The zither Qin (or Guqin) occupies a significant place in Chinese musical culture. In order to understand not only the music, but also the Chinese culture, several lifetimes could be spent on the study of this ancient instrument.

 

Qin has three thousand years history;almost two thousand years from now its form and construction has hardly changed. The sound of qin is the miracle of the Chinese culture, the same exceptional, like Chinese characters. This musical instrument had fully absorbed the entire system of philosophical, ethical and aesthetic perceptions of the Chinese.