tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20455333194681302012024-03-05T19:42:07.252-08:00木上絲琴學日記 Qin Study JournalsThis is Peiyou Chang's qin study journals. Starting from 12/23/2013, Including her old records from Yahoo Blog TW (2006-2011). The Qin related culture is grand and deep, one can spend his or her whole life to dig into it endlessness.
培幼於2013年的12月23日開設了這個木上絲古琴學習日記.
包括2006-2011年間在台灣雅虎部落格的一些文章,搬來此存放.
古琴與其相關之文化博大而精深, 其寶藏越是挖掘越是覺永無止盡.
silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-78872138320302288902024-01-16T17:05:00.000-08:002024-01-19T07:36:49.007-08:00Ancient Qin fingerings Cyber Class<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwmMvfsW4aSWJT_NoggM-Cpqxr1eIt2W0HfLP-95_MzVadEFEh1rfuqAj6ADnlkpzj-WwykdG_kDew3RZK_yzUjdlt5-tvj5bUM_uxIxVUYeRhxaE_ob5rB4RRprGwaCOb_4ifjwuvaa08CRgVsAn8hAWItsjclk9xxq650QBHsxlA4YEcZTsSZOzCcn6/s1338/YLDaiDu5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1338" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwmMvfsW4aSWJT_NoggM-Cpqxr1eIt2W0HfLP-95_MzVadEFEh1rfuqAj6ADnlkpzj-WwykdG_kDew3RZK_yzUjdlt5-tvj5bUM_uxIxVUYeRhxaE_ob5rB4RRprGwaCOb_4ifjwuvaa08CRgVsAn8hAWItsjclk9xxq650QBHsxlA4YEcZTsSZOzCcn6/w400-h225/YLDaiDu5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Unlock the secrets of ancient Qin fingerings that once echoed through the courts of the Sui and Tang dynasties! Join my online group class on February 1st, 2024, at 9:00 am ET, where you'll delve into the enchanting world of Chinese 7-string zither fingerings used around 386-618. The lesson fee is $20, and Peiyou will guide you through each fingering with demonstrations. Limited to just 10 seats, 3 left now, don't miss the chance to revive the musical legacy of a bygone era – reserve your exclusive spot now!</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-89fe8f9b-7fff-8a89-ed7a-770970371fa1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img height="266" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/LB1FIPDbye-Q1pQVsr25-lF3AzLnOU6O4JFqoZ6vifev9e4Kf_L_dz3LRLJKYSrtkn5N3ZhOc1C-g1fZL4SEBVXCTlidkPd2HIyhGi1WF3lipNmVI3LWOnm0Hfcx7ijE9C1YZGUTQ5TRBs8s1tyJA1YEsA=w400-h266" width="400" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="color: #374151; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">For more information, please contact </span><a style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(41,100,170,var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_new">peiyou@nyqin.org</a><span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="color: #374151; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span></span></div><p></p>silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-36481654901413851022023-12-28T13:47:00.000-08:002024-02-26T03:05:57.094-08:00幽蘭導讀 Guided Reading of Mikiko Yamadera's Research on [Jieshi Mode Yolan The Fifth]<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Aekm1gLRTxg?si=MbSsIM5QzrVCqLMI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><p> </p>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #131313; font-family: times; font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Peiyou's cyber group class of Guided Reading of Mikiko Yamadera's Research on [Jieshi Mode Yolan The Fifth]</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #131313; font-family: times; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Class One: October 12, 2023, 9 AM Eastern Time</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #131313; font-family: times; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Class Two: November 2, 2023, 9 AM </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #131313; font-family: times; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Class Three: December 7, 2023, 9AM </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #131313; font-family: times; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Class Four: January 4, 2024, 9AM </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #131313; font-family: times; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Class Five: February 1, 2024, 9AM (Demonstration on the fingering techniques of [QYZF])</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #131313; font-family: times; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Class Six: March 7, 2024, 9AM (Demonstration on how to play [Yolan])</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #131313; font-family: times; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Class Seven: April. 4, 2024,9AM </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #131313; font-family: times; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(Demonstration on how to play [Yolan])</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #131313; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div>silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-74055504411588486792023-09-29T13:03:00.006-07:002023-10-19T07:15:11.715-07:00物部茂卿的琴廢故事篇 及[幽蘭]翻譯 [The Circumstances Regarding the Abandonment of the Qin ] & Yolan Translation<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lNVvjTTWvTlBUB-jcCHMHWLtPkzTQdrZBCFLgWSHTmxP0ctmyS1HubDmlyRrDj7aHcPbP-3MMLugF-lOfVtqdCqvG9CQbbp7kfFuYljK84XkkKkBhlZqSEpGgcAjC3CyJXEtme8jbN8dgDiR7tr7siN-xhU1V3KRaZviuXGdIHBtrGvN-jFN1F_8qO10/s830/IMG_0741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="672" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lNVvjTTWvTlBUB-jcCHMHWLtPkzTQdrZBCFLgWSHTmxP0ctmyS1HubDmlyRrDj7aHcPbP-3MMLugF-lOfVtqdCqvG9CQbbp7kfFuYljK84XkkKkBhlZqSEpGgcAjC3CyJXEtme8jbN8dgDiR7tr7siN-xhU1V3KRaZviuXGdIHBtrGvN-jFN1F_8qO10/w329-h406/IMG_0741.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">物部茂卿 (<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 15.104px;">もののべう </span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-size: 15.104px;">もけい) Monobe Mokei </span></span>即 <span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">荻生徂徠 (</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 15.104px;">おぎゅう そらい) </span><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">Ogyū Sorai (1666–1728) </span>寫於享保七年壬寅(1722)四月二十八日</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;">『琴学大意抄』</span><a href="https://archive.wul.waseda.ac.jp/kosho/i17/i17_01131/i17_01131.pdf">https://archive.wul.waseda.ac.jp/kosho/i17/i17_01131/i17_01131.pdf</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">試著翻成中文</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">茂卿,生於東(京),足跡遍及關西及其他地方,卻不知曉堂上音樂家的秘傳。 僅僅學習和聆聽了一兩次的樂曲技巧,所知有限。 品味異國之書,愚者之得,雖然在心中深思熟慮,卻常感到不如意,困擾之情多矣。即使在這個世界中,期望像揚州鶴一樣完美無缺的事物,也是困難重重。精通音樂的人對文字感到陌生,精通文字的人卻不喜好音樂. </span><span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">即便喜好,亦與學術傳統相悖。</span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">在後世的說法中感到困惑,如果不回歸到古老的事物的話,則無法找到解決之道。即便在這太平百年之際,各行各業皆興盛之時,然琴藝之事鮮有人知,感到非常悲傷。 雖然有許多相違背的事情發生,然而留下了文字記錄, 成為有志之人的階梯,思考的指南, 粗淺地加以記載,最終贈予狛氏。</span></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">English translation</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mokei, born in the East, left traces in Kansai and other places. However, the secrets within the residence of the music master remain unknown. I, having only acquired a modest proficiency in music skills, derive joy from foreign books and have gained something, albeit as a novice. Despite harboring thoughts within, many things still perplex me. Nevertheless, in this world, achieving perfection is as challenging as the story of the crane in Yangzhou. Those skilled in music are often unfamiliar with characters, and those profound in characters may not appreciate music. Even if they do, they frequently clash with academic traditions. In the current confusion of the world, without returning to ancient ways, there seems to be no alternative. Now, with a century of peace passed, and though various disciplines flourish, there is no one addressing matters of the qin. It is disheartening, and conflicts abound. Nonetheless, recording it in a book may serve as a ladder for those with aspirations. In this spirit, I have dared to expand the record and present it to Mr. Komau.<br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Quoted from </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">『琴学大意抄』中的 [</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">琴ノ廃レタル故ノ事 ] 篇 the chapter on[T</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">he Circumstances Regarding the Abandonment of the Qin ] from </span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: arial;">[</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kingaku Taiishō</span>]</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div>Peiyou wrote in the mid autumn full moon day of 2023. (9/29/2023)<div>-----------------------------------------------------------</div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">On Oct 18, 2023 Peiyou wrote:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I am very happy to receive the Chinese translation of the Japanese [Yolan] study by Mikiko Yamadera's Research on National Treasure [Jieshi Mode Yolan, The Fifth] from Amazon that I ordered two weeks ago. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeI19mcyAIt2QBs3JiizUmwCrpCvjfGCyYXNWhSqDOT5Rjgjh6vImNqfXU-GANttUU6iUZq9bHYcBAZbU9RAW-Y7VFGYBaDeKDsqSVTvI01zFgJYPoCBDYdoD749RTfFsUgVipPoKyU7LI53kK4UZfGOWBEsIMdHn8TGy98C_d7abqd0vt26bTAInrny5/s5184/IMG_9472.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="2912" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeI19mcyAIt2QBs3JiizUmwCrpCvjfGCyYXNWhSqDOT5Rjgjh6vImNqfXU-GANttUU6iUZq9bHYcBAZbU9RAW-Y7VFGYBaDeKDsqSVTvI01zFgJYPoCBDYdoD749RTfFsUgVipPoKyU7LI53kK4UZfGOWBEsIMdHn8TGy98C_d7abqd0vt26bTAInrny5/s320/IMG_9472.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Today, I noticed something that requires further examination in relation to the Chinese translation. </span></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">The Japanese phrase "</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: left;">この時にまさか原本が紛失して ゐたわけでもあるまい" from page 40 of Mikiko's book, should translate as "</span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505;">At this time, it's hardly likely that the original manuscript has been lost." It expresses skepticism or disbelief about the possibility of the original manuscript being lost at the current moment. In Chinese it will be "</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: left;">此時原譜遺失的可能性幾乎不可能" but not </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: left;">此時原譜</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: left;">很可能已經遺失 (At this time, it is likely that the original </span><span style="color: #050505; text-align: left;">manuscript has been lost.)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #050505; text-align: left;">* Qin friend Bill Mak says :前面的が表示逆接,然後又有わけ加上あるまい,所以我會理解為“不過原稿不一定是真的遺失了吧“</span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLHNCqvrWKbzYX2WtKOfsPYsHsaPvFz1x4pM8hw_h6XEQ9EElFo_6D1A8jrC2i5zoEvXeDU72sxTwXTdKQzuQZQQGCYAdupZdF7w5e5Pzx0x3AHe1emnqW2ab0adaKSE90ufC1pRGNJ6kJDng3ea5QACGt39xXMPTxw8X2ZaNXJ8m3OglAcNabqxN0rRa/s4328/IMG_9470.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="4328" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLHNCqvrWKbzYX2WtKOfsPYsHsaPvFz1x4pM8hw_h6XEQ9EElFo_6D1A8jrC2i5zoEvXeDU72sxTwXTdKQzuQZQQGCYAdupZdF7w5e5Pzx0x3AHe1emnqW2ab0adaKSE90ufC1pRGNJ6kJDng3ea5QACGt39xXMPTxw8X2ZaNXJ8m3OglAcNabqxN0rRa/s320/IMG_9470.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from page 52 of the Chinese translation book, <span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">中文翻譯 徐樑 陶熠</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZy0k8Y4lSA_munwJe9Fc_P1uqJrW5-wwXY_XXQb_bY0RYqm_XEHWX_It6GJP1z2x3CgEzUSJPcRwnxgp5UR5-UsFQRUw1YD4YshAPGhhbo6dm_99PhSPg0yhfqwgQ6BKZcSrbOs5eTQNBuUdPrNRLhZpjQf-_-507MuZv7uD-wJ8h2OJxHutPgDCu5bi/s5184/IMG_9471.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="2136" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZy0k8Y4lSA_munwJe9Fc_P1uqJrW5-wwXY_XXQb_bY0RYqm_XEHWX_It6GJP1z2x3CgEzUSJPcRwnxgp5UR5-UsFQRUw1YD4YshAPGhhbo6dm_99PhSPg0yhfqwgQ6BKZcSrbOs5eTQNBuUdPrNRLhZpjQf-_-507MuZv7uD-wJ8h2OJxHutPgDCu5bi/s320/IMG_9471.JPG" width="132" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">from page 40 of Mikiko's book</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7_QLxZXxRB59WBOjFdmcn7jX0b-0isadW5XiCoo7KndjYA7_ZwbZd0U2kARGeoruE10LKw-Fpnng7sPzykpNWXjx2GFpG6cOng7sG9L9ZGLYrqi-rkSm6L1RRY0CbLPBmLz8OtmMQet2CTQqSZsNOoMjKfOpi3oXYlhFovbJCIxZ1ChxvoPC05O-Pyyz/s487/IMG_9470.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #444746; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: left;"> </span><a data-rawhref="https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/toyoongakukenkyu1936/2/4/2_4_235/_pdf/-char/ja" href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/toyoongakukenkyu1936/2/4/2_4_235/_pdf/-char/ja&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1697660088959365&usg=AOvVaw3JHSg-md6_AFTXovOoVEa_" style="background-color: white; color: #0b57d0; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/toyoongakukenkyu1936/2/4/2_4_235/_pdf/-char/ja</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ol style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #f7f7f8; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; counter-reset: list-number 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 1.25em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; counter-increment: list-number 1; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 28px; padding-left: 0.375em;">この時に (kono toki ni): "at this time" or "at this moment"</li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; counter-increment: list-number 1; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 28px; padding-left: 0.375em;">まさか (masaka): "unlikely" or "hardly"</li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; counter-increment: list-number 1; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 28px; padding-left: 0.375em;">原本が (genpon ga): "original manuscript"</li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; counter-increment: list-number 1; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 28px; padding-left: 0.375em;">紛失して (fusshitsu shite): "lost" or "misplaced"</li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; counter-increment: list-number 1; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 28px; padding-left: 0.375em;">ゐたわけでもあるまい (ita wake de mo aru mai): This part is an archaic or classical expression. In modern Japanese, it would be written as いたわけでもあるまい. This phrase expresses doubt or skepticism about the occurrence of an action or event.</li></ol></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">from Chat GPT</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">My understanding is that the key point is "<span style="color: #343541; white-space-collapse: preserve;">樂家好秘藏物也" </span>that musicians like to hide valuable items for themselves, so it's unlikely that it was lost but rather intentionally hidden.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /><p></p><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="xv55zj0 x1vvkbs x1rg5ohu xxymvpz" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; max-width: calc(100% - 26px); overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: middle;"><div class="x3nfvp2 x1n2onr6 xxymvpz xh8yej3" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; width: 335.406px;"><div class="xdl72j9 x1iyjqo2 xs83m0k xeuugli xh8yej3" style="flex: 1 1 auto; font-family: inherit; min-width: 0px; width: 335.406px;"><div class="xmjcpbm x1tlxs6b x1g8br2z x1gn5b1j x230xth x9f619 xzsf02u x1rg5ohu xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x193iq5w x1mzt3pk x1n2onr6 xeaf4i8 x13faqbe" style="border-radius: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--primary-text); display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="x1y1aw1k xn6708d xwib8y2 x1ye3gou" style="font-family: inherit; padding: 8px 12px;"><div class="x1lliihq xjkvuk6 x1iorvi4" style="font-family: inherit; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-top: 4px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" dir="auto" lang="zh-TW" style="display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-6509511597279059772023-09-29T11:38:00.003-07:002023-09-29T11:41:39.265-07:00The Nature of Guqin Rhythm 古琴的節韻<p> </p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bJhGwo1MeKA?si=hEVIzoJ1H_v7TWGM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Presented at the 2nd London International Guqin Conference 2023, organized by London Yolan Qin Society, in Aug 26, 2023.