The Vivacious Vessel of Harmony
GuQin is among the few most distinctive and representative classical
Chinese instruments ever. The written record of it can be traced back to at
least 3,000 years ago.

It's a zither similar to GuZheng, but since GuQin does not have bridges, it
is far more versatile in terms of tones and playing techniques, it is also
much harder to master.

GuQin has a special place in the Chinese history as a symbol of the
high-culture of the nobles and intellectuals (Junzi, Superior Man). It's also
seen as the vessel for pursuing harmony. Even Confucius played and taught
GuQin. During the last two tumultuous centuries of China, however, GuQin's
tradition was almost extinct. Nowadays the Chinese have resumed the tradition
and are trying to revitalize it.

GuQin is usually accompanied with a lower-pitched flute. ChineeNanxiao, or
some other xiao in ChineeWinds are good choices of companion. The style is
usually more personal and inward.

In 2003 , GuQin music is recognized as Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

About ChineeGuQin

With true knowledge of the Chinese instrument, Kong Audio planned GuQin
from the ground up. By intertwining the detailed sampling and the tailored
Intelligent Legato mode, GuQin is brought back to life in its authenticity.
As can be heard from the audio demo (which is made with ONE SINGLE track of
ChineeGuQin, without even using pitch-bending at all), ChineeGuQin captures
not only the sound, but also the .gsilence.h (string-sliding), and this
"silence" is essential to GuQin music.

Also new is the real-time subset browser which greatly helps the user to
see which subset is active in the current patch according to the incoming
notes. By default ChineeGuQin is in the legato mode. It can be switched to
polyphony mode using the Sustain Pedal, giving the musician an easy switch of
the playing style. When in the polyphony mode, the playing style is usually
played in two sections.

http://www.chineekong.com/chineeguqin.htm

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