A young Choi Chang-sau was enthralled to hear the extraordinary notes of the qin, also known as a guqin, or ancient stringed instrument. The son of a musical instrument shop owner, he dedicated his ...

An ancient qin that can still give life to old melodies, is to go on the block this Sunday at one of the major spring auctions of Chinese art in Beijing. The 700-year-old instrument, widely known as ...

In 1919, when many Chinese intellectuals abandoned Confucian values to embrace modern Western thoughts for a "better life," about 30 aficionados of the seven-stringed qin — the Confucian musical ...

Enjoy this rare chance to explore the Chinese musical instrument called the qin (pronounced “chin”), which for centuries has been most often played in solitude or with a like-minded friend or two. Our ...

Esplanade’s annual Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts takes place near Chinese New Year, showcasing a wide range of artistic events with artists and groups from China and East Asia. Two contrasting ...

BEIJING, 24 May (BelTA - Xinhua) - Kept in Baoji Bronze Ware Museum in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Qin Gong Bo is a type of bronze percussion instrument dating back to the Spring and Autumn ...

Tao Yuanming (365-427) — a paradigm of the recluse and cultural paragon of ancient China — famously played a stringless qin, declaring: "If one knows the inner significance of the qin, why make the ...