</span></div><div><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Conference program :<a href="https://newyorkqin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LIGC2023-programme-of-conference.pdf">https://newyorkqin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LIGC2023-programme-of-conference.pdf</a></span></div>silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-28814337990410410902023-09-20T16:49:00.010-07:002023-10-05T15:59:11.771-07:00 西麓堂琴統 十則<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ohkNqVLYTwTinKz_tOQsQaCnYnhBH0UuVIwSa4sfTctKvcHr5ySDQ-uWiP1f3uHN9mr3Ce7rJqCGCkMnyzBGk3tsBda2WKt7XEBQaQF9bBmKmHkPVfSWQRe9a5qN007auZtRuw3x_uQnPoveeDmQ4VtJoKRo3zCnzPmxCdPDwHtJCbzxloeFhAxZx4j3/s3489/Hui.10jpg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="3489" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ohkNqVLYTwTinKz_tOQsQaCnYnhBH0UuVIwSa4sfTctKvcHr5ySDQ-uWiP1f3uHN9mr3Ce7rJqCGCkMnyzBGk3tsBda2WKt7XEBQaQF9bBmKmHkPVfSWQRe9a5qN007auZtRuw3x_uQnPoveeDmQ4VtJoKRo3zCnzPmxCdPDwHtJCbzxloeFhAxZx4j3/w400-h155/Hui.10jpg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b0a227b9-7fff-3306-5747-600da91346fe"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The 45 hui positions on the qin (harmonics 諧波位)</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">節四十五 同者 十有四 得位者 三十有一</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2ncTc7czhb6JuhmHrYsY_921_el_vmCGzA-fNDvjcX2s3AqVQlb1LgNQpE5p_mqcnYEu20KyQpTVlnA9FG3yjKK_4L2TK6VDUMkNDTQVhR1R6XNXiHW3o_08zhnfgs0EGymA1XFXaUqWZghPZLjfOmGgn4kM0bIoFNRRZwKiT_DQ5BR-ADU4EQf7ZKZK/s3061/Hui.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="3061" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2ncTc7czhb6JuhmHrYsY_921_el_vmCGzA-fNDvjcX2s3AqVQlb1LgNQpE5p_mqcnYEu20KyQpTVlnA9FG3yjKK_4L2TK6VDUMkNDTQVhR1R6XNXiHW3o_08zhnfgs0EGymA1XFXaUqWZghPZLjfOmGgn4kM0bIoFNRRZwKiT_DQ5BR-ADU4EQf7ZKZK/w400-h178/Hui.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-1c973be4-7fff-42c0-0d9d-b8339d63e226"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">折紙求徽法 folding paper to find hui positions</span></span></span></span></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"> 西麓堂琴統 卷一 中的</h2><p></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">十則</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-6b061421-7fff-ce10-dbb2-bd776403a269"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">琴有十則 節四十五 同者 十有四 得位者 三十有一 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">終於搞懂 (就是在講泛音位, 十三徽之外還有的泛音位)</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">此31個徽位 著實很有用</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 18.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Footnote:</span></span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">My WP qin, which is an imitation of the Tang dynasty Qin "Da Sheng Yi Yin," has a string length of 110cm. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">According to XLTQT V1 " 十則 十而分之各得四寸五分"</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">110 divided by 10 is 11 cm, and </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">If 11cm = 4 cùn and 5 fēn = 4.5 inches, then 1 inch = 2.44cm.</span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Therefore, this measurement is closer to the<a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%BA%A6%E9%87%8F%E8%A1%A1" target="_blank"> units of measurement</a> used during the Jin dynasty and Northern and Southern dynasties.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I have a feeling that the look of the qin we are playing now (with 13 hui dots) might invented not in Han dynasty but after Han and before Northern and Southern dynasties, probably during the </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jin Dynasty (265-420). </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As of now, <b>no</b> 'qin hui' (琴徽), which could serve as harmonic nodal markers, has been found among the archaeological discoveries of musical artifacts from the Han Dynasty, including physical objects and images. </span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Please see </span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0097a7; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/OwhgDEVqn1GCnoPKOo8bpQ" target="_blank">https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/OwhgDEVqn1GCnoPKOo8bpQ</a></span> , article in Chinese.</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3fb0222-7fff-4f7e-5f2d-d5c17c1cbb8b"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Debates on the Issue of Qin Hui (Chapter of New Interpretation) by Wu Yaohua: [New Explanation of the Character "徽 Hui"] </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4525e915-7fff-cf7c-a7ae-3ececa93235c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: times;">Also, a group of brick paintings depicting the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove" and Rong Qiqi, </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: times;">excavated from the Palace Mountain Grand Tomb in Xishanqiao, Nanjing, Jiangsu, dated around </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Southern Dynasties (420-589) shows two 5-stringed qin with hui dots. </span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3c5ddd1f-7fff-1801-c0be-c7dae43f53d0"><div style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-1df4a057-7fff-e3a2-af67-40c29cbafb6f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The 'Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove' refers to seven prominent scholars during the Wei and Jin periods, while Rong Qiqi was a distinguished figure from the Spring and Autumn period. In the painting, Ji Kang is portrayed with a double-knotted hairstyle, gazing at a distance, and playing a five-stringed qin. Rong Qiqi, with flowing hair and long beard, is depicted in a contemplative pose also playing a five-stringed qin. </span></span></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="color: #595959; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #595959; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto,sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><a href="https://www.njmuseum.com/en/zoomPreview?id=465&n=0" target="_blank">https://www.njmuseum.com/en/zoomPreview?id=465&n=0</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #595959; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3cf31ff6-7fff-0f2e-93e8-e2abb333cc5f"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #595959; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #0097a7; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><a href="https://www.njmuseum.com/en/collectionDetails?id=465" target="_blank">https://www.njmuseum.com/en/collectionDetails?id=465</a></span></p></span></span></div></span></div><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span>silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-32318593509531769262022-12-21T13:13:00.005-08:002022-12-21T18:17:45.786-08:00Teaching Chinese Calligraphy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Jz1zMmyUx-Z-pifXRxREQvwN1f4YEXYuDgL5mCh_yJ2ID0ETqbfzvARxlA1d76Y8GZjTKfzmpUKho4EQFhvKe0Xzt7y9dhiQrqKUdP2MEnj0_Ye3rgzuERm3B64LGufg-6nKvQDVPeW9l0oqZWPoUaSmfk5nncYYMW5dO91yJjvQ5DfPK-DpBoM7Bw/s600/hand1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="600" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Jz1zMmyUx-Z-pifXRxREQvwN1f4YEXYuDgL5mCh_yJ2ID0ETqbfzvARxlA1d76Y8GZjTKfzmpUKho4EQFhvKe0Xzt7y9dhiQrqKUdP2MEnj0_Ye3rgzuERm3B64LGufg-6nKvQDVPeW9l0oqZWPoUaSmfk5nncYYMW5dO91yJjvQ5DfPK-DpBoM7Bw/s320/hand1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: large;">I am now teaching Chinese calligraphy online, and I will teach you systematically from Zhuanshu (Seal script) to Lishu (Clerical or Official script), Zhenshu (Regular script), Xingshu (Semi-cursive) and to Zhang Cao (Cursive script). If you are interested in learning Chinese calligraphy, please visit </span><span style="font-family: serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://peiyouqin.com/calligraphy.html">https://peiyouqin.com/calligraphy.html</a> for more details. Thank you.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-3739812163901867032022-04-18T15:21:00.013-07:002022-05-18T14:49:38.326-07:00採真游 打譜 Dapu of Cai Zhen You <div style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">On 5/15/2022 NYQS dapu yaji 紐約琴社打譜雅集 I presented my dapu of CZY 採真游</div><div style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://newyorkqin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CZY-dapu.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slides</a> and </div><div style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">Notes:</div><div style="clear: both;"><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><b>Slide1</b> : Following Jim's Daoist piece, I am going to talk about my dapu of another daoist piece, Cai Zhen You from XLTQT. I will briefly talk about the following <span class="gmail_default">topics</span>. Motivation, About the title, The Epilogue of CZY from XLTQT, the tuning and mode, and how to perform. <br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;">In <span class="gmail_default">the </span>fall<span class="gmail_default"> of </span><span class="gmail_default"></span>2006<span class="gmail_default"></span>,when I went to TW to meet some qin friends, I heard a friend talking about this piece, saying it is a daoist piece. I was very curious so I decided to study it myself in early 2007.</span></div><span class="im"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Slide2</b>: About the title<span class="gmail_default">:</span> Cai Zhen You.</div><div>Cai means to pick, to select, to gather</div><div>Zhen means real, the genuine, natural property</div><div>You means purposeful traveling</div></span></span><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;">So I decide<span class="gmail_default">d</span> to translate it as <span style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Travelling to Gather Truth</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><span class="gmail_default">The c</span>omposer is unknown, <span class="gmail_default">it </span>could <span class="gmail_default">have been </span>composed before <span class="gmail_default">the </span>Ming dynasty</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The name of Cǎi Zhēn Yóu could <span class="gmail_default">be </span>taken from the book of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Zhuang Zi, </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section FOURTEEN - THE TURNING OF HEAVEN </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(see <span class="gmail_default">the </span>next slide)</span></span></div><span class="im"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><div><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Slide3: from the quote of ZHuang Zi, I feel this phrase could help my understanding of the Cai Zhen You: "</b></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Free and easy, he rested in inaction; plain and simple,"</span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Slide 4</b>: at the end of this piece in XLTQT, there is this footnote, and I also find this phrase could help my understanding of this piece: </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> "</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the mind of a hermit who was arrogant and stayed outside the world."</span></div><div><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></span><div><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><b>Slide 5</b>: CZY is using standard tuning, and the mode is Jue Mode. You can tune your qin from <span class="gmail_default">the </span>1st to the 7th string as CDFGACD or 1 to 2 steps lower. For example, my silk string qin is tuned one step lower. In this tuning, I sing it as 2 3 5 6 7 2 3 in order to match the Jue Mode. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Slide 6</b>: The decision of 2 3 5 6 7 2 3 was made recently after I recorded my playing and put in REAPER<span class="gmail_default"> (Audio recording software)</span> to generate a staff notation system for me to understand why it is in Jue Mode. Due to limited tim<span class="gmail_default">e</span>, I will not spend too much time on this matter. But will just show this drawing of a scale that I think is the closest scale <span class="gmail_default">to </span>CZY. I also analysed all the notes that have been used in each section. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> 3 (角) and 6 (羽) are used the most, then is the 7 (Ren Jue/Bian Gong)</span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><b>Slide 7</b>: To decide how to play, first I have to decide the phrasing, as this traditional notation does not give clear indication of phrasing. Then there are some parts <span class="gmail_default">that are </span>not quite clear such as where to repeat. </span></span></div><span class="im"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;">This piece does not have complicated fingering. </span></span></span><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;">So the rest is just to play it and to decide the rhythm and <span class="gmail_default">a </span>few parts <span class="gmail_default">where I </span>need to decide the pitches. </span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><b>Slide 8</b>: Here are the places I need to decide where to repeat. In section 4, which is the only section that has hui positions between dots <span class="gmail_default">where I </span>need to be careful for pitch decisions. </span></span></div><span class="im"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Slide 9</b>: Such as here 78 and 67...</span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Slide 10</b>: This is also in section 4. There is a wang lai technique here. It can be played as 11212 or 11717, I decided to play it as 11717. </span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">And this is the only #5 note in the entire piece. </span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></span><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><b>Slide 11</b>: This is the ending part of CZY. You can see the ending phrase starts with Ruen Jue (ti) and ends with Yu Jue (La Mi) together. My understanding of Jue Mode is that <span class="gmail_default">it is </span>based on the Chinese circle of fifths system, the Jue was generated from Yu, and Jue generates Ruen Jue. They are like a mother to son to grandson relationship. So one might find these three notes used quite a lot in a Jue Mode piece, especially in the beginning or/and end of a phrase or/and a section and the final ending. </span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><b>Slide 12</b>: To decide the rhythm. I have no method but using my intuition. Now <span class="gmail_default">I will play</span> CZY on a silk string qin. </span></span></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><p><span class="im" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #500050; font-size: small;"></span></p><div style="background-color: white; clear: both;">The following 6 pages of staff notation are from my own study of the mode. I am not an expert of transcribing music into staff notation. The rhythm presented in these pages are just for reference, as my playing of this piece will not be exactly the same every time. </div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">Please listen to my playing on silk strings</span> : <a href="https://youtu.be/WLfMxFm9TbI">https://youtu.be/WLfMxFm9TbI</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aU5qfhztrRZbEmmeG9lRmzO2rpWYqtOEaNmcoliY7NFh_iu43yRiWpa4LAX3zpQt0bBSAvQqESdmwxmNHA_iGr5Sne7nzMCqHqQo8XgqigXzxx2vFSsXAD-wOtTAJSsjPJOjUZ_-BestsauwJsS3i6zkLyN_d9QT4Xzq-4sW9IeFmQpKJwAtEn1UOg/s1320/caizhen1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1020" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aU5qfhztrRZbEmmeG9lRmzO2rpWYqtOEaNmcoliY7NFh_iu43yRiWpa4LAX3zpQt0bBSAvQqESdmwxmNHA_iGr5Sne7nzMCqHqQo8XgqigXzxx2vFSsXAD-wOtTAJSsjPJOjUZ_-BestsauwJsS3i6zkLyN_d9QT4Xzq-4sW9IeFmQpKJwAtEn1UOg/w309-h400/caizhen1.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I started to work on this music in the middle of June, inspired by Akira Ifukube: Chant de la Sérinde (1997) for koto.