Guqin, a UNESCO treasure since 2003, embodies China's cultural heritage. Master artisan Zhang Hao infuses each piece with artistry and soulful resonance, echoing through generations.
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00:00The sound of the Guqin itself is very low-pitched.
00:11For the ancients, it was a way to express their feelings.
00:15I learned music when I was a child.
00:17Then in 2008, I officially started to study or enter this field.
00:22The sound of the Guqin
00:29When choosing materials, these are all old wood.
00:33It is the beam or pillar of the house.
00:36It is more stable when it is cut down.
00:41The sound of the Guqin
00:44We have to dig in this.
00:48How much to dig? It depends on the wood.
00:51Now we have dug a part of it and baked it with fire.
00:56The water content of the center of a piece of wood is different from the water content of the outside.
01:00So we have to do it while doing it.
01:03Then bake it again to get the moisture out.
01:07This process takes at least a month.
01:08The sound of the Guqin
01:11This is the sound of the Guqin.
01:12We have to listen with our ears.
01:14Listen to which place is thick and which place is thin.
01:16Then put it on top and adjust it.
01:18Generally speaking, my Guqin can be played in the first three or four years.
01:24It will be a little longer in recent years.
01:30Every Guqin is different.
01:31It has its own personality.
01:33So when you play the Guqin with your personality,
01:37Or when you play the Guqin with your strength,
01:40It will follow you.
01:42Now there are a lot of studies.
01:43Like in college, elementary school and middle school.
01:46Because we attend the cultural festival every year.
01:48You can see that the parents can say that this is Guqin, not Guzheng.
01:53What's going on?
01:54The more it is used to educate people,
01:56In the process of playing the Guqin,
01:57Actually, just let go and express yourself.