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The guqin, a seven-stringed zither, is the most revered of all the Chinese music instruments. Historically, the guqin has been viewed as a symbol of Chinese high culture and the instrument most expressive of the essence of Chinese music. It has existed in Chinese culture for 3000 years, and became the signature of a Chinese scholar. It was, in fact, was one of the scholars' Four Treasures, the others being qi (a board game usually referred to in English by its Japanese name, go), shu, (calligraphy/books), and hua |
(painting). In Wenji: Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute, the guqin or qin is a particularly important symbol not only because Wenji herself was very talented on the qin as was her father, but also that it epitomizes Chinese Confucian culture. As composer Bun-Ching Lam states in the Asia Source interview "The qin symbolically stands for China, and for Chinese culture." Resources and Links
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