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yves asked me if I can play like a conversation with the koto. I tried, but the result was not satisfactory for me. I also feel that qin should just play solo to bring out the natural character of the qin. Therefore, this 西域之歌 (Song of West Region) gradually came out. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two months later, now I think I can say that it is finished with my interpretation on the qin. I just have this funny feeling about how my brain is absorbing repeated playing and practicing and suddenly a phrase of creativity jumps out within my fingers, that is how I wrote down the ending section after a few tries in different directions. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">I basically took the first half of Ifukube's Chant de la Serinde for koto, and rearranged it on the qin. Koto has a different nature which can play a bunch of sequential notes in a rapid tempo, and both hands can create complicated chords. Qin has only 7 strings, therefore, I use sliding and crossing a few strings to create a sequential sound of notes. There are some cords but only in 2 notes at a time. Even so, I play some of the chords in a slightly separate timing to create two notes sequentially, which is a technique that I learned from the earliest surviving qin melody, Yolan from the 6th century. This piece on the qin becomes simplified and I like to let each note linger. To me, fewer notes but more subtle sounds are more mysterious and attractive. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyBJCGxFZ99O3-dbi_7k1QrFVhNuyj-CJiuNd4IJlDRqoaE12EpGfiQpYGyx4_Vp9PzdN1u8UxfyorAc35wRzBnHQCDD7XQLU8g9vblyIZQEbjrmEolXS92R4NvDI7OQR3r_tkp3p244n/s2048/Serindea1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1489" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyBJCGxFZ99O3-dbi_7k1QrFVhNuyj-CJiuNd4IJlDRqoaE12EpGfiQpYGyx4_Vp9PzdN1u8UxfyorAc35wRzBnHQCDD7XQLU8g9vblyIZQEbjrmEolXS92R4NvDI7OQR3r_tkp3p244n/s320/Serindea1.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRXOVvVh8jXBmW-LjZyIrmfquVN_YYLGztNdV4ULjXaMdsY-TDzL36EbCiOLqHVCZ3NpeGR37ZZF1L3aDyi11FqcyEm3Wo0j4Az-ebJUc3pBcmO8tWFsE40NGuP0MZax35HqymYjgHdLa/s2048/Serindea2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1489" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRXOVvVh8jXBmW-LjZyIrmfquVN_YYLGztNdV4ULjXaMdsY-TDzL36EbCiOLqHVCZ3NpeGR37ZZF1L3aDyi11FqcyEm3Wo0j4Az-ebJUc3pBcmO8tWFsE40NGuP0MZax35HqymYjgHdLa/s320/Serindea2.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbasVpTdy7NX4ab9TOIQ5cd_9lwDNuGaUg-otR8HZsC-JdUJ1822wmauECtZhLEjv9-QcFUZH8e8jenFEOyjMoY0hXdlt9ZaGFRcFV0B59QsB-QrafEWo-1qjlyr43SJlFTqUuGaSYTK2/s2048/Serindea3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1489" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbasVpTdy7NX4ab9TOIQ5cd_9lwDNuGaUg-otR8HZsC-JdUJ1822wmauECtZhLEjv9-QcFUZH8e8jenFEOyjMoY0hXdlt9ZaGFRcFV0B59QsB-QrafEWo-1qjlyr43SJlFTqUuGaSYTK2/s320/Serindea3.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">移植這首音樂到古琴上的過程是很愉悅的. 每一個音的取決都思考過一陣子. 是品嘗, 是醞釀. 最終該放在哪, 該輕還是該重. 指法該如何才能在不突兀, 不困難, 不太奇怪的手形之下完成適當的取音. 該忠實呈現原創者的音, 或加入自己的想像與創造. 再再都是一個走過當下的經驗. 也由衷讚嘆 Ifukybe 的優美創作. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">因為Yves的好奇心也引起我的好奇心. 到底原創者<span style="text-align: left;">Akira Ifukube 對 </span><span style="text-align: left;">Sérinde (西域) 是有著怎樣的幻想? 我對</span><span style="text-align: left;">Sérinde 又是有怎樣的幻想. 老實說, 我一直沒有特別的感受, 直到最近塔利班佔領阿富汗首都喀布爾的新聞鋪天蓋地的席捲而來, 我才突然有了一些感觸. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">對於我, 這曲更多是充滿異國悲情. 在那個古來多征戰之地, 宗教文化造就某種對人類的影響, 是拯救還是偏頗與殘忍? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">甚至中國在漢唐時代的那些邊塞詩早已含蓄地道出悲愴與淒涼: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">《涼州詞》</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">王之渙(唐 )</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">黃河遠上白雲間,一片孤城萬仞山。</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">羌笛何須怨楊柳,春風不度玉門關。</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">王翰(唐 )</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">葡萄美酒夜光杯,欲飲琵琶馬上催。</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">醉臥沙場君莫笑,古來征戰幾人回!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">古琴曲[胡笳十八拍],[龍朔操](舊名昭君怨), (特別一提, 它們都是"無射調", 也就是我的"西域之歌"決定所用的調) 訴說的漢女遠嫁匈奴的故事...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">西域是個充滿著生離死別之地...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="gmail-separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="background-color: white; clear: both;">The process of translating this piece of music onto the guqin was very pleasant. The decision of each tone must be considered for a while. It is like tasting and brewing. Where should the note be placed? Should it be light or heavy? How can my fingerings be unobtrusive, and not too difficult and not too strange to complete the appropriate sound? Should it faithfully present the original creator’s voice, or add my own imagination and creation? Every single decision was an experience of going through the moment. I also sincerely admire Ifukube’s beautiful creations .</div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both;">Yves’ curiosity also awakened my curiosity. What kind of fantasy did Akira Ifukube have regarding Sérinde? What kind of fantasy do I have about Sérinde? To be honest, I have not had any special feelings until recently when the news of the Taliban's occupation of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, swept overwhelmingly, and I suddenly felt something in the music.</div><span class="im" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #500050; font-size: small;"><div style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">For me, this song is full of exotic sadness. In that place where there were many battles in ancient times. Different religions and cultures have created a certain influence on mankind. Is it salvation or prejudice and cruelty?</div><div style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">The frontier fortress poems of China in the Han and Tang Dynasties have already implicitly expressed sadness and desolation.</div><div style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">Guqin melodies [Hujia Shiba Pai], [Long Shuo Cao] (formerly known as Zhaojun Yuan), (In particular, they are all "Wuye tuning", which is the tuning I used in my "Song of the Western Regions" ), are the stories of Chinese women marrying the Xiongnu...</div><div style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></div></span><div style="background-color: white; clear: both;">The Western Regions are a place parted in life and separated by death...</div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both;">-----------------------------------------</div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both;">From Yves' Facebook:</div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none;">For the New York Guqin Society August 22nd, 2021 yaji ('elegant gathering'), I suggested to guqin interpret/teacher Peiyou Chang to transcribe Akira Ifukube's Chant de la Sérinde originally written for 25-string koto.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none;">Intrigued by the name Sérinde and why a Japanese composer would use a French title for his 'musings' about Central Asia, I presented the results of my research in a Google Docs presentation (3).</div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none;">1) Chant de la Sérinde, solo for 25-string koto, by composer Akira Ifukube; interpret Keiko Nosaka who commissioned the piece to Ifukube.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; 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font-size: 16px;">Huáng zhōng / Wú Yè Mode's</span><span style="color: #050505;"> pieces in </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;">Shénqí Mìpǔ</span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;">神奇秘譜中黃鐘調(也就是無射調)的曲目:</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Yib6OhBt-U4YXkMltSoBD196R3ex3TeEaX6uTqty4VyuGD-HNrDJvbd2pdQpxqOLQJGPM1Tu48zvxtxCYhzuQHFFsnK7Bv7wdlHTHdyeyFTYLHdyO4p2DDzODPU_KSmb4cSGt-4-KnuK/s2048/Untitled-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1349" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Yib6OhBt-U4YXkMltSoBD196R3ex3TeEaX6uTqty4VyuGD-HNrDJvbd2pdQpxqOLQJGPM1Tu48zvxtxCYhzuQHFFsnK7Bv7wdlHTHdyeyFTYLHdyO4p2DDzODPU_KSmb4cSGt-4-KnuK/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13UHKFSlPK6buSnobhBHbla8vx_mI1y7H4MHTr6iMf9eHyaS2GkenBXFJe0BEIi9lLvKqCBOD_Fje1xh0AAB5yFgeoxdbaq4lj-A4dUOjh8v5KjiOOWw7O-jFGUvoLiV8D748Dix28Aij/s2048/Untitled-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2025" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13UHKFSlPK6buSnobhBHbla8vx_mI1y7H4MHTr6iMf9eHyaS2GkenBXFJe0BEIi9lLvKqCBOD_Fje1xh0AAB5yFgeoxdbaq4lj-A4dUOjh8v5KjiOOWw7O-jFGUvoLiV8D748Dix28Aij/s320/Untitled-2.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Huángyún </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Qius</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">à</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">i</span> (Yellow Cloud Autumn Frontier)</div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMULO50vbEE0bunstryQDn4bqQXKY_Hfl3NInOEjJhdjb87p0K3spu9QJ_YB-bLdKxVniKrz0nhxLWJ3vajgLLsMGM3Sxv1KslYA3PTLMh9sLPrO8GXMoLPEeRZLir7sq9zaPDhxMAd6S/s2048/Untitled-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1581" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMULO50vbEE0bunstryQDn4bqQXKY_Hfl3NInOEjJhdjb87p0K3spu9QJ_YB-bLdKxVniKrz0nhxLWJ3vajgLLsMGM3Sxv1KslYA3PTLMh9sLPrO8GXMoLPEeRZLir7sq9zaPDhxMAd6S/s320/Untitled-3.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Big </span>H<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Microsoft Yahei", sans-serif, Arial, Verdana; text-align: left; white-space: normal;">ú</span>ji<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Microsoft Yahei", sans-serif, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;">ā</span><span style="font-size: 15px;">,</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"> "Jia" is a reed instrument, </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">"Hu" means non-Han nationalities living in the north and west of China in ancient times. </div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1689" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jDphoQvP7rEkjxaqzIGj-4xyIA2fpxRE2on7-uSh52GkM8Cwao6Wrd2dEerGBMtnWGpv5aGdjFq_VHoCPyqHcTn11cSM2543J0ZDRGGCLP8f9aiMQXBYCLw-RknsLRtLiL1ljw0f-m8P/s320/Untitled-4.jpg" width="264" /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; transition-property: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Dàyǎ</span><span style="color: #050505;">, Great Elegant</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; transition-property: none;"><span style="color: #050505;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; transition-property: none;"><span style="color: #050505;">黃鐘調(無射調) 在古琴曲裡使用到的主音仍以do, re, me, sol, la, 為主,但偶而會加入fa and si/ti.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; transition-property: none;"><span style="color: #050505;">西域之歌則用到了所有七音, 並多一個#sol (or 降la)</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-9149611109949299362021-07-28T14:28:00.005-07:002022-04-09T12:52:35.352-07:00The path of my qin learning<p><a href="https://newyorkqin.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/The-path-of-my-qin-learning.pdf" target="_blank"> Slides of The Path of My Qin Learning </a></p><p>You can hear my talk in the video of the NY Qin Society July 18, 2021 yaji at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icCQB1ufrvU&t=7057s" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-family: "Noto Serif", serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1:57:37</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icCQB1ufrvU&t=7057s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icCQB1ufrvU&t=7057s</a></p><p><br /></p>
<br />silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-64073176334903013352021-03-27T08:03:00.005-07:002021-03-28T16:27:35.577-07:00長亭怨慢英文翻譯 Slow Lament at the Tall Pavilion translated by Yves SebanYves has several modification, and the 4th one is the final.<p>
1, A morning breeze blows on the woolen dew from the branches.<br />
A green halo fills the doors of people’s houses.</p><p>
At sunset, circling away in sea creeks,<br />
The sails are hoisted and flap to the wind.<br />
Where do they go?</p><p>
I know the world.<br />
Nothing compares with the trees at the Tall Pavilion.<br />
If they were sentient beings,<br />
They wouldn’t blossom like this.</p><p>
The high city walls shield the sun's last rays.<br />
Countless mountains everywhere.</p><p>
Master Fei has departed.<br />
Will remember his jade-minted command:<br />
"Return soon<br />
Or Red-Calyx will have no master."</p><p>
No shears are sharp enough to cut the <br />
Thousand threads of sorrow when lovers part.</p><p>
Translation by Yves Seban <br />
New York March 25th, 2021<br />
©yvessebantranslations<br /><br />
2, A morning breeze blows the woolen dew from the branches.<br />
A green halo fills the doors of people’s houses.<br /><br /><br />
At sunset, circling away in sea creeks,<br />
The sails are hoisted and flap to the wind.<br />
And where do they go?<br /><br />
I know the world.<br /><br />
Do the willow trees at the Tall Pavilion<br />
Know how green and fresh they’ve become?<br />
The high city walls shield the sun's last rays.<br />
Countless mountains everywhere.<br /><br />
Master Wei died.<br />
We’ll remember his jade-minted command:<br />
"Return soon<br />
Or Red-Calyx will have no master."<br /><br />
When lovers part, no shears are sharp enough to cut the <br />
Thousand threads of sorrow that bind them.<br /><br />
Translation by Yves Seban <br />
New York March 24th, 2021<br />
©yvessebantranslations<br /><br />
3,Slow Lament at the Tall Pavilion<br /><br />
A morning breeze blows balls of woolen dew from the branches.<br />
People’s houses. A green halo fills the doors.<br /><br />
At sunset, circling away in sea creeks,<br />
The sails are hoisted and flap to the wind.<br />
And where do they go?<br /><br />
I know the world.<br /><br />
Do the willow trees at the Tall Pavilion<br />
Know how green and fresh they’ve become?<br /><br />
The high city walls shield the sun's last rays.<br />
Countless mountains everywhere.<br /><br />
Master Wei left.<br />
They said:<br />
“Return soon<br />
Or Yuhuan will have no master. ”<br /><br />
She drowned in sorrow.<br /><br />
Translation by Yves Seban <br />
New York March 26th, 2021<br />
©yvessebantranslations<br /><br />
4, <br />
A morning breeze blows on the woolen dew from the branches.<br />
A green halo fills the doors of people’s houses.<br /><br />
At sunset, circling away in sea creeks,<br />
The sails are hoisted and flap to the wind.<br />
Where do they go?<br /><br />
I know the world.<br /><br />
Do the willow trees at the Tall Pavilion<br />
Know how green and fresh they’ve become?<br /><br />
The high city walls shield the sun's last rays.<br />
Countless mountains everywhere.<br /><br />
Master Wei left<br />
Will remember Yuhuan 's command:<br />
"Return soon<br />
Or Red-Calyx will have no master."<br /><br />
No shears are sharp enough to cut the <br />
Thousand threads of sorrow when lovers part.<br /><br />
Translation by Yves Seban <br />
New York March 27th, 2021<br />
©yvessebantranslations<br /><br />
Chinese:<br />
詞牌:長亭怨慢 一名"長亭怨" 詞曲 姜夔 (1154-1221) <br /><br />漸吹盡、枝頭香絮。是處人家,綠深門戶。遠浦縈回,暮帆零亂向何許。<br />
閱人多矣,誰得似、長亭樹。樹若有情時,不會得、青青如此。<br />日暮。望高城不見,只見亂山無數。韋郎去也,怎忘得、玉環分付。<br />
第一是、早早歸來,怕紅萼、無人為主。算空有并刀,難剪離愁幾許。<br /><br />
Music <br /><br />
