How do you describe the sound of the guqin?

The guqin has three kinds of sounds, all very quiet. The loose sound is loose, deep and far away, which makes people think of the ancient times; the overtone is like the music of the sky, which has a sense of coolness and immortality; and the press sound is very rich, and the lingering sound of the fingers is subtle and long, which is like the human language, which can be conversed with, and the mood of the human heart, which is misty and changeable. The overtones are like the sky, the presses are like human beings, and the scattering sounds are the same as the earth, which are called the three music of heaven, earth and human beings.

Expanded Information

The guqin, also known as the yaoqin, yuqin, seven-stringed qin, one of China's oldest plucked musical instruments, the guqin is in the period of Confucius has been prevalent musical instruments, there is a history of more than 4,000 years of written history, according to the "Records of the Grand Historian," the emergence of the qin no later than Yao and Shun period. the beginning of the twentieth century, in order to distinguish between the Western musical instruments in the "qin" front of an additional In the early 20th century, in order to distinguish the instrument from Western instruments, the word "ancient" was added in front of "qin" and it was called "guqin". It is an ancient musical instrument that is still played in the study halls and on the stage. As the earliest plucked instrument in China, the guqin is a treasure of Han culture and a masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of mankind.

The guqin has 13 emblems that symbolize the rhythm of sound, and it is also a ceremonial instrument and a legal instrument of music. It belongs to the silk of the eight tones. There are more than 3360 zither songs, 130 zither scores and 300 zither songs in existence.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Guqin