Top Ten Guqin in China

One word: "Hao Zhong"

The "Hao Zhong" is a famous harp in the Zhou Dynasty. The sound of this harp is so loud that it is like the sound of a bell and the long sound of a horn, which is deafening. Legend has it that Boya, an outstanding qin player in ancient times, once played the "Hao Zhong" qin. Later, "Hao Zhong" was passed into the hands of Duke Huan of Qi. At that time, he collected many famous qin, but he especially cherished this "Hao Zhong" qin. He ordered his subordinates to beat the horns and sing songs to cheer them up, while he played the "bell" to echo the sound of the horns, and the singing was sad, while the "bell" played a sad melody, which moved the waiters on both sides to tears. .

The second one is "Rao Liang"

It is said that "Rao Liang" was a gift from a man named Hua Yuan to King Chu Zhuang. The year of its production is unknown. After getting "Rao Liang", he played the piano all day long and was intoxicated with the music. Once, he did not go to court for seven days in a row and forgot about national affairs. Princess Fan Ji was extremely anxious and advised King Chuzhuang. Said: "King, you are too lost in music! In the past, Xia Jie loved the music of "Meixi" so much that he was killed; King Zhou mistakenly listened to the music of Mi Mi and lost his country and the country. Now, the king is so fond of the "Rao Liang" piano that he will not come to court for seven days. Is he willing to lose his country and his life? "The king of Chuzhuang fell into deep thought after hearing this. He could not resist the temptation of "Railang", so he reluctantly gave up his love and ordered people to beat the qin with Tie Ruyi. The body of the qin broke into several pieces. From then on, the famous "Railang" qin that was envied by everyone stopped playing.

The third one is "Green Qi"

According to legend, Green Qi is all black, faintly green, like green vines wrapped around ancient trees, hence the name "Green Qi". .

"Green Qi" is a qin owned by Sima Xiangru, a famous scholar in the Han Dynasty. Sima Xiangru was originally from a poor family, but he was very famous for his poems. Xiangru wrote a poem "Ruyu Fu" as a gift. The poem was magnificent and charming, and the king of Liang was very happy, so he gave him a piece of "Green Qi" in his collection. There is an inscription inside the famous Qin: "Tong Zi He Jing"

Xiangru's acquisition of "Green Qi" is like a treasure. "Green Qi" Qin became famous for a while.

The fourth one is "Jiaowei"

"Jiaowei" was a Qin made by Cai Yong, a famous writer and musician in the Eastern Han Dynasty. "Book of the Later Han: Biography of Cai Yong": "Some people in Wu burned tung trees for cooking, and Yong heard the sound of fire. Knowing that the wood was good, he cut it into a qin because of his request. The fruit had a beautiful sound, but its tail was still burnt, so it was called Jiaowei Qinyan at that time. " Later, the qin was called Jiaotong. "Jiaowei" is famous all over the world for its pleasant sound and unique production method.

The fifth day is "Spring Thunder"

"Spring Thunder" is the name of Tang Dynasty. The name of the famous qin was written by Lei Wei, a famous qin maker, in the Ming Dynasty (Qing Dynasty Secret Collection): "Chun Lei was in the Baiqin Hall of Xuanhe Hall during the Song Dynasty, and it was called the number one. Later he returned to Jinzhangzong and became the first in Mingchang Imperial Palace. Zhang Zong died and was killed. In the eighteenth year of his life, he returned to the world without any movement, and became the best among all harps. A beauty between heaven and earth! "Tang Qin handed down from ancient times is extremely rare. Although the sound, feet, mountains, tail and other parts of this Qin have been repaired by later generations, the body of the Qin is full in shape and has the "roundness" of Tang Qin. Contemporary Qin players who have tried playing it call it this The sound of the Qin is deep, clear and clear, and has both the "pine" and "transparent" beauty of the Tang Qin.

This Qin was collected by famous artists such as He Guanwu, Wang Jingwu and Zhang Daqian during the Republic of China.

