The guqin, or seven-stringed zither, is China's oldest stringed instrument, and as allegory has it, its sweetie sounds past helped hiding an army. Now this ancient device experiences a modern-day rebirth. This retreat season, NTDTV's Holiday Wonders (live at the Beacon Theater on Broadway, NYC, Dec. 19-24, 2006) brings a unequaled chance to feel the trickery of traditional Chinese culture, exploitation time-honored and ancient instruments. The wonder of the backdrops, the luxuriant imagination, the fantastic music, the brightness of the costumes, and the actors' tremendous skill-altogether engineer for exceptional amusement reflecting China's 5,000 years of the world and orthodox culture-a nation stuffed of folklore and legends.
The first-year guqins were made give or take a few 3,000 age ago. They were awfully simple, with only one or two section. As aesthetic concepts patterned and playing skills improved, the instrument exchanged. By the 3rd period of time the guqin had 7 strings, and was totally same to the gizmo vie today.