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</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-83388820060577655922021-03-15T19:09:00.005-07:002021-03-16T10:49:57.038-07:00從現代音樂上論琴 彭祉卿<p><span style="text-align: justify;">原文爲上世紀三十年代今虞琴社在中央廣播電臺演講稿,原題《古琴概說》</span> </p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">中國古樂向分八音:金、石、絲、竹、匏、土、革、木。絲音一類,只有琴和瑟兩種,瑟是在中古時代,已漸漸失傳了。惟有琴直到現在,還是有人去彈它,不過流傳不廣,所以有多許人,只是在書本上看到琴的故事,終其身沒有和琴見過面,自然更談不到欣賞它了。現在中央廣播電臺,爲發揚吾國古樂起見,常常播送古琴,一般聽衆大概都早已聽到,大家對於它感覺怎樣,我們暫且不管。這裏先將它所以不受淘汰的理由,以及不能普及的緣故,聊表一二,使大家知道一個大概。</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align: justify;">說起它的不受淘汰的理由,就是因爲它實在是太高妙,所以不容易把它打倒;但它的不能普及,卻也正是因爲它太高妙不容易使人人領會的緣故。下面先說它的優點:</p><p style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align: justify;">(一)琴的音——這個“音”字,就是八音的“音”,是說發出來音的性質;在現代音樂名詞叫它作“音色”,譬如笙、簫、琵琶合奏同一樂曲,一聽而知裏面有“簧、竹、絲三種聲音;就是簫笛合奏,或琵琶三絃合奏,雖然一則同是竹音,一則同是絲聲,但也能辨別確是兩樣樂器;這就因爲各種樂器之音,都有他本來的特色。琴的音更與別種樂器不同,他有散泛按三音,形成三種音色,可以獨用,可以配用;(普通琴曲多系配用,惟《松風閣琴譜》之《九還操》,前數段幾乎全用散音;《聽真軒》琴譜之《平沙》、《鷗鷺》兩曲,改爲全用泛音;近今楊時百先生所作《七月》琴譜,中有數段,全用按音。)如果在琴操裏面,配置得法,再用無線電播送出去,聽時必以爲有數種樂器交互合奏,不覺得是在一張琴上發出來的聲音;就因爲它的音色,特別完全,所以琴最宜於獨奏,不必需要別種樂器相伴,已經夠味的了。</p><p style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align: justify;">(二)琴的聲律——“聲律”兩個字,就狹義來說,就是五聲——宮、商、角、徴、羽和十二律——黃鐘、大呂、太簇、夾鍾、姑洗、仲呂、蕤賓、林鐘、夷則、南呂、無射、應鐘;一切音的構造,都是用它們作基本。就廣義來說,除此之外,尚包括均調節奏在內,在現代音樂名詞上,就叫作音域、音程、音階、調子、拍子等等。琴的音域,由低至高,除重複者外共有四組;比起西樂的大風琴鋼琴,誠不算多,但在絲樂中也就可以了。(實在它的重複音多,便於應用,也是他種樂器所不及)它的音程,雖也是十二位,但在兩音距離中間,尚可分出很多的小音位;譬如由宮至商或由商至宮,即西樂之由D至C,本來是一個長二度音程;但如琴上指法,用個引上,或用個抑下,則長二度中間,就加了一個增一度或減二度音程;又如指法用飛吟上或用淌吟下,那就其中經歷的小音程甚多,它的音便複雜起來。再說到音階,現在一般音樂家的心理,總認定我國樂曲,所用的只是一種五聲音階,哪裏知道琴曲裏面除五音外,尚有七聲九聲,(《樵歌》就完全用了九聲)而且所用的七聲九聲,均能各自獨立,並不是附屬於五聲,或只作轉調之用。此外尚有用至九聲以外者,略與西樂用臨時井b記號相等,不過都暗含在徽分裏面,並未明記在譜上,所以大家就習焉不察了。調子一項,琴上尤爲完備,古人所稱的十二均,六十調或八十四調,琴用三準音及五式調絃,便可以概括無餘;此外尚有一種變調,調絃不依五音定位,取音亦與通常不同,大有西樂旋律的短音階之意味,可惜近來此種曲操,彈的很少了。拍子一項,在琴譜上並無明顯標誌,所以一般人往往不知,但是它的緩急輕重,已暗含在指法之中,深明譜理的人,不難一望而知;例如滾拂兩指法,凡十二聲相連共得一拍,彈時須兩頭重而急,中間輕而緩,若用西樂譜表現出來,就大約可以寫做“<u>653</u> 2 1 6. 5. 6 1 <u>235</u>” <span style="color: #ffa400;">(please see the bottom link, page 84) </span>我們看了這個例,也可以知道里面音階之細密了。</p><p style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align: justify;">(三)琴的曲操——凡一個樂曲之構成,基本不外用旋律,節拍,和聲三種方法;琴曲旋律之進行,與別種樂曲不同之點有三:1,它的旋律,並不限定用同一的音色,往往以散音泛音按音交互應用;而在按音裏面,又不一定全用實音,常常以上下進退等走音連貫,所以在樂句中有<b>虛實相間</b>之妙。2,它的旋律,並不一定照整個單位音程進行,往往利用吟猱等餘音所分出之小音程來相幫助,所以<b>腔韻</b>格外婉轉柔和。3,它的旋律,並不一定照音位高下步驟進行,往往前後兩聲跳越至相隔兩三組,<b>遙遙相應</b>,但並不覺其突兀。以上三點,只能琴上有之;所以高深的琴曲,若用他種樂器代奏,終不能曲盡其妙,甚至於格格不入,就是這個道理。</p><p style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align: justify;">琴的節拍,已略如前面所述,現在是說它節拍的編制;它並不像曲劇所用的一板三眼或一板一眼連貫而下,它也並不像西樂必須規定4/4或2/4拍等等爲一個小節;<u>它的強弱部份,快慢程度,完全依指法節奏隨時變動,所以琴上的板,須用得極活,要有天然意味;不過在初學時,仍不能不守時間上的規矩。</u>再說到和聲,這個在琴上似乎有點相形見拙了;因爲現在流傳的琴曲,兩聲並作時,最多是用同度或完全八度相和,其次則用完全五度或完全四度,間有少數用長二度相和,(所以不用長三度長六度的原因,是因爲中音長三度與長六度的音,根本與西樂不同,不能拿來相和之故。)若與西樂廣泛的和聲相比,真不免小巫見大巫了。不過我們要知道,和聲在樂曲上,是否爲必備的要素,尚成問題;(在作者的意見,以爲音樂本乎人聲,中國的語言文字,概屬單音,與旋律相和,故在器樂上只宜<u>儘量擴充旋律,不宜多用和聲</u>,若多用和聲,反與旋律有礙。試取皮黃崑曲中旋律最多的一二句,照西樂方法,加上許多和聲伴奏,試問是否能唱能聽?所以想把中樂完全改用和聲,根本上就非先將中國文字的歌曲廢掉不可。)即認爲和聲是音樂進步中必不可少的,那麼,去今一千五百年以前梁末時邱公明所作《幽蘭》琴曲,滿弦盡用和聲,幾乎在一曲中把西樂所謂協和不協和長短增減各度和聲,完全用到,和聲進步,如此之早,也就可以自豪了。(詳見楊氏《琴學業書》附錄李濟所作之《幽蘭和聲考》)若說《幽蘭》只用兩聲相和,尚不能謂之完備,那麼,彈琴所用的右手四指,儘可以同時發出四聲,左手更加用放合應合爪起掐起之類配上,不難使五六聲齊響;但是邱公《幽蘭》以後,即無人繼續照他的法子去用和聲,更無人改良用四五聲齊奏,可見琴上不用廣泛的和聲,叫做“是不爲也,非不能也”,因爲恐怕用多了和聲,妨礙它優美的旋律,所以<u>情願舍此取彼</u>了。</p><p style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align: justify;">(四)琴的性質——琴這個東西,說它是音樂可以,說它不是音樂也可以;因爲向來彈琴的人,就不肯把琴看作一種藝術<span style="color: #ffa400;"> (really? how about "四藝之首" 之說?) </span>;說它是合乎道的,應該拿來修身理性,導養延年的。這話固然玄妙一點,但是琴確實與其他音樂,有點不同,它的聲音直接與心靈發生關係,所以彈琴的時候,無不心氣和平,聽琴的時候,也無不<b>神志安定</b>;這種效能,絕不是其他音樂所可辦到。它的曲操,在人的方面,必定要能發出一種情感,在物的方面,也必定<b>要能寫出它的情態</b>;若並無所表現,單是聲調抑揚,音階鏗鏘,使人聽了悅耳,那在琴家就說這是時腔俗調,不足爲重了。所以愈高古的琴曲,初聽時愈覺並不好聽,必定要聽的耳力程度,逐漸加高,(自然彈的也須要高手)那時就能感覺到意味深長了。琴學裏面最流行的故事,就是伯牙彈琴,子期能聽出他志在高山,志在流水,這種境界,在琴上是確有可能,我們不要把它當作其他神話去一概抹煞的!</p><p style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align: justify;">以上琴的優點,大概說了,再說它的缺點,一般人所認定的,總以爲琴的難學難精,聽的又難懂,因之不能普及,是它的缺點一。琴的聲音太小,不便與其他種樂器合奏,尤其是不能參加盛大的音樂會,是它的缺點二。但是在我們看來,凡是一種高尚的專門藝術,無不難學難精,外行難懂;若是人人易知,人人可能,便只算是初民粗淺的娛樂,兒童幼稚的遊戲,不成其爲藝術了。即如西洋高尚的樂曲,在音樂會演奏出來,能得一般聽衆,完全讚賞,我是絕不敢相信。再如社會最流行普遍,莫過於評劇,但是戲院子內滿座的人,除掉看看小旦的面孔身段,以及丑角的噱頭,花臉的殺進殺出而外,能夠專心致志欣賞皮簧唱工的,我想也就難得有幾分之幾。所以這個問題,應當向民衆音樂智職方面去研究解決,琴是不負責任的。至於它的音量過小,卻比較成爲缺點,但我們應當知道,琴的聲音,本來就是一種<b>靜美</b>;譬如流水松風,蟲吟鳥語,因爲聲音幽靜,方能使人發生美感;所以琴如果在深房密室夜深人靜時彈之,並不嫌其音小。至於不宜與衆樂合奏,這是它的特性使然,天下事不能求全,音樂會里出風頭,也只好讓胡琴,小提琴之類去競賽了。</p><p style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align: justify;">其實這兩點即認爲琴的缺點,也並非無法補救。古時曾有家絲戶誦的說法,琴學何嘗不曾普及過,這就因爲古人琴曲如虞舜《南風歌》,蔡邕所集的琴操,每曲均只寥寥數句,所以人人可學而能。現在若不求高深,取琴譜中有詞之譜,如《陋室銘》、《鳳求凰》之類去學一點,又豈有難學之理。既經學會一二曲,再去聽琴,自然就都能懂了。再說我們爲保存推廣這件古樂起見,要去先做點宣傳工作,使大衆得以認識,那麼我們也不必去參加什麼音樂大會,現在有了無線電播音,什麼困難問題,都有相當的解決了。</p><p style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align: justify;">臨了,還有幾句話說,現在有些音樂家對於中樂,總說是樂曲過於單調,樂器過於簡陋,樂譜太不完全,毫無音樂價值,非加以改良不可;這話我們固然是相當承認的,但希望他們不妨預先學學琴,看看琴的內容,究竟如何,然後再去改良中樂,比較似乎有把握一點;免得糊里糊塗,只知道抄人家的舊卷,結果還是不如人家,徒然把我國音樂的民族性,無謂地犧牲了!</p><p style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">——摘自1937年查阜西先生創刊之琴學專刊<a href="http://photoapps.yd.chaoxing.com/MobileApp/GDSL/pdf/mgsk/08jh006130_001.pdf" target="_blank">《今虞》琴刊</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; text-align: right;">http://photoapps.yd.chaoxing.com/MobileApp/GDSL/pdf/mgsk/08jh006130_001.pdf</p>silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-63078205772801843912021-01-05T17:00:00.020-08:002021-01-17T10:40:08.041-08:00Guillaume de Machaut and love songs<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fRwCUqtMihQ" width="560"></iframe>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">A couple months ago, </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">my friend Yves<span> Seban </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sent me a <a href="https://youtu.be/DgwPJpTsJP0" target="_blank">link</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">with a bunch of Middle Ages music by Guillaume De Machaut. When I heard the first one which is Douce Dame Jolie, I immediately wanted to try it on the qin. By listening to its melody, I could almost find all the notes on the qin. So I went online to get the staff notation of this song and then worked carefully for the details, as I wanted to make it as a fingering exercise piece. I also listened to several different recordings on Youtube, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.3333px; white-space: pre-wrap;">including </span><a href="https://youtu.be/tJS-HZWB3wE" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.3333px; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">this one</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.3333px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from La Morra that Yves sent me too</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. After a few days, I could play the whole song with confidence. After making a couple of recordings myself, I have fine tuned a few notes and then finally have come up with what I played at the 1/3/2021 yaji. This recording I made two days before the yaji. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For the Yaji records, please visit my <a href="http://guqinyaji.blogspot.com/2021/01/03yaji.html" target="_blank">guqin yaji blog</a>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here are the slides of my 1/3/2021 presentation</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDO47gruv7WuI1m8LGy51hcaZnQlzLW1ss3IWyIwkTvqT3bicwv_bm6GdD3mTD8eC-1mIlxRYGpAVnygd_a-74oBVheqiN4-ZganzGSSKHNY7F7RAREiUUN8hmUP9gAYAkCOx6Wdy4IOU/s964/slide1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="964" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDO47gruv7WuI1m8LGy51hcaZnQlzLW1ss3IWyIwkTvqT3bicwv_bm6GdD3mTD8eC-1mIlxRYGpAVnygd_a-74oBVheqiN4-ZganzGSSKHNY7F7RAREiUUN8hmUP9gAYAkCOx6Wdy4IOU/w400-h220/slide1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Reference about courtly love and A Cultural Perspective on Romantic Love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to Yves provided this link:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1135&context=orpc">https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1135&context=orpc</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Marilyn's question during the yaji makes me to review my creation process. I had put some notes down as below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHavQGyCoZtl5I1qI08CxkiiNVnau5cHb9-zZ-7Gym944etUjRRUlcv_D2ww-hU8pvb59MTUer3qH2flBWGKvn63G1rpIRgyxDX_QpgsixBdcVW8LDYHFKktk69pXmpnrAXbZW5UKpKg2K/s964/slide8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="964" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHavQGyCoZtl5I1qI08CxkiiNVnau5cHb9-zZ-7Gym944etUjRRUlcv_D2ww-hU8pvb59MTUer3qH2flBWGKvn63G1rpIRgyxDX_QpgsixBdcVW8LDYHFKktk69pXmpnrAXbZW5UKpKg2K/w400-h220/slide8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-7859538547823393852020-09-17T05:40:00.002-07:002020-09-17T05:40:51.962-07:00Do Diao 調 and Yi 意 function as western music "scale?"<p> We had this discussion on facebook, I would like to keep them here...</p><p>9/15/2020 I asked:</p>
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position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="tw6a2znq sj5x9vvc d1544ag0 cxgpxx05" style="font-family: inherit; padding: 8px 12px;"><div class="ecm0bbzt e5nlhep0 a8c37x1j" style="font-family: inherit; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-top: 4px;"><span class="oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">There's a WHOLE can of worms about diao being "a tune/song", "a tuning", and "a mode" all using the sameword. Yi is a little easier - since it's "a motif" and that's easily understood in English as "an example of music that uses a certain mode, especially to demonstrate the characteristics of it." So we're good on that one.</div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></li><li><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><span class="pq6dq46d" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><span class="oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 j0e77wai fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db e9vueds3 j5wam9gi lrazzd5p oo9gr5id" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); display: inline !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8125rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2308; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gmql0nx0 gpro0wi8" href="https://www.facebook.com/BinLi?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxMDE1NzY0NzI4MjQzODkwN18xMDE1NzY0OTc4MjA4ODkwNw%3D%3D&__cft__[0]=AZVXeHMflbOXCVXIAgAh0owIU_g5T8NfQVoZrsL8r8G2G5vXuXyN4rp4ap1fRy9iCZ9X0D3KD75ug1_6LPcLVbGvFZ30JYVDCLl3rzBR4vEzQxUEtCCZQojBj0Sehc8-U2s&__tn__=R]-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">Bin Li</a> :</span></span></div></li><li style="font-size: 12px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><ul style="list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div aria-label="Comment by Bin Li 2 days ago" class="l9j0dhe7 ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc qt6c0cv9 dati1w0a lzcic4wl btwxx1t3 j83agx80" role="article" style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; font-family: inherit; outline: none; padding: 4px 16px 0px; position: relative;" tabindex="-1"><div class="stjgntxs ni8dbmo4 g3eujd1d" style="flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden;"><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="q9uorilb bvz0fpym c1et5uql sf5mxxl7" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; max-width: calc(100% - 26px); overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: middle;"><div class="_680y" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; max-width: 100%; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;"><div class="_6cuy" style="flex: 1 1 auto; font-family: inherit; min-width: 0px; width: 404px;"><div class="b3i9ofy5 e72ty7fz qlfml3jp inkptoze qmr60zad rq0escxv oo9gr5id q9uorilb kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x d2edcug0 jm1wdb64 l9j0dhe7 l3itjdph qv66sw1b" style="background-color: var(--comment-background); border-radius: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--primary-text); display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="tw6a2znq sj5x9vvc d1544ag0 cxgpxx05" style="font-family: inherit; padding: 8px 12px;"><div class="ecm0bbzt e5nlhep0 a8c37x1j" style="font-family: inherit; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-top: 4px;"><span class="oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Yea. This video went viral in my composer & educator circle but what is new in the discussion is more about racial/political theory than the music theory (although there is overlap). I agreed on some aspects but not all of them. For example, I certainly agreed on the college curriculum emphasis on Schenkerian analysis (usually a 2 semester courses...). We also need to recognize that music theory & ppl's perception of theory is changing all the time. Also composers do not really think in terms of theory before composing. It is rather the other way around. Composition first then theory. This is evident at Beethoven's music. I also agree we should not use the framework of the western theory to music from other cultures. For comparison OK, but not as the only way to understand. I think Chinese Diao does talk about how pitches are organized similar to the Western scale. Same as 十二律 (e.g. 黄钟,大吕, etc.) similar to the fixed-do/tuning system.</div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></li><li><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="q9uorilb bvz0fpym c1et5uql sf5mxxl7" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; max-width: calc(100% - 26px); overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: middle;"><div class="_680y" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; max-width: 100%; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;"><div class="_6cuy" style="flex: 1 1 auto; font-family: inherit; min-width: 0px; width: 366px;"><div class="b3i9ofy5 e72ty7fz qlfml3jp inkptoze qmr60zad rq0escxv oo9gr5id q9uorilb kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x d2edcug0 jm1wdb64 l9j0dhe7 l3itjdph qv66sw1b" style="background-color: var(--comment-background); border-radius: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--primary-text); display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="tw6a2znq sj5x9vvc d1544ag0 cxgpxx05" style="font-family: inherit; padding: 8px 12px;"><div class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gmql0nx0 gpro0wi8" href="https://www.facebook.com/jim.binkley?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxMDE1NzY0NzI4MjQzODkwN18xMDE1NzY1NTUwNDQ4MzkwNw%3D%3D&__cft__[0]=AZVXeHMflbOXCVXIAgAh0owIU_g5T8NfQVoZrsL8r8G2G5vXuXyN4rp4ap1fRy9iCZ9X0D3KD75ug1_6LPcLVbGvFZ30JYVDCLl3rzBR4vEzQxUEtCCZQojBj0Sehc8-U2s&__tn__=R]-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="pq6dq46d" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit;"><span class="oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 j0e77wai fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db e9vueds3 j5wam9gi lrazzd5p oo9gr5id" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8125rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2308; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Jim Binkley</span></span></a></div><div class="ecm0bbzt e5nlhep0 a8c37x1j" style="font-family: inherit; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-top: 4px;"><span class="oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">scales ... don't have a single function. it depends on the instrument. if fretless - then you are trying to learn both finger agility and to hit the notes. if fretted - then it is all about agility as with guitar players with perhaps a side order of teaching you where notes are to be found but you really don't need to worry about missing the notes because you can't. However there is very little if any musical sense in scales. No one ever says and now I will play you a C scale on the guitar that starts at such and such a position. diao yi or whatever seem to be more or less a set of "riffs" and a higher level function of giving you musical sentences as well as a sense of the mode itself. To me they are very different. To often I think the point of guitar players at least playing scales is to learn how to jam the most notes into the smallest time and I don't find it interesting.