Sixth: "Nine Heavens Ring Pei"

The "Nine Heavens Ring Pei" is a fine product among the ancient qin. It was made by Lei Wei, the first generation of the Lei family of the Sichuan qin-making family during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. It was created by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty in 756 AD. It was used at the succession ceremony of his third son. Its sound is warm, clear, pure and perfect. It has been an important instrument admired by guqin players since the late Qing Dynasty and is regarded as a "tripod of Tang Dynasty" and "immortal product". At present, there are less than 20 guqins from the Tang Dynasty handed down in the world. Among them, four are named "Jiuxiao Huanpei". One is in the Palace Museum in Beijing, one is in the Chinese History Museum, one is in the Liaoning Provincial Museum, and one is in the hands of Mr. He Zuoru .

Qiyue "The Great Sage's Legacy"

The "Great Sage's Legacy" Qin was produced in the first year of Zhide in the Tang Dynasty, which was when Emperor Li Heng came to the throne. The first batch of palace qin made after that, because the people who listened to the qin at this time came from the Kaiyuan and Tianbao era of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, the "Great Sage's Legacy" Qin still maintains the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, with a beautiful and vigorous bearing. And its richness is reflected in the large and thick curvature of the piano surface. In addition, the inscriptions on the "Great Sage's Legacy" Qin are also different from ordinary Guqins. Compared with the "Great Sage's Legacy" piano collected by the Palace Museum and the ordinary pianos handed down from ancient times, the broken patterns of this instrument also show the characteristics of the times: it looks like the belly pattern of a big snake, and between these textures, there are Some small broken lines of cow hair. Obviously these broken lines are caused by the aging of the paint. Moreover, this "Great Sage's Legacy" Qin has nine beautiful timbres, including strange, ancient, transparent, moist, quiet, round, even, clear, and fragrant. It can be said to be a collection of charm in one instrument. It is one of the few ancient Qins handed down from ancient times. Rare.

Eight: "Duyou"

Lingji style, late Tang Dynasty. The overall length is 120.4 cm, the width of the forehead is 20 cm, the shoulder width is 21 cm, and the tail width is 15 cm. The top of the piano is made of paulownia wood, the bottom of the piano is made of catalpa wood, and the crown corners, Yueshan and Chenglu are made of hardwood. The emerald jade Qin Zhen, the Qin emblem is suspected to be the Se Se emblem. There are many broken lines throughout the body, including snake belly breaks, cow hair breaks, flowing water breaks, turtle back breaks, and plum blossom breaks. Chestnut shell color with vermilion paint on the background, stag antlers frost gray tire. Dragon Pond and Phoenix Pond are round. The four characters Taihe and Dingwei (the reign name of Emperor Wenzong of Tang Dynasty) are engraved in the dragon pond. This Qin was once collected by Wang Chuanshan, a famous thinker in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and later collected by Li Jing, a Hunan Qin player during the Republic of China. Yang Zongji, a famous qin player in modern times, called it "Hongbao" and it is one of the three standard instruments used to identify Tang qin in the guqin world.

Nine: "Taikou Yiyin"

Taikou Yiyin is a collection of the Central Conservatory of Music. It was made during the Zhenguan period in the early Tang Dynasty. It is 3050px long, 550px wide at the forehead and 550px wide at the tail. 350px, collected by the Central Conservatory of Music, Shi Kuangshi. The original black paint has broken lines due to heavy water flow. On the back, the running script "Taikou Yiyin" is engraved above the dragon pond, the seal script "Qinghe" is engraved under the pond, and the left side is engraved with "Wu Jinglue Renovates Jiazi Mid-Autumn Festival". Guqin music is mainly influenced by the Confucian ideas of peace, gentleness and sincerity, "virtuous music is music" and the Taoist ideas of conforming to nature, big music and beautiful sounds, clear and subtle, and distant. It was once collected by the late Shandong qin player Zhan Chengqiu.

The tenth day is "Ben Lei"

The Ben Lei Qin is 3190px long, 475px shoulder width, 390px tail width, Zhongni style collected by the Palace Museum. Black paint, small snake belly broken pattern. On the back, the seal script "Ben Lei" is engraved above the dragon pond, and the collector's inscription is engraved on both sides: "I have traveled north, south, and east for several times, and I can encounter famous harps but I can't ask for them. I met Ben Lei unexpectedly, and my long-cherished wish was finally fulfilled after many years." "A crane that has been exposed to wind and wind for a long time cannot bear to complain. A touch of thunder brings double the credit. We have been partners for thirty years, and we can never leave him for happiness and good character." It was once collected by Tianjin qin player Song Zhaofu.