancient tribal leader "Yao" played the qin when offering sacrifices, and the wonderful sound of the qin touched the heavens. Let the gods come down, sing and dance with people, and celebrate the grand ceremony. This video is played by virtuoso Wu Wenguang on the guqin.

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Wu Wenguang, male, Han nationality, born in 1946, from Changshu, Jiangsu. The first batch of representative inheritors of Guqin art of the national intangible cultural heritage project. He is currently the tutor of the China Conservatory of Music, the curator of the Chinese Music Museum, and the representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage of Guqin art. He has made outstanding contributions to the historical research of music.
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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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