</div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><ul class="_6coi oygrvhab ozuftl9m l66bhrea linoseic" style="color: var(--secondary-text); display: inline-block; line-height: 12px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 12px; min-height: 15px; padding: 3px 0px 0px;"><li class="_6coj" style="display: inline-block;"></li></ul></div></li></ul><div><div><div aria-label="Comment by Marilyn Wong Gleysteen 2 days ago" class="l9j0dhe7 ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc qt6c0cv9 dati1w0a lzcic4wl btwxx1t3 j83agx80" role="article" style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; font-family: inherit; outline: none; padding: 4px 16px 0px; position: relative;" tabindex="-1"><div class="stjgntxs ni8dbmo4 g3eujd1d" style="flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden;"><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="q9uorilb bvz0fpym c1et5uql sf5mxxl7" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; max-width: calc(100% - 26px); overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: middle;"><div class="_680y" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; max-width: 100%; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;"><div class="_6cuy" style="flex: 1 1 auto; font-family: inherit; min-width: 0px; width: 404px;"><div class="b3i9ofy5 e72ty7fz qlfml3jp inkptoze qmr60zad rq0escxv oo9gr5id q9uorilb kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x d2edcug0 jm1wdb64 l9j0dhe7 l3itjdph qv66sw1b" style="background-color: var(--comment-background); border-radius: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--primary-text); display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="tw6a2znq sj5x9vvc d1544ag0 cxgpxx05" style="font-family: inherit; padding: 8px 12px;"><div class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gmql0nx0 gpro0wi8" href="https://www.facebook.com/marilynwong.gleysteen?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxMDE1NzY0NzI4MjQzODkwN18xMDE1NzY0OTg2ODAyMzkwNw%3D%3D&__cft__[0]=AZVXeHMflbOXCVXIAgAh0owIU_g5T8NfQVoZrsL8r8G2G5vXuXyN4rp4ap1fRy9iCZ9X0D3KD75ug1_6LPcLVbGvFZ30JYVDCLl3rzBR4vEzQxUEtCCZQojBj0Sehc8-U2s&__tn__=R]-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="pq6dq46d" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit;"><span class="oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 j0e77wai fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db e9vueds3 j5wam9gi lrazzd5p oo9gr5id" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8125rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2308; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Marilyn Wong Gleysteen</span></span></a></div><div class="ecm0bbzt e5nlhep0 a8c37x1j" style="font-family: inherit; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-top: 4px;"><span class="oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">NB. "Theory" is a post-facto attempt to understand the creative process, whether of music or of a visual art. I don't believe theory ever explains what music is, but in the act of looking at scores, or tablature, and analyzing the form, the phraseology, the sequencing and the textures, we have a way to deepen our understanding of a work. What is "theory" anyway? if it is verbal, it is already a translation into another language, whether it is Western or whatever. Speaking of Beethoven, a number of his scores, or holographs, are extant in the Library of Congress, and the Morgan Library, as are Mozart's. They are enlightening, but how close does it take us to his "music"? they are marks on a page of what went on in his brain/heart, and it is up to the musician(s) who read it to bring it alive in their instruments. Whether the result is what the composer intended, one can only ask a living composer. Am I discussing something completely different from what you have been, Li Bin? When you or Juni or Peiyou speak, it is also an act of interpreting what you are saying, and my trying to determine and fathom your point of view, because what you are saying is only the tip of the iceberg of what you have been thinking about. A musical piece, or visual work, condenses a complex process into a dense gem-like result, like a gem, it has undergone, heat, pressure, and time lapsing. That is why a real gem can hold our attention for so long...do I make any sense here?<br /></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="kvgmc6g5 jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 d0szoon8" style="font-family: inherit; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 54px;"><ul style="list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div aria-label="Reply by Bin Li to Marilyn Wong Gleysteen's comment 2 days ago" class="l9j0dhe7 ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc qt6c0cv9 scb9dxdr lzcic4wl btwxx1t3 j83agx80" role="article" style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; font-family: inherit; outline: none; padding: 4px 16px 0px 8px; position: relative;" tabindex="-1"><div class="stjgntxs ni8dbmo4 g3eujd1d" style="flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden;"><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="q9uorilb bvz0fpym c1et5uql sf5mxxl7" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; max-width: calc(100% - 26px); overflow-wrap: break-word; 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background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="pq6dq46d" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit;"><span class="oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 j0e77wai fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db e9vueds3 j5wam9gi lrazzd5p oo9gr5id" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8125rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2308; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Bin Li</span></span></a></div><div class="ecm0bbzt e5nlhep0 a8c37x1j" style="font-family: inherit; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-top: 4px;"><span class="oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">agreed. theory is nonetheless a process of "generalization". although it provides a framework but the exact framework might limit our appreciation of the music. what is worse: like the video pointed out, a tendency to use western theory for eastern music. that's why i don't really go with the theory when i compose. but for education purpose, i do think theory is important, a more "practical" way to inquire to the past music. but after one studies all the theories, it is also important to realize that sometimes one need to "unlearn" all things learned to appreciate music as it is. in addition, "theory" is changing all the time, as well. even the theory about Debussy 20 years ago is different than the theory about Debussy today.</div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></li><li><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div aria-label="Reply by Juni L Yeung to Marilyn Wong Gleysteen's comment 2 days ago" class="l9j0dhe7 ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc qt6c0cv9 scb9dxdr lzcic4wl btwxx1t3 j83agx80" role="article" style="display: flex; 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color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The main difference between Bin (a composer) and I (a player/scholar) is that our critique on the same situation goes in slightly different shades. While he argues that theory too precise hinders the creative process, I argue that the theory hinders the creative process because it either doesn't explain enough, or is providing inaccurate guidelines for said creative processes. And given that Western theory is used to explain Chinese music since the 20th century as the standard curriculum, the "Chinese music" situation is really dire right now. This is why both of us are calling for a return of teaching Chinese "music theory" as it was used to be taught and understood, and perhaps work towards rearranging that knowledge for modern learning and thinking patterns for broad dissemination.</div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></li><li><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div aria-label="Reply by Marilyn Wong Gleysteen to Marilyn Wong Gleysteen's comment 28 minutes ago" class="l9j0dhe7 ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc qt6c0cv9 scb9dxdr lzcic4wl btwxx1t3 j83agx80" role="article" style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; font-family: inherit; outline: none; padding: 4px 16px 0px 8px; position: relative;" tabindex="-1"><div class="nqmvxvec s45kfl79 emlxlaya bkmhp75w spb7xbtv a8c37x1j fv0vnmcu qjjbsfad l9j0dhe7" style="align-self: flex-start; border-radius: 50%; font-family: inherit; margin-right: 6px; margin-top: 6px; position: relative;"><div class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"><a aria-hidden="true" class="oajrlxb2 gs1a9yip g5ia77u1 mtkw9kbi tlpljxtp qensuy8j ppp5ayq2 goun2846 ccm00jje s44p3ltw mk2mc5f4 rt8b4zig n8ej3o3l agehan2d sk4xxmp2 rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 q9uorilb mg4g778l btwxx1t3 pfnyh3mw p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x tgvbjcpo hpfvmrgz jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso l9j0dhe7 i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of du4w35lb lzcic4wl abiwlrkh p8dawk7l" href="https://www.facebook.com/marilynwong.gleysteen?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxMDE1NzY0NzI4MjQzODkwN18xMDE1NzY1NjA0NjU3MzkwNw%3D%3D&__cft__[0]=AZVXeHMflbOXCVXIAgAh0owIU_g5T8NfQVoZrsL8r8G2G5vXuXyN4rp4ap1fRy9iCZ9X0D3KD75ug1_6LPcLVbGvFZ30JYVDCLl3rzBR4vEzQxUEtCCZQojBj0Sehc8-U2s&__tn__=R]-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><div class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Bin Li</div></a> For you as a composer I can see how the history of a musical form, whether from the East or the West, could be a burden, unless your creative drive can overcome that burden. I can see it in an art form like ballet as in music, there is a certain level of training that is necessary -- all the technical aspects, that have to be mastered, unless one is dancing or composing in completely "free form." Certain Schubert, who was not really appreciated in his own day by a wider public, felt the burden of the past that he revered, Haydn, Mozart, especially Beethoven. .....I find it interesting that you mention Debussy, because I do believe he is only being truly recognized today, and even not fully appreciated by many today, for his truly individual sound impressions, whether for piano or orchestrally, his ability to suggest mood, atmosphere, anxiety and even his sense of humor. Even his opera Peléas et Mélisande does not have a wide audience, but I love it: for the orchestration, for the relation of the music to the Fr. language and rhythms, etc ......Juni: I am interested in what you consider standard Chinese curriculum in music theory. When was it taught, that you refer to a return? which instruments would you consider standard (eg. as the keyboard is in western music, circle of 5ths, scales in all keys, etc). Was a standard text written at one time? I am so ignorant. It is only through studying guqin, and my interest in art history and archeaology that I can see certain things coming together, such as the development of percussion, and string instruments. Without audio examples, or illustrations of instruments, etc, any history of music ,Chinese or Western, would be quite dry, almost incomprehensible. I need to re-read Rulan Chao Pian's book in light of what was discussed at our last meeting, and Bill Mak has kindly referred me to several reviews. I acquired her book ( also v. Gulik's classic writings) before I could study qin or heard much Asian music, so now I would read those books quite differently than before....</div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div></li></ul></div></div>silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-83217923447726405612020-08-23T10:01:00.002-07:002020-08-23T10:03:44.856-07:00Moon River on the GuqinThis is attributed to a friend who is a young mother with two daughters. She told me that her daughters like to sing this song, so she was wondering if this song can be played on the guqin. Here is my adoption. :)<div><br /></div><div>
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To play this piece on the <a href="https://soundcloud.com/peiyouqin/jueshaocello2" target="_blank">cello,</a> I decided to take Pian's interpretation of the key where the first and last notes land on E.<br />
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To see <a href="http://www.silkqin.com/05poet/jkrefmat/jkci13jstt.jpg" target="_blank">Laurence Picken's interpretation</a>, please visit John Thompson's website (<a href="http://www.silkqin.com/05poet/jkgequ.htm#ci13" target="_blank">白石道人歌曲</a>角招).<br />
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Jiang Kui's (1155 -1221) note about this piece: Translated by Laurence Picken (1909-2007, an ethnomusicologist from England)<br />
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In the spring of 1194, I travelled with Yu Shang Qing in leisurely fashion to the West Lake.<br />
We gazed on the plum-blossom in the western hamlet on Gu mountain:<br />
jade-plum and snow illuminating each other,<br />
the wafted fragrance all-pervasive. Shang Qing returned to Wu Xing.<br />
I followed after along.<br />
Across the mountains hung spring mist. Fresh willows swept the water.<br />
The carefree traveller flew through the flowers.<br />
In a mood of depression I composed this and sent it. Shang Qing was a good singer.<br />
His singing was not professional.<br />
It is my practice to play all the songs I compose myself on the vertical Xiao flute.<br />
Shang Qing, singing on the spur of the mountain, joined in.<br />
It really had the feeling of mountain and forest swathed in mist.<br />
Now I know the grief of separation; Shang Qing has gone to be an official.<br />
I fear this pleasure will not come again.<br />
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甲寅春,予與俞商卿燕遊西湖.觀梅於孤山之西邨.玉雪照映,吹香薄人.已而商卿歸吳興,予獨來則山横春烟,新柳被水,遊人容與飛花中,悵然有懷,作此寄之.商卿善歌聲,稍以儒雅緣飾.予每自度曲,吟洞簫,商卿輙歌而和之,極有山林縹緲之思.今予離憂,商卿一行作吏,殆無復此樂矣.<br />
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Translation of the lyrics: (by Laurence Picken)<br />
Because of the spring I am worn thin.<br />
How can I bear again to go round the West Lake where everywhere are weeping willows?<br />
From gazing at the peak beyond the mist,<br />
I remember being with you on the lake, hand in hand,<br />
You went back not long ago.<br />
A thousand acres of fragrant red have fallen early.<br />
A leaf-like boat crosses wavy mistiness,<br />
Traversing the Thirty-six Imperial Lodges, causing the traveller to turn his head.<br />
Still there are on pleasure-boats those who screen themselves behind sleeves,<br />
Green towers where, with fans athwart, each shines on the other, striving in loveliness.<br />
Bright kingfisher-tail diadems gleam.<br />
With care they apply the Palace Yellow paint. But at the present season,<br />
Wounding spring is like the past.<br />
My unsettled spring-heart is like wine.<br />
Writing for the silk of Wu (meaning the guqin), I play to myself,<br />
Asking: Who can explain the intention of this song?<br />
The friend with me in the presence of the flowers?<br />
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為春瘦。何堪更繞西湖,盡是垂柳。<div>自看煙外岫。記得與君,湖上攜手。</div><div>君歸未久。早亂落,香紅千畝。</div><div>一葉凌波縹緲,過三十六離宮,遣遊人回首。<br />
猶有。畫船障袖。青樓倚扇,相映人爭秀。</div><div>翠翹光欲溜。愛著宮黃,而今時候。</div><div>傷春似舊。盪一點,春心如酒。</div><div>寫入吳絲自奏。問誰識,曲中心,花前友。</div><div><br /></div><div>Chinese pronunciation:<br /><div><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-small tw-ta" data-placeholder="" dir="ltr" id="tw-source-rmn" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.54); font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0.14em 0px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: pre-wrap; width: calc(100% - 48px);"><span class="Y2IQFc">W</span>éi chūn shòu. Hé kān gèng rào xīhú, jìn shì chuíliǔ. </pre><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-small tw-ta" data-placeholder="" dir="ltr" id="tw-source-rmn" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.54); font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0.14em 0px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: pre-wrap; width: calc(100% - 48px);"><span class="Y2IQFc">Zì kàn yān wài xiù. Jì dé yǔ jūn, hú shàng xié shǒu. </span></pre><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-small tw-ta" data-placeholder="" dir="ltr" id="tw-source-rmn" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.54); font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0.14em 0px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: pre-wrap; width: calc(100% - 48px);"><span class="Y2IQFc">Jūn guī wèi jiǔ. Zǎo luàn luò, xiāng hóng qiān mǔ. </span></pre><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-small tw-ta" data-placeholder="" dir="ltr" id="tw-source-rmn" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.54); font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0.14em 0px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: pre-wrap; width: calc(100% - 48px);"><span class="Y2IQFc">Yī yè líng pō piāo miǎo, guò sān shí liù lí gōng, qiǎn yóu rén huí shǒu.
