What influence does Han musical instrument Han Guqin have on ancient music?

Guqin is the earliest stringed instrument of Han nationality and a treasure of China culture. She is cherished by the world for her long history, extensive literature, rich connotation and far-reaching influence. The cultural relics unearthed from the tomb of Zeng Houyi in Hubei Province have a history of more than 2,400 years. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, guqin masterpieces have been handed down from generation to generation. From the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Qing Dynasty, there were more than 100 musical instruments and more than 3,000 musical instruments. In addition, there are a large number of documents about piano family, piano theory, piano system and piano art, and their rich remains are outstanding among Chinese musical instruments. In ancient times, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting got together, which summarized the traditional culture of the Chinese nation. Many famous performers have appeared throughout the ages. They are historical and cultural celebrities, handed down from generation to generation. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, guqin was also introduced to East Asian countries and was absorbed and inherited by the traditional cultures of these countries. In modern times, with the footprints of China people all over the world, it has become a symbol of oriental culture in the eyes of westerners.

The records of the pre-Qin period were first found in the Book of Songs, Shangshu and other documents. There is a saying: "Five strings play the piano, the south sings poetry, and the world is king." It can be seen that the piano was originally composed of five strings, and by the Zhou Dynasty there were already seven strings. Ying Shao's Book of History in the Eastern Han Dynasty: "Seven strings are also seven stars, the big string is the king, the small string is the minister, and Wang Wen and Wang Wu add two strings to welcome the monarch and his ministers." During the Three Kingdoms period, the pattern of seven strings and thirteen emblems of guqin was basically stable and has been passed down to this day.

There are two main forms of guqin performance: piano music and solo. According to documents, in the pre-Qin period, guqin was mainly popular among upper-class literati, except for sacrificial ceremonies, gatherings and temple fairs. After the Qin Dynasty, Sheng Xing was very popular among the people. As for the form of piano vocal accompaniment, as early as the year of "biography", there was a record of "passing parcels". In the Zhou dynasty, it was often accompanied by harps and singers, which was called "string songs", that is, the so-called piano music since the Tang and Song Dynasties. There are five poems in Cai Yong's Shangshu in Han Dynasty, namely Cao Qin, Zhou Xian Song and Twelve Branches. Nine Quotations and Hejian Miscellaneous Songs are the auxiliary of Qin and Song.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Guqin solo had certain artistic expression ability, such as the legend that Boya played the piano and was good at listening. At that time, the famous pianists were Shi Juan of Guo Wei, Shi Bao of Jin Dynasty, Zheng Chao and Lu. Famous piano music, such as seven rhythms, mountains, flowing water, flying straight towards the morning, spring and so on. Go down in history.