Guqin, or called the seven-stringed Chinese zither, is a traditional plucked musical instrument in China. As one of the most representative Chinese folk musical instruments, Guqin has a history of more than 2,000 years. Guqin is listed as the start of the four artistic cultivated skills in ancient China, followed by go, calligraphy and painting. It has long been known as the music of the literati. Yushan School of Guqin Performance takes the name from the Yushan Mountain in Changshu City in the late Ming Dynasty. It is the first Guqin School in China that has its representative players, representative scores, theoretical guidelines and strong regional characteristics. Guqin Rerformance given by Yushan School is tranquil, weak, resonant and fast-paced. The musicians of Yushan School wrote a book called Songxian Scores, which includes a well-known piece Preface to a Joyful Night, which in 2003 was proclaimed as the masterpiece of the second batch of Human Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.
Inheritor of National Intangible Cultural Heritage Yushan School of Guqin Performance: Zhu Xi.