Yóu yǒu. Huà chuán zhàng xiù. Qīng lóu yǐ shàn, xiāng yìng rén zhēng xiù. </span></pre><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-small tw-ta" data-placeholder="" dir="ltr" id="tw-source-rmn" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.54); font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0.14em 0px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: pre-wrap; width: calc(100% - 48px);"><span class="Y2IQFc">Cuì qiào guāng yù liū. Ài zhe gōng huáng, ér jīn shí hòu. </span></pre><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-small tw-ta" data-placeholder="" dir="ltr" id="tw-source-rmn" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.54); font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0.14em 0px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: pre-wrap; width: calc(100% - 48px);"><span class="Y2IQFc">Shāng chūn shì jiù. Dàng yī diǎn, chūn xīn rú jiǔ. </span></pre><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-small tw-ta" data-placeholder="" dir="ltr" id="tw-source-rmn" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.54); font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0.14em 0px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: pre-wrap; width: calc(100% - 48px);"><span class="Y2IQFc">Xiě </span>rù wú sī zì zòu. Wèn shuí shí, qū zhōng xīn, huā qián yǒu.</pre><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-small tw-ta" data-placeholder="" dir="ltr" id="tw-source-rmn" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.54); font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0.14em 0px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: pre-wrap; width: calc(100% - 48px);"><br /></pre><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-small tw-ta" data-placeholder="" dir="ltr" id="tw-source-rmn" style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0.14em 0px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: pre-wrap; width: calc(100% - 48px);">Single word translation:</pre><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-small tw-ta" data-placeholder="" dir="ltr" id="tw-source-rmn" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.54); font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0.14em 0px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: pre-wrap; width: calc(100% - 48px);"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">為(do, be, for, because) 春(spring) 瘦 (thin)。</span></pre><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-small tw-ta" data-placeholder="" dir="ltr" id="tw-source-rmn" style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0.14em 0px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: pre-wrap; width: calc(100% - 48px);"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">何(how) 堪 (bear) 更 </span><span style="font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">(</span>still further, much more) 繞 (go around) 西 (west) 湖 (lake),</pre><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-small tw-ta" data-placeholder="" dir="ltr" id="tw-source-rmn" style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0.14em 0px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: pre-wrap; width: calc(100% - 48px);">盡 (all) 是 (is, are) 垂 (weeping) 柳(willows)。</pre><pre class="tw-data-text tw-text-small tw-ta" data-placeholder="" dir="ltr" id="tw-source-rmn" style="border: none; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0.14em 0px 0px; position: relative; resize: none; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: pre-wrap; width: calc(100% - 48px);"><div style="background-color: white; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">自(from) 看 (see, look at)</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>煙 (mist, smoke) 外 (outside) 岫 (<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">mountain peak)</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">。</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">記得 (remember) 與 (with) 君 (respectful address of "you") ,</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">湖上 (on the lake) 攜手 (hand in hand)。</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">君 (you) 歸 (return, go back) 未 (not) 久 (long)。</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">早(early) 亂(<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">state of chaos, means here and there randomly)</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> (落 (fallen),</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">香 (fragrant) 紅 (red) 千 (thousand) 畝 (acres)。</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">一 (one, a) 葉 (leaf) 凌波 (<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">rushing waves) </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">縹緲 (</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">dimly discernible)</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">過 (travel pass, ) 三十六 (</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thirty-six) </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">離宮 (</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Imperial Lodges)</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">遣(let) 遊(travel) 人 (man, people) 回 (turn) 首 (head)。</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">猶 (still) 有 (there is, have)。畫 (painted, decorated) 船 (boat) 障 (<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">shield) </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">袖 (sleeves)。</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">青(<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Green</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ) </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">樓 (</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> towers) </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">倚 (side to side) 扇 (fans),</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">相 (each other) 映 (shines) 人 (people) 爭 (strive) 秀 (</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">flourishing, luxuriant, good)</span></div><div style="white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium;">翠翹 </span><span style="background-color: white;">(<span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The ornaments on women's hair resemble bird tails.) </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">光 (bright) 欲 (intend) 溜 (smooth)。</span></div><div style="white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">愛 (love, favor) 著 (dialecte, pour ajouter) 宮 (palace) 黃 (yellow),</span></div><div style="white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">而 (and then) 今 (now) 時候 (time, season)。</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">傷 (w<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">ounding) </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">春 (</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">spring) </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">似 (like) 舊 (past)。</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">盪 (</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">to toss about; to swing; washing) </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">一點 (a little),</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">春 (spring) 心 (heart) 如 (like, as) 酒 (wine)。</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">寫 (written) 入 (into) 吳 (Wu) 絲 (silk) 自 (self) 奏 (play)。</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">問 (ask) 誰 (who) 識 (know, understand, recognize),</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">曲 (melody, music) 中 (inside) 心 (heart),花(flower) 前 (in front of) 友 (friend)。</div></pre>
<br /></div></div>silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-24515771733060448912020-04-23T14:09:00.001-07:002020-04-23T14:09:47.298-07:00Song of Red Love-beans<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Song of Red Love-beans</b> is from the very famous Chinese classical novel [Dream of the Red Chamber] by Cao Xueqin (1715-1763). This Song was singing by the main character, a young man, Jia Baoyu, and the lyrics uses a series of comparison sentences to express the situation of young people in love who are troubled by love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1943 Mr. Liu Xue-An composed the melody for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">English translation of the lyrics by David Hawkes:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Still weeping tears of blood about our separation.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Little red love-beans of my desolation.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Still blooming flowers I see outside my window growing.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Still awake in the dark I hear the wind a-blowing.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Still oh still I can’t forget those old hopes and fears.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Still can’t swallow food and drink, ‘cos I’m choked with tears.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Mirror, mirror on the wall, tell me it’s not true.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Do I look so thin and pale, do I look so blue?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Mirror, mirror, this long night how shall I get through?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Oh—oh—oh!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Blue as the mist upon the distant mountains,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Blue as the water in the ever-flowing fountains.</span><br />
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紅豆詞 詩詞:曹雪芹<br />
滴不盡相思血淚拋紅豆<br />
開不完春柳春花滿畫樓<br />
睡不穩紗窗風雨黃昏後<br />
忘不了新愁與舊愁<br />
咽不下玉粒金噎滿喉<br />
瞧不見鏡花容瘦<br />
展不開眉頭 捱不明更漏<br />
啊…… 啊……<br />
恰似遮不住的青山隱隱<br />
流不斷的綠水悠悠<br />
作曲 劉雪庵 (1943)<br />
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今日讀到, 姜夔的詞呈現明顯的賦化, 即心即物, 即物即心, 著意於物, 也著意於心. 兼詩歌與散文於一體.<br />
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Today I read that Jiang Kui's poem are obviously influenced by Fu (poetry) style. That is, the heart (or the mind) is the object; the object is the heart. And the focus is on both the object and the heart, with the style that the poetry and the prose are as one.<br />
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〈辛亥之冬,予載雪詣石湖。止既月,授索句,且徵新聲,作此兩曲。石湖把玩不已,使工妓習之,音節諧婉,乃名之暗香、影。〉<br />
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An Xian (Secret Fragrance) preface:<br />
"In the winter of 1191, I took ship through the snow to visit Shi-hu and stayed a whole month. He gave me notepaper and asked for my verses. He also asked for new tunes. I made these two songs. Shis-hu's pleasure knew no end. He caused two singing-girls to practice them. As he found the melodies pure and the harmony agreeable, he gave them the title 'Secret Fragrance'and 'Dappled Shadows'." -- Jiang Kui (English translation by Laurence Picken)<br />
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舊時月色,算幾番照我,梅邊吹笛<br />
In former times, the moon's countenance<br />
(Probably on occasions) has shone upon me beside a plum tree, playing the flute.<br />
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喚起玊人,不管春寒與攀摘。<br />
I called my beautiful love to rise regardless of the cold; together we picked the blossom.<br />
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何遜而今漸老,都忘卻春風詞筆。<br />
Ho Shun now is slowly ageing. He has forgotten the springtime style of his early verse.<br />
(* Ho Hsun was a sixth century poet famous for his verses on plum-blossom. Jiang Kui identifies himslef with him.)<br />
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但怪得竹外疏花,暗香冷入瑤席。<br />
Even now, surprisingly, beyond the bamboos, there are scattered flowers. The fragrance coldly enters the banqueting hall.<br />
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江國,正寂寂,歎寄與路遙,夜雪初積。<br />
The River Country is lonely indeed. Sighing I send my thoughts over the long road; the evening snow begins to pile up.<br />
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翠尊易泣,紅萼無言耿相憶。<br />
Into the kingfisher-blue wine-cup tears freely flowed; Red-calyx did not speak, disturbed by mutual memories.<br />
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長記攜手處,千樹壓西湖寒碧。<br />
Long shall I remember the places where I led you by the hand. A myriad trees screen the West Lake's chill jade-green.<br />
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又片片吹盡也,幾時見得?<br />
Petal by petal, all is blown away. When shall we be able to see it again?<br />
(English translation by Laurence Picken)<br />
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後代評語:<br />
宋 張炎 [辭源] :白石詞...不惟清空, 且又騷雅, 讀之使人神觀飛越<br />
清 先著 程洪 [詞潔輯評]:用意之妙, 總使人不覺, ... 用字高, 煉句密, 泯其來蹤去跡矣silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-61241202064020889842020-02-22T07:42:00.000-08:002020-07-21T18:10:59.214-07:00Guqin 心經 Heart Sutra (three versions)<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4cusjK3x6j0" width="560"></iframe>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">(Nylon string)</span>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is a Ming dynasty version which is the most interesting version to me, and it took me a while to accept the melody from the bottom of my heart.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">According to the footnote of Se Kong Jue from the Ming dynasty Qin Handbook, Tai Yin Xi Sheng 太音希聲, this piece was composed by Chen Da-bin 陳大斌 who might have lived around the early 17th century. Chen played the guqin for 50 years and published the qin handbook [Tai Yin Xi Sheng] during the Tianqi 天啓 period (1621-1627) under some friends' financial help.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; white-space: normal;">Composer's footnote: The Heart Sutra. Simple words, deep meaning, which can brighten the mind and find one's own true nature. Once the true nature has been found, one can enter the way. If one can actually practice the way, one's character is settled and one's life can be protected. I chant it often and now compose it with the qin. Hoping to convey the lyrics into music, and the soundless meaning into melody, and share this music tablature to a few friends selflessly.</span></span></span><br />
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RP (Red Pine 2004): The Noble Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva.</div>
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EC (Edward Conze 1904-1979): Homage to the perfection of wisdom, the lovely, the holy!</div>
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行深般若波羅蜜多時,</div>
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EC: Avalokita, the holy lord and bodhisattva, was moving in the deep course of the wisdom which has gone beyond.</div>
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受、想、行、識,亦復如是。</div>
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是故空中無色,無受、想、行、識;無眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意;<br />
RP: Therefore, Shariputra, in emptiness there is no form, no sensation, no perception, no memory and no consciousness. No eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue, no body and no mind.<br />
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EC: Therefore, O Sariputra, in emptiness there is no form, nor feeling, nor perception, nor impulse, nor consciousness; no eye, ear nose, tongue, body mind;<br />
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無色、聲、香、味、觸、法;無眼界,乃至無意識界;<br />
RP: No shape, no sound, no smell, no taste, no feeling and no thought; no element of perception, from eye to conceptual consciousness;<br />
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EC: No forms, sounds, smells, tastes, touchables or objects of mind. no sight=organ element, and so forth, until we come to: No mind-consciousness element;<br />
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無無明,亦無無明盡;乃至無老死,亦無老死盡。<br />
RP: No causal link, from ignorance to old age and death; and no end of causal link, from ignorance to old age and death.<br />
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EC: There is no ignorance, no extinction of ignorance, and so forth, until we come to: there is no decay and death, no extinction of decay and death.<br />
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無苦、集、滅、道,無智亦無得。<br />
RP: No suffering, no source, no relief, no path. No knowledge, no attainment and no non-attainment.<br />
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EC: There is no suffering, no origination, no stopping, no path. There is no cognition, no attainment and no non-attainment.<br />
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以無所得故,菩提薩埵,依般若波羅蜜多故,<br />
RP: Therefore, Shariputra, without attainment. Bodhisattvas take refuge in Prajnaparamita.<br />
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EC: Therefore, O Sariputra, it is because of his non-attainmentness that a Bodhisattva, through having relied on the perfection of wisdom, dwells without thought-coverings.<br />
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心無罣礙,無罣礙故,無有恐怖,遠離顛倒夢想,究竟涅槃。<br />
RP: And live without walls of the mind, without walls of the mind and thus without fears. They see through delusions and finally nirvana.<br />
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EC: In the absence of thought-coverings he has not been made to tremble, he has overcome what can upset, and in the end he attains to nirvana.<br />
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三世諸佛,依般若波羅蜜多故,得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提。<br />
RP: All buddhas past, present and future, also take refuge in prajnaparamita, and realize unexcelled, perfect enlightenment.<br />
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EC: All those who appear as buddhas in the three periods of time fully awake to the utmost, right and perfect enlightenment because they have relied on the perfection of wisdom.<br />
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故知般若波羅蜜多,是大神咒,是大明咒,是無上咒,是無等等咒,<br />
RP: You should therefore know the great mantra of prajnaparamita, the mantra of great magic, the unexcelled mantra, the mantra equal to the unequalled.<br />
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EC: Therefore one should know the prajnaparamita as the great spell, the spell of great knowledge, the utmost spell, the unequalled spell,<br />
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能除一切苦,真實不虛。<br />
RP:Which heals all suffering and is true, not false.<br />
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EC: allayer of all suffering, in truth - for what could go wrong?<br />
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故說般若波羅蜜多咒,即說咒曰:“揭諦、揭諦,波羅揭諦,波羅僧揭諦,菩提薩婆訶。”</div>
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RP: The mantra in prajnaparamita spoken thus, 'Gate Gate, Paragate, Parasanagate, Bodhi Svaha'<br />
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EC: By the prajnaparamita has this spell been delivered. It runs like this: Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone altogether beyond, O what an awakening, all-hail! This completes the heart of perfect wisdom.<br />
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— 玄奘法師译,般若波羅蜜多心經<br />
Xuan Zang's version of Prajna-paramita-hridaya Sutra (649)<br />
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Prajna-paramita-hridaya Sutra 般若波羅蜜多心經</div>
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般若 prajna means "wisdom" "befor" (pra 般) "to know" (jna 若)</div>
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波羅蜜多 paramita means "perfection" or "beyond" (para 波羅) "gone" (ita 多/陰性詞) --> "what has gone beyond, " or "what is transcendent, " or "what (or she who) leads us to the other shore" 到達彼岸, 完滿完成</div>
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Prajna-paramita means "perfection of wisdom", and the personified Goddess of Wisdom.</div>
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Hridaya means the heart, the core, the essence.</div>
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Sutra means "wise saying"<br />
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<b>Another English translation</b> of <a bis_size="{"x":15,"y":837,"w":206,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":973}" href="https://www.upaya.org/2019/12/the-heart-sutra-at-upaya-tanahashi-halifax/" target="_blank">Heart Sutra </a> from Upaya<br />
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silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-81939365865083668512020-01-24T11:13:00.002-08:002020-04-23T14:22:56.178-07:00Pu An Zho 普庵咒 (Pu An Mantra)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Buddhist qin melody, Pu An Mantra is a popular qin piece which has existed for more than 400 years. It has another title, Shi Tan Zhang 釋談章 ( </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Siddham Stanzas</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> ) which originally was based on the Pu An monk's chanting, and can be played along with singing the Sanskrit syllables. After several generations of interpretation, this piece has now become a pure melodic piece without singing. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">This piece can be played with as many as 10 to 20 sections, but I rearranged it and shortened it to 6 sections. In the 1/25/2020 on line yaji, </span><span style="color: #222222;">I started by playing three ancient phrases while singing the beginning of the chant and then entered the pure melodic parts of my interpretation.</span></div>
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The "Pu An Harmony"<br />
On the World Earth Day 2020, qin players around the world joined to record a "Pu An Mantra" as a tribute and support to those who are still fighting the virus and our sympathies to those who have suffered and perished.<br />
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The group playing was based on Master Yuan Jung-ping's version.<br />
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<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7,"w":652,"h":151,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":143}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7,"w":652,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":143}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7,"w":652,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":143}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7,"w":644,"h":75,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":143}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7,"w":644,"h":75,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":143}" style="font-weight: normal;">"Kao
Pan Yu Shih, 'Desultory Remarks on Furnishing the Abode of the
Retired Scholar'. The title of this book refers to an ode of the Shih
Ching (Decade of Wei, 2), which opens with the line: 'He built his
hut near the stream in the vale.' (Please also see the photos below from James Legge's interpretation and notes) This book contains very detailed
descriptions of all the objects belonging to the traditional outfit
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' memorandum', is devoted; the chin chien</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":105,"y":103,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":234,"abs_y":239}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":105,"y":103,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":234,"abs_y":239}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":105,"y":103,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":234,"abs_y":239}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":105,"y":103,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":234,"abs_y":239}" style="font-weight: normal;">琴箋 </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":103,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":239}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":103,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":239}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":103,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":239}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":103,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":239}" style="font-weight: normal;">is
to be found at the end of ch.2. The compiler is the well-known Ming
scholar Tu Lung </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":53,"y":122,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":182,"abs_y":258}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":53,"y":122,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":182,"abs_y":258}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":53,"y":122,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":182,"abs_y":258}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":53,"y":122,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":182,"abs_y":258}" style="font-weight: normal;">屠隆
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Chang Ching</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":214,"y":122,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":343,"abs_y":258}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":214,"y":122,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":343,"abs_y":258}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":214,"y":122,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":343,"abs_y":258}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":214,"y":122,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":343,"abs_y":258}" style="font-weight: normal;">長卿</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":122,"w":623,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":258}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":122,"w":623,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":258}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":122,"w":623,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":258}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":122,"w":623,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":258}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">)." -- </span>quoted from [The Lore of the Chinese Lute] by R.H van Gulik</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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born in Yin county</span></span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":165,"y":198,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":294,"abs_y":334}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":165,"y":198,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":294,"abs_y":334}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":165,"y":198,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":294,"abs_y":334}" style="color: #3c4043;"><span bis_size="{"x":165,"y":198,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":294,"abs_y":334}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":165,"y":198,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":294,"abs_y":334}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":165,"y":198,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":294,"abs_y":334}" style="font-weight: normal;">鄞縣</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":198,"y":198,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":327,"abs_y":334}" style="color: #3c4043;"><span bis_size="{"x":198,"y":198,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":327,"abs_y":334}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":198,"y":198,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":327,"abs_y":334}" lang="zh-TW"><span bis_size="{"x":198,"y":198,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":327,"abs_y":334}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":198,"y":198,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":327,"abs_y":334}" style="font-weight: normal;">
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of Ningbo city, Zhejiang 寧波 浙江).</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":179,"w":635,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":315}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":202,"y":198,"w":219,"h":18,"abs_x":331,"abs_y":334}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":202,"y":198,"w":219,"h":18,"abs_x":331,"abs_y":334}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":202,"y":198,"w":219,"h":18,"abs_x":331,"abs_y":334}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":202,"y":198,"w":219,"h":18,"abs_x":331,"abs_y":334}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":202,"y":198,"w":219,"h":18,"abs_x":331,"abs_y":334}" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Translation by James Legge from THE CHINESE CLASSICS<br />
The She King or The Book of Poetry 詩經</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">書箋 Shujian, Calligraphies</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ff9900; font-family: "arial"; white-space: pre-wrap;">琴箋 Qinjian, Zithers (Qin)</span><span id="docs-internal-guid-d4f3ed68-7fff-960a-fa31-41aefb799e0a"></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">魚鶴箋 Yuhejian, appreciating cranes and goldfish</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Old Qin Color 古琴色</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Old Lacquer Cracks 古斷紋</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Powder in lacquer 古琴灰</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wood for making the qin 古琴材</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Qin Tuning Pegs 琴軫</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Qin Platform (Qin Table) 琴台</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Song Dynasty Qin 宋琴</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yuan Dynasty Qin 元琴</span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Current Dynasty (Ming) Qin 國朝琴</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Baina Qin 百衲琴</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hanging the qin 掛琴 </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Holding the qin 抱琴</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Looking at the moon 對月</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next to water 臨水</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Washing hands 盥手</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Under dew 露下</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ten friends of the qin altar 琴壇十友</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":237,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":373}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":237,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":373}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":237,"w":176,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":373}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":237,"w":143,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":373}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":237,"w":143,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":373}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":237,"w":143,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":373}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":237,"w":143,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":373}" style="font-weight: normal;">Talking
about the Qin </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":159,"y":237,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":288,"abs_y":373}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":159,"y":237,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":288,"abs_y":373}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":159,"y":237,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":288,"abs_y":373}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":159,"y":237,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":288,"abs_y":373}" style="font-weight: normal;">論琴</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":256,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":392}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":256,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":392}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":256,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":392}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":256,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":392}" /></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":275,"w":652,"h":114,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":411}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":275,"w":652,"h":114,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":411}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":275,"w":652,"h":113,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":411}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;">Qin
