What is the knowledge about the origin of musical instrument Ruan?

Ruan is one of the Han musical instruments in China, which is deeply loved by people. Before you learn Ruan, you need to know Ruan. This paper shares Ruan's life experience with the students who study Ruan.

During the Han Dynasty, many musical instruments were introduced into China. In the second year of the Emperor (1 15 BC), Zhang Qian went to Wusunguo (now Uzbek), and Wusunwang was arrogant and married into the Han Dynasty. Before Princess Wu Sun got married, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered craftsmen who knew music to point to the piano, the zither, the building and the platform. Qin pipa? .

There are different opinions about its origin. According to the literature and history data from Han Dynasty to Wei and Jin Dynasties, Ruan is a musical instrument with round body, straight neck, four strings and 12 columns. It originated from about 2 17 BC to 105 BC, and was called Qin Pipa or Qin Hanzi in Chinese.

Ruan Xian was good at playing this kind of pipa in the Western Jin Dynasty, hence the name Ruan Xian. In the Tang Dynasty, the music pipa, which was introduced to China from the Western Regions about 350 years ago, was very popular and ranked first in the music department. Gradually, the pipa with curved neck is called pipa, and the round pipa with straight handle is called Ruan Xian. Until the Qing Dynasty, Ruan still maintained the ancient system, but the range was only 1 octave, and the popular old Ruan degenerated into two or three strings.

Western Jin Dynasty (AD 266? 3 16)? Seven sages of bamboo forest? Ruan Xian, an outstanding musician, likes playing this instrument best. He is already playing Ruan, which is a very old-fashioned instrument. Due to Ruan Xian's skillful performance and the society's admiration for the Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest at that time, this instrument was once popular all over the country and became the main instrument for chorus solo, ensemble or accompaniment. Later, Ruan was once lost because of social unrest.