Why a thousand years pipa ten thousand years zheng, an erhu play a lifetime.

This describes the characteristics of the four instruments:

1. Pipa: In the Qin Dynasty, a round instrument with a long handle began to circulate. This was the original prototype of the pipa, and the thousand years here also refers to the long history of the pipa, and likewise describes how difficult it is to learn the pipa.

2, zheng: zheng plucking in the folk of the vast areas of the circulation, the integration of local folk music, the formation of different musical styles and playing techniques of the local schools, y rooted in Chinese folk music culture, has been passed down for more than 2,000 years of history, so it is known as the "ancient zheng". The ten thousand years here is an exaggeration, comparing the guzheng to the pipa, which is even more difficult to learn.

3, Erhu: began in the Tang Dynasty, called "Xiqin", has a history of more than a thousand years, is a traditional Chinese stringed instrument. It is a traditional Chinese stringed instrument, and the image of the erhu shows that it is difficult to learn, that is to say, it is difficult to learn for a lifetime.

4. Suona: In the 3rd century AD, suona was introduced to China from Persia and Arabia. Chinese folk said that there are three times in a person's life to play suona, the first time is the birth of a hundred days, parents celebrate, the second is the wedding day, the third time is the person to pass away, into the coffin. This is a very graphic way to write the historical position of suona in the eyes of the Chinese people.

Expanded information "A thousand years of pipa, a thousand years of zheng, a handful of erhu pull a lifetime, suona a whole play end, the first heard do not know suona sound, and then listen to the coffin is already in the person."

Some say, "He is the only solo instrument that can make the violin cry and the trumpet silent." , also said: "It is the only instrument that can make firecrackers become the accompaniment", and others said: "suona is the only one can blow from the full moon to the first seven instruments, red and white wedding children special instrument" "It tells the life of the There are so many legends about suona that any instrument in front of it becomes an accompaniment instrument

On May 20, 2006, suona art was listed in the first national intangible cultural heritage list approved by the State Council. It can be seen that the suona is not only recognized by the folk, even the official certification ah!