is the elegant music in a study room, that we cannot live without
hearing for a single day. People like antiquity, but if one doesn't
have an antique qin, one must hang a new qin on the wall instead, no
matter if one can play it or not. If one cannot play it well, one
still needs to have a qin. </span>Tao Yuanming once said: "I have
acquired the deeper significance of the Qin; why should I strive
after the sound of the strings?" <span style="color: black;">We study the qin not aiming for
being able to remember a lot of songs, but to know the deeper meaning
of the music and to get the true sound.</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":366,"y":370,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":495,"abs_y":506}" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":389,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":525}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":389,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":525}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":389,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":525}">
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":408,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":544}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":408,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":544}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":408,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":544}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":408,"w":645,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":544}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":408,"w":193,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":544}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":408,"w":193,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":544}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":408,"w":193,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":544}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":408,"w":193,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":544}" style="font-weight: normal;">Songs
such as [Ya Sheng Cao </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":209,"y":408,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":338,"abs_y":544}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":209,"y":408,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":338,"abs_y":544}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":209,"y":408,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":338,"abs_y":544}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":209,"y":408,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":338,"abs_y":544}" style="font-weight: normal;">亞聖操</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":259,"y":408,"w":308,"h":18,"abs_x":388,"abs_y":544}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":259,"y":408,"w":308,"h":18,"abs_x":388,"abs_y":544}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":259,"y":408,"w":308,"h":18,"abs_x":388,"abs_y":544}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":259,"y":408,"w":308,"h":18,"abs_x":388,"abs_y":544}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
Song of Honoring Yan Hui] and [Huai Gu Yin </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":567,"y":408,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":696,"abs_y":544}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":567,"y":408,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":696,"abs_y":544}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":567,"y":408,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":696,"abs_y":544}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":567,"y":408,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":696,"abs_y":544}" style="font-weight: normal;">懷古吟</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":408,"w":645,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":544}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":408,"w":645,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":544}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":408,"w":645,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":544}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":408,"w":645,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":544}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
Song of Thinking the Antiquity] are for admiring virtuousness.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":447,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":583}" style="text-align: left;">
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":466,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":602}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":466,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":602}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":466,"w":650,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":602}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":466,"w":86,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":602}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":466,"w":86,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":602}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":466,"w":86,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":602}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":466,"w":86,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":602}" style="font-weight: normal;">[Gu
Jiao Xin </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":102,"y":466,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":231,"abs_y":602}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":102,"y":466,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":231,"abs_y":602}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":102,"y":466,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":231,"abs_y":602}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":102,"y":466,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":231,"abs_y":602}" style="font-weight: normal;">古交行</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":151,"y":466,"w":351,"h":18,"abs_x":280,"abs_y":602}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":151,"y":466,"w":351,"h":18,"abs_x":280,"abs_y":602}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":151,"y":466,"w":351,"h":18,"abs_x":280,"abs_y":602}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":151,"y":466,"w":351,"h":18,"abs_x":280,"abs_y":602}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
Engaging with Old Friends] and [Ke Chuang Ye Hua </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":503,"y":466,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":632,"abs_y":602}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":503,"y":466,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":632,"abs_y":602}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":503,"y":466,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":632,"abs_y":602}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":503,"y":466,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":632,"abs_y":602}" style="font-weight: normal;">客窗夜話</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":466,"w":650,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":602}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":466,"w":650,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":602}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":466,"w":650,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":602}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":466,"w":650,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":602}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
Evening Talk by a Guest's Window] are for thinking of good friends.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":504,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":640}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":504,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":640}">
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":523,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":659}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":523,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":659}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":523,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":659}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":523,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":659}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":523,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":659}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":523,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":659}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":523,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":659}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":523,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":659}" style="font-weight: normal;">[Yi
Lan </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":69,"y":523,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":198,"abs_y":659}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":69,"y":523,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":198,"abs_y":659}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":69,"y":523,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":198,"abs_y":659}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":69,"y":523,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":198,"abs_y":659}" style="font-weight: normal;">猗蘭</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":102,"y":523,"w":289,"h":18,"abs_x":231,"abs_y":659}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":102,"y":523,"w":289,"h":18,"abs_x":231,"abs_y":659}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":102,"y":523,"w":289,"h":18,"abs_x":231,"abs_y":659}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":102,"y":523,"w":289,"h":18,"abs_x":231,"abs_y":659}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
Rippling Orchids Melody] and [Yang Chun </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":391,"y":523,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":520,"abs_y":659}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":391,"y":523,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":520,"abs_y":659}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":391,"y":523,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":520,"abs_y":659}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":391,"y":523,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":520,"abs_y":659}" style="font-weight: normal;">陽春</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":523,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":659}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":523,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":659}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":523,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":659}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":523,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":659}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
Sunny Spring] are for proclaiming harmony and peace.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":561,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":697}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":561,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":697}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":561,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":697}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":561,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":697}" /></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":580,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":716}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":580,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":716}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":580,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":716}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":580,"w":636,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":716}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":580,"w":100,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":716}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":580,"w":100,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":716}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":580,"w":100,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":716}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":580,"w":100,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":716}" style="font-weight: normal;">[Feng
Ru Song </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":116,"y":580,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":245,"abs_y":716}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":116,"y":580,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":245,"abs_y":716}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":116,"y":580,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":245,"abs_y":716}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":116,"y":580,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":245,"abs_y":716}" style="font-weight: normal;">風入松</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":165,"y":580,"w":299,"h":18,"abs_x":294,"abs_y":716}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":165,"y":580,"w":299,"h":18,"abs_x":294,"abs_y":716}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":165,"y":580,"w":299,"h":18,"abs_x":294,"abs_y":716}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":165,"y":580,"w":299,"h":18,"abs_x":294,"abs_y":716}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
Wind Through the Pines] and [Yu Feng Xing </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":465,"y":580,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":594,"abs_y":716}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":465,"y":580,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":594,"abs_y":716}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":465,"y":580,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":594,"abs_y":716}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":465,"y":580,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":594,"abs_y":716}" style="font-weight: normal;">御風行
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":580,"w":636,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":716}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":580,"w":636,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":716}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":580,"w":636,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":716}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":580,"w":636,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":716}" style="font-weight: normal;">Travel
of Riding the Wind] are for creating a feeling of cool breezes
calming an angry mind.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":618,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":754}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":618,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":754}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":618,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":754}" /></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":637,"w":652,"h":57,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":773}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":637,"w":652,"h":57,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":773}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":637,"w":652,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":773}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":637,"w":146,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":773}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":637,"w":146,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":773}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":637,"w":146,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":773}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":637,"w":146,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":773}" style="font-weight: normal;">[Xiao
Xiang Shui Yun </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":162,"y":637,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":291,"abs_y":773}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":162,"y":637,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":291,"abs_y":773}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":162,"y":637,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":291,"abs_y":773}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":162,"y":637,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":291,"abs_y":773}" style="font-weight: normal;">瀟湘水雲</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":637,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":773}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":637,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":773}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":637,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":773}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":637,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":773}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
Misty Clouds Over the Xiao and Xiang River] and [Yan Guo Heng Yang
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":53,"y":657,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":182,"abs_y":793}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":53,"y":657,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":182,"abs_y":793}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":53,"y":657,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":182,"abs_y":793}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":53,"y":657,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":182,"abs_y":793}" style="font-weight: normal;">雁過衡陽
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":657,"w":634,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":793}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":657,"w":634,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":793}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":657,"w":634,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":793}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":657,"w":634,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":793}" style="font-weight: normal;">Wild
Geese Traverse Hengyang] are for bringing up one's spirit to be
closer to the elevated autumn sky.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":695,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":831}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":695,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":831}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":695,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":831}">
<span style="color: black;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":695,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":831}" /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":714,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":850}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":714,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":850}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":714,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":850}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":714,"w":608,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":850}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":714,"w":118,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":850}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":714,"w":118,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":850}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":714,"w":118,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":850}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":714,"w":118,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":850}" style="font-weight: normal;">[Meihua
Sannong </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":134,"y":714,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":263,"abs_y":850}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":134,"y":714,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":263,"abs_y":850}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":134,"y":714,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":263,"abs_y":850}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":134,"y":714,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":263,"abs_y":850}" style="font-weight: normal;">梅花三弄
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":203,"y":714,"w":368,"h":18,"abs_x":332,"abs_y":850}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":203,"y":714,"w":368,"h":18,"abs_x":332,"abs_y":850}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":203,"y":714,"w":368,"h":18,"abs_x":332,"abs_y":850}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":203,"y":714,"w":368,"h":18,"abs_x":332,"abs_y":850}" style="font-weight: normal;">Three
Variations on the Plum Blossom] and [Baixue Cao </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":571,"y":714,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":700,"abs_y":850}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":571,"y":714,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":700,"abs_y":850}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":571,"y":714,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":700,"abs_y":850}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":571,"y":714,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":700,"abs_y":850}" style="font-weight: normal;">白雪操
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":733,"w":598,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":869}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":733,"w":598,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":869}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":733,"w":598,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":869}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":733,"w":598,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":869}" style="font-weight: normal;">Melody
of White Snow] are for releasing one's spirit and traveling to a
mythical fairy garden.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":752,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":888}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":752,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":888}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":752,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":888}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":752,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":888}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":771,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":907}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":771,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":907}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":771,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":907}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":771,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":907}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":771,"w":63,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":907}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":771,"w":63,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":907}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":771,"w":63,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":907}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":771,"w":63,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":907}" style="font-weight: normal;">[Qiao
Ge </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":79,"y":771,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":208,"abs_y":907}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":79,"y":771,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":208,"abs_y":907}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":79,"y":771,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":208,"abs_y":907}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":79,"y":771,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":208,"abs_y":907}" style="font-weight: normal;">樵歌</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":111,"y":771,"w":218,"h":18,"abs_x":240,"abs_y":907}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":111,"y":771,"w":218,"h":18,"abs_x":240,"abs_y":907}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":111,"y":771,"w":218,"h":18,"abs_x":240,"abs_y":907}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":111,"y":771,"w":218,"h":18,"abs_x":240,"abs_y":907}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
Woodcutter's Song] and [Yu Ge, </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":329,"y":771,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":458,"abs_y":907}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":329,"y":771,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":458,"abs_y":907}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":329,"y":771,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":458,"abs_y":907}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":329,"y":771,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":458,"abs_y":907}" style="font-weight: normal;">漁歌</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":771,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":907}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":771,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":907}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":771,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":907}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":771,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":907}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
Fisherman Song] are songs for a tranquil mind within water and
mountain.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":809,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":945}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":809,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":945}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":809,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":945}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":809,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":945}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":828,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":964}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":828,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":964}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":828,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":964}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":828,"w":646,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":964}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":828,"w":79,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":964}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":828,"w":79,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":964}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":828,"w":79,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":964}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":828,"w":79,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":964}" style="font-weight: normal;">[Gukou
Yin </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":95,"y":828,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":224,"abs_y":964}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":95,"y":828,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":224,"abs_y":964}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":95,"y":828,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":224,"abs_y":964}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":95,"y":828,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":224,"abs_y":964}" style="font-weight: normal;">谷口引</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":144,"y":828,"w":225,"h":18,"abs_x":273,"abs_y":964}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":144,"y":828,"w":225,"h":18,"abs_x":273,"abs_y":964}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":144,"y":828,"w":225,"h":18,"abs_x":273,"abs_y":964}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":144,"y":828,"w":225,"h":18,"abs_x":273,"abs_y":964}" style="font-weight: normal;">Gukou
Intonation] and [Kojiao Ge </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":369,"y":828,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":498,"abs_y":964}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":369,"y":828,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":498,"abs_y":964}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":369,"y":828,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":498,"abs_y":964}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":369,"y":828,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":498,"abs_y":964}" style="font-weight: normal;">扣角歌
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":828,"w":646,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":964}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":828,"w":646,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":964}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":828,"w":646,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":964}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":828,"w":646,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":964}" style="font-weight: normal;">Song
of Knocking Ox Horns] are for embracing the elegant and joyful life
of living as mist and clouds in the twilight.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":867,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1003}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":867,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1003}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":867,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1003}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":867,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1003}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":886,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1022}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":886,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1022}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":886,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1022}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":886,"w":642,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1022}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":886,"w":191,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":886,"w":191,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":886,"w":191,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":886,"w":191,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-weight: normal;">Poetry
songs like [Gui Qu lai </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":207,"y":886,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":336,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":207,"y":886,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":336,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":207,"y":886,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":336,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":207,"y":886,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":336,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-weight: normal;">歸去來</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":256,"y":886,"w":222,"h":18,"abs_x":385,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":256,"y":886,"w":222,"h":18,"abs_x":385,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":256,"y":886,"w":222,"h":18,"abs_x":385,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":256,"y":886,"w":222,"h":18,"abs_x":385,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
