What is the difference between guqin and guzheng in terms of timbre?

The guqin has a smaller volume, a low sound area, a bright and thick tone, subtle and deep, simple and elegant.

The guzheng has a wide range, many strings, high volume and other characteristics, its tone is bright, rich, crisp, very gorgeous and splendid, and it is very charming to play.

The body of the guqin is made of a single piece of wood, hollowed out in the middle to form a flat, long shaped speaker, with seven strings tied to the surface of the qin, so it is known as the "seven-stringed zither" in ancient times. Mainly by the strings and wooden **** sounders pronunciation, about 120 ~ 130 centimeters long, about 20 centimeters wide, about 5 centimeters thick.

The guzheng is made up of three plates, namely, the frame, the panel and the bottom plate. The earliest koto had 5 strings, which developed into 12 strings at the end of the Warring States period, 13 strings in the Sui Dynasty, 16 strings in the Qing Dynasty, 21 strings in the 1960s, and increased to 24-26 strings in recent years. The strings are evenly arranged on the surface of the zheng. In the Tang Dynasty, the koto had 13 strings.

Expanded Information

The guqin represents Chinese culture in a certain sense, and the ancients put "qin" in the first place of "qin, qi, qi, shu, zhu and yin", which is evident of the people's love for the guqin.

The Chinese guqin is not only a musical instrument, but also a vehicle for cultivating one's moral integrity and the embodiment of traditional culture. Playing the guqin requires skill and understanding.

The guzheng is different, the zheng is an instrument that emphasizes skill, the zither emphasizes inner strength. Most people nowadays find it difficult to be still, while the zither must be still in order to learn, which is why the guqin is more difficult to learn than the zheng.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Guqin

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Guzheng