come away home] and [Chibi Fu </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":478,"y":886,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":607,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":478,"y":886,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":607,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":478,"y":886,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":607,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":478,"y":886,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":607,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-weight: normal;">赤壁賦</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":886,"w":642,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":886,"w":642,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":886,"w":642,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":886,"w":642,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1022}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
red cliff rhapsody] can be sung to convey one's sentiments.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":924,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1060}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":924,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1060}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":924,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1060}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":924,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1060}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":943,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1079}" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":943,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1079}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":943,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1079}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":943,"w":624,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1079}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":943,"w":624,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1079}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":943,"w":624,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1079}" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Playing
one or two pieces on a clear night with bright moon light, that is
the way to cultivate and meditate, nothing more than that. Thus, how
can it be only to please the ears!</span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":981,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1117}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":981,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1117}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":981,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1117}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":981,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1117}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1000,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1136}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1000,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1136}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1000,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1136}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1000,"w":145,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1136}" style="color: #222222;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1000,"w":96,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1136}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1000,"w":96,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1136}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1000,"w":96,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1136}" style="background: transparent;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1000,"w":96,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1136}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1000,"w":96,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1136}" style="font-weight: normal;">Old
Qin Color </span></span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":112,"y":1000,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":241,"abs_y":1136}" style="background: transparent;"><span bis_size="{"x":112,"y":1000,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":241,"abs_y":1136}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":112,"y":1000,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":241,"abs_y":1136}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":112,"y":1000,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":241,"abs_y":1136}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":112,"y":1000,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":241,"abs_y":1136}" style="font-weight: normal;">古琴色</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1019,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1155}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1019,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1155}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1019,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1155}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1019,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1155}" /></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1038,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1174}" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1038,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1174}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1038,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1174}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1038,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1174}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1038,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1174}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1038,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1174}" style="color: black; font-size: small;">If
a qin has survived through long years, its lacquer gloss will
disappear. Only those with a dark color like ebony (carbonized wood)
are the most remarkable and interesting.</span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1077,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1213}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1077,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1213}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1077,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1213}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1077,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1213}" /></div>
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<center bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1096,"w":652,"h":255,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1232}">
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<colgroup bis_size="{"x":138,"y":1096,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":267,"abs_y":1232}"><col bis_size="{"x":138,"y":1096,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":267,"abs_y":1232}" width="409"></col>
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<a bis_size="{"x":182,"y":1321,"w":320,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":1457}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V-7uBKmIxJPdoko2NIievsDEv3my2shlufGHXOIJWoPLK4Dflm6WA4KQjE8DVyClJRgxqIKNMMkfSrFj50MxwBTogzWcJSaq_O-nGZ4K0MNfpfL5Q-roDHEmrNwl3ujfbZR9klBcwV0m/s1600/IMG_2457.JPG"><span style="color: black;"><img align="BOTTOM" bis_size="{"x":182,"y":1096,"w":320,"h":239,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":1232}" border="0" height="240" name="graphics1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V-7uBKmIxJPdoko2NIievsDEv3my2shlufGHXOIJWoPLK4Dflm6WA4KQjE8DVyClJRgxqIKNMMkfSrFj50MxwBTogzWcJSaq_O-nGZ4K0MNfpfL5Q-roDHEmrNwl3ujfbZR9klBcwV0m/s320/IMG_2457.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":138,"y":1336,"w":408,"h":15,"abs_x":267,"abs_y":1472}">
<span bis_size="{"x":170,"y":1336,"w":344,"h":14,"abs_x":299,"abs_y":1472}" style="font-size: x-small;"><span bis_size="{"x":170,"y":1336,"w":99,"h":14,"abs_x":299,"abs_y":1472}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">photo
taken from : </span><span bis_size="{"x":269,"y":1336,"w":98,"h":14,"abs_x":398,"abs_y":1472}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">吳釗
著 絕世清音 </span><span bis_size="{"x":368,"y":1336,"w":146,"h":14,"abs_x":497,"abs_y":1472}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Jueshi
Qingyin by Wu Zhao</span></span></div>
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</center>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1351,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1487}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1351,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1487}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1351,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1487}" /></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1370,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1506}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1370,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1506}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1370,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1506}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1370,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1506}" /></div>
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</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1389,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1525}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1389,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1525}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1389,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1525}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1389,"w":181,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1525}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1389,"w":132,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1525}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1389,"w":132,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1525}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1389,"w":132,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1525}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1389,"w":132,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1525}" style="font-weight: normal;">Old
Lacquer Cracks </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":148,"y":1389,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":277,"abs_y":1525}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":148,"y":1389,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":277,"abs_y":1525}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":148,"y":1389,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":277,"abs_y":1525}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":148,"y":1389,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":277,"abs_y":1525}" style="font-weight: normal;">古斷紋</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1408,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1544}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1408,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1544}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1408,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1544}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1408,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1544}" /></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1427,"w":652,"h":210,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1563}" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1427,"w":652,"h":210,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1563}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1427,"w":652,"h":210,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1563}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1427,"w":652,"h":209,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1563}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1427,"w":652,"h":209,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1563}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1427,"w":652,"h":209,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1563}" style="font-size: small;">To
identify if a qin is old enough, the lacquer cracks can be one
evidence. Lacquer cracks occur only if the qin has been through
several hundred years. There are different kinds of patterns of
lacquer cracks, such as Plum Blossom Cracks where the pattern looks
like plum blossoms, and this is the most aged; Cow Hair Cracks, which
looks like hundred and thousands of short hairs; Snake-belly Cracks,
where the cracks appear long crossing the qin surface, and about 1 or
a half inch apart. There are patterns like the dragon scale, which
has a big round shape of cracks; a pattern like turtle shell, ice
cracks which I (the author, Tu Long) have not seen yet. The reason
that other lacquer products don't have cracks like the qin is that
the other lacquer products have used fabric when coating with
lacquer, while the qin does not use fabric (not sure if that is a
correct statement, as many qins do use linen before coating with
layers of lacquer). And other lacquer products are quiet, not like
the qin which vibrate constantly from plucking the strings.</span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1637,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1773}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1637,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1773}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1637,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":1773}" /></div>
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<colgroup bis_size="{"x":59,"y":1657,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":188,"abs_y":1793}"><col bis_size="{"x":59,"y":1657,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":188,"abs_y":1793}" width="567"></col>
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<div bis_size="{"x":59,"y":1657,"w":566,"h":252,"abs_x":188,"abs_y":1793}">
<a bis_size="{"x":142,"y":1895,"w":400,"h":18,"abs_x":271,"abs_y":2031}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavG6_rg8RcvaoeBokWpwxZC8a9g7hRyHjDNuCeoNfCbAJjWkPbxp8qgxj2Nh0l6TkKrKPlWxS73s2h-kEHq23LAFedp2cDOSSb6mQhaxw3NDtGU48iNf5YQDkVZqXKFBcqrRqPEt6Hdrc/s1600/IMG_2458.JPG"><span style="color: black;"><img align="BOTTOM" bis_size="{"x":142,"y":1657,"w":400,"h":252,"abs_x":271,"abs_y":1793}" border="0" height="253" name="graphics2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavG6_rg8RcvaoeBokWpwxZC8a9g7hRyHjDNuCeoNfCbAJjWkPbxp8qgxj2Nh0l6TkKrKPlWxS73s2h-kEHq23LAFedp2cDOSSb6mQhaxw3NDtGU48iNf5YQDkVZqXKFBcqrRqPEt6Hdrc/s400/IMG_2458.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div>
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<td bis_size="{"x":59,"y":1909,"w":566,"h":19,"abs_x":188,"abs_y":2045}" width="567"><div bis_size="{"x":59,"y":1909,"w":566,"h":19,"abs_x":188,"abs_y":2045}" style="border: none; padding: 0in; text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":59,"y":1909,"w":566,"h":19,"abs_x":188,"abs_y":2045}">
<span bis_size="{"x":115,"y":1909,"w":454,"h":18,"abs_x":244,"abs_y":2045}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":115,"y":1909,"w":454,"h":18,"abs_x":244,"abs_y":2045}" style="font-size: small;">Plum
Blossom Cracks (photo taken from Jueshi Qingyin by Wu Zhao) </span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1928,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":2064}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1928,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":2064}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1928,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":2064}" /></div>
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<table bis_size="{"x":141,"y":1947,"w":401,"h":335,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":2083}" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left; width: 402px;">
<colgroup bis_size="{"x":141,"y":1947,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":2083}"><col bis_size="{"x":141,"y":1947,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":2083}" width="402"></col>
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<div bis_size="{"x":141,"y":1947,"w":401,"h":296,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":2083}">
<a bis_size="{"x":142,"y":2230,"w":400,"h":18,"abs_x":271,"abs_y":2366}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMeNeJ6xsRQ1Cd8xrJ1ipQ5ezy3FulSCR7naeifaCiB-NyOeZDXOI7OT-ehlj0m3RkB1pEJ8aeyIXu_DHG6Hxj1PBbf3zLql-V08hH0WlbE-7FWFscgzEzdadB-X2qicii7rrbQM2Bw6s/s1600/IMG_2459c.jpg"><span style="color: black;"><img align="BOTTOM" bis_size="{"x":142,"y":1947,"w":400,"h":296,"abs_x":271,"abs_y":2083}" border="0" height="297" name="graphics3" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMeNeJ6xsRQ1Cd8xrJ1ipQ5ezy3FulSCR7naeifaCiB-NyOeZDXOI7OT-ehlj0m3RkB1pEJ8aeyIXu_DHG6Hxj1PBbf3zLql-V08hH0WlbE-7FWFscgzEzdadB-X2qicii7rrbQM2Bw6s/s400/IMG_2459c.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":141,"y":2245,"w":401,"h":19,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":2381}">
<span bis_size="{"x":155,"y":2245,"w":243,"h":18,"abs_x":284,"abs_y":2381}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":155,"y":2245,"w":243,"h":18,"abs_x":284,"abs_y":2381}" style="font-size: small;">Cow
Hair Cracks (photo taken from : </span></span><span bis_size="{"x":398,"y":2245,"w":122,"h":18,"abs_x":527,"abs_y":2381}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":398,"y":2245,"w":122,"h":18,"abs_x":527,"abs_y":2381}" style="font-size: small;">吳釗
著 絕世清音</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":520,"y":2245,"w":9,"h":18,"abs_x":649,"abs_y":2381}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":520,"y":2245,"w":9,"h":18,"abs_x":649,"abs_y":2381}" style="font-size: small;">) </span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":141,"y":2264,"w":401,"h":19,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":2400}" style="border: none; padding: 0in; text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":141,"y":2264,"w":401,"h":19,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":2400}">
<span bis_size="{"x":342,"y":2264,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":471,"abs_y":2400}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":342,"y":2264,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":471,"abs_y":2400}" style="font-size: small;"><br bis_size="{"x":342,"y":2264,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":471,"abs_y":2400}" /></span></span></div>
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<colgroup bis_size="{"x":93,"y":2283,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":222,"abs_y":2419}"><col bis_size="{"x":93,"y":2283,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":222,"abs_y":2419}" width="499"></col>
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<div bis_size="{"x":93,"y":2283,"w":498,"h":320,"abs_x":222,"abs_y":2419}">
<img align="BOTTOM" bis_size="{"x":235,"y":2283,"w":212,"h":320,"abs_x":364,"abs_y":2419}" border="0" height="320" name="graphics4" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-djAhHkrC0fDlz8U8Lan8AIPJGd1m-PWgoVmK4IF6LGis7bA8k4zEsui1sGKDtv05sPgTDDs9r9VkaZzmJD1d8pFPcjBujQgqYa0RZBZ1S-ubYb31HqrjYCJ8ED1rLK096EmX-Z863L2J/s320/kmlycrack.jpg" width="213" /></div>
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<td bis_size="{"x":93,"y":2603,"w":498,"h":19,"abs_x":222,"abs_y":2739}" width="499"><div bis_size="{"x":93,"y":2603,"w":498,"h":19,"abs_x":222,"abs_y":2739}" style="border: none; padding: 0in; text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":93,"y":2603,"w":498,"h":19,"abs_x":222,"abs_y":2739}">
<span bis_size="{"x":129,"y":2603,"w":419,"h":18,"abs_x":258,"abs_y":2739}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":129,"y":2603,"w":419,"h":18,"abs_x":258,"abs_y":2739}" style="font-size: small;">Snake-belly
cracks interspersed with Cow Hair cracks (<a bis_size="{"x":485,"y":2603,"w":63,"h":18,"abs_x":614,"abs_y":2739}" href="http://peiyouqin.com/dctrip.html" target="_blank">peiyouqin</a></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":549,"y":2603,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":678,"abs_y":2739}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":549,"y":2603,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":678,"abs_y":2739}" style="font-size: small;">)</span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":2641,"w":652,"h":348,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":2777}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":2641,"w":652,"h":348,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":2777}" style="text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":2641,"w":652,"h":348,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":2777}" style="text-align: left;">
<table align="center" bis_size="{"x":122,"y":2641,"w":439,"h":348,"abs_x":251,"abs_y":2777}" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody bis_size="{"x":127,"y":2647,"w":429,"h":337,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":2783}">
<tr bis_size="{"x":127,"y":2647,"w":429,"h":295,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":2783}"><td bis_size="{"x":127,"y":2647,"w":429,"h":295,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":2783}" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":127,"y":2647,"w":429,"h":295,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":2783}">
<a bis_size="{"x":182,"y":2927,"w":320,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":3063}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvD07C5gEkDEs2WYfYkd6tGiwwilcgCPUtJ9am3mDIlFjSm8Ly0lRYG1RHCBcB9WJgya6aYambe-tbsCBh3KPV27RkvfMcj6xTt9T8_sOp-J-7g4qA22XEx4c16ykquwubIFUSy4fyVC2g/s1600/006JfNrcly1fth9j7hn6uj30bx0botjf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img bis_size="{"x":182,"y":2647,"w":320,"h":295,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":2783}" border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="419" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvD07C5gEkDEs2WYfYkd6tGiwwilcgCPUtJ9am3mDIlFjSm8Ly0lRYG1RHCBcB9WJgya6aYambe-tbsCBh3KPV27RkvfMcj6xTt9T8_sOp-J-7g4qA22XEx4c16ykquwubIFUSy4fyVC2g/s320/006JfNrcly1fth9j7hn6uj30bx0botjf.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
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<tr bis_size="{"x":127,"y":2942,"w":429,"h":41,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":3078}"><td bis_size="{"x":127,"y":2942,"w":429,"h":41,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":3078}" class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":127,"y":2946,"w":429,"h":19,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":3082}" style="font-size: medium;">
<div bis_size="{"x":127,"y":2946,"w":429,"h":19,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":3082}">
<span bis_size="{"x":128,"y":2946,"w":8,"h":18,"abs_x":257,"abs_y":3082}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">F</span><span bis_size="{"x":137,"y":2946,"w":99,"h":18,"abs_x":266,"abs_y":3082}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ound this photo</span><span bis_size="{"x":236,"y":2946,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":365,"abs_y":3082}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":236,"y":2946,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":365,"abs_y":3082}" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span bis_size="{"x":240,"y":2946,"w":47,"h":18,"abs_x":369,"abs_y":3082}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">on line </span><span bis_size="{"x":288,"y":2946,"w":102,"h":18,"abs_x":417,"abs_y":3082}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">which says that </span><span bis_size="{"x":391,"y":2946,"w":11,"h":18,"abs_x":520,"abs_y":3082}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">it'</span><span bis_size="{"x":403,"y":2946,"w":153,"h":18,"abs_x":532,"abs_y":3082}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">s plum blossom cracks. </span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":127,"y":2965,"w":429,"h":19,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":3101}" style="font-size: medium;">
<div bis_size="{"x":127,"y":2965,"w":429,"h":19,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":3101}">
<span bis_size="{"x":212,"y":2965,"w":258,"h":18,"abs_x":341,"abs_y":3101}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I feel it is more like dragon scale cracks.</span></div>
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<center bis_size="{"x":15,"y":2997,"w":652,"h":358,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3133}">
<table bis_size="{"x":76,"y":2997,"w":531,"h":358,"abs_x":205,"abs_y":3133}" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left; width: 532px;">
<colgroup bis_size="{"x":76,"y":2997,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":205,"abs_y":3133}"><col bis_size="{"x":76,"y":2997,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":205,"abs_y":3133}" width="532"></col>
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<tr bis_size="{"x":76,"y":2997,"w":531,"h":339,"abs_x":205,"abs_y":3133}">
<td bis_size="{"x":76,"y":2997,"w":531,"h":339,"abs_x":205,"abs_y":3133}" width="532"><div bis_size="{"x":76,"y":2997,"w":531,"h":19,"abs_x":205,"abs_y":3133}" style="text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":76,"y":2997,"w":531,"h":19,"abs_x":205,"abs_y":3133}">
<br bis_size="{"x":342,"y":2997,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":471,"abs_y":3133}" /></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":76,"y":3016,"w":531,"h":320,"abs_x":205,"abs_y":3152}" style="text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":76,"y":3016,"w":531,"h":320,"abs_x":205,"abs_y":3152}">
<a bis_size="{"x":189,"y":3322,"w":305,"h":18,"abs_x":318,"abs_y":3458}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXoglFyIvA8c8go6Thh9nEc4QNmF8Hj82fYBIJqzkZBJyJsn42mA3NU6DjhcohDI2V1uNxRCun3P83999WQhSfPYCvzkFNvfKO0vQ9ZFr80qbXIgtBI9gfB6m3em8_2Wp1rOV7yfyz9Jt/s1600/IMG_2466.JPG"><span style="color: black;"><img align="BOTTOM" bis_size="{"x":189,"y":3016,"w":305,"h":320,"abs_x":318,"abs_y":3152}" border="0" height="320" name="graphics6" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXoglFyIvA8c8go6Thh9nEc4QNmF8Hj82fYBIJqzkZBJyJsn42mA3NU6DjhcohDI2V1uNxRCun3P83999WQhSfPYCvzkFNvfKO0vQ9ZFr80qbXIgtBI9gfB6m3em8_2Wp1rOV7yfyz9Jt/s320/IMG_2466.JPG" width="305" /></span></a></div>
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<td bis_size="{"x":76,"y":3336,"w":531,"h":19,"abs_x":205,"abs_y":3472}" width="532"><div bis_size="{"x":76,"y":3336,"w":531,"h":19,"abs_x":205,"abs_y":3472}" style="border: none; padding: 0in; text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":76,"y":3336,"w":531,"h":19,"abs_x":205,"abs_y":3472}">
<span bis_size="{"x":135,"y":3336,"w":414,"h":18,"abs_x":264,"abs_y":3472}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":135,"y":3336,"w":414,"h":18,"abs_x":264,"abs_y":3472}" style="font-size: small;">Ice
cracks with snake-belly cracks (photo from : Jueshi Qingyin)</span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3355,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3491}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3355,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3491}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3355,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3491}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3355,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3491}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3355,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3491}" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3355,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3491}" /></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3375,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3511}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3375,"w":120,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3511}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3375,"w":120,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3511}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3375,"w":120,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3511}" style="color: #333333;">Powder
in lacquer </span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":136,"y":3375,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":265,"abs_y":3511}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":136,"y":3375,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":265,"abs_y":3511}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":136,"y":3375,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":265,"abs_y":3511}" style="color: #333333;">古琴灰</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":185,"y":3375,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":314,"abs_y":3511}" style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3394,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3530}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3394,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3530}" style="color: black;">
</span>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3394,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3530}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3394,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3530}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3394,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3530}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3394,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3530}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3413,"w":652,"h":416,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3549}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3413,"w":652,"h":416,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3549}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3413,"w":652,"h":114,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3549}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3413,"w":652,"h":113,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3549}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3413,"w":236,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3549}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3413,"w":236,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3549}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3413,"w":236,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3549}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3413,"w":236,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3549}" style="font-weight: normal;">A
qin lacquered with powder (qi hui </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":252,"y":3413,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":381,"abs_y":3549}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":252,"y":3413,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":381,"abs_y":3549}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":252,"y":3413,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":381,"abs_y":3549}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":252,"y":3413,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":381,"abs_y":3549}" style="font-weight: normal;">漆灰</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3413,"w":652,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3549}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3413,"w":652,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3549}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3413,"w":652,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3549}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3413,"w":652,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3549}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
deer horn powder or tile powder mix with other mineral powder) can be identified
by seeing if there is no seam (between the top board and bottom
board) can be seen, and the cracks appearing cross over the qin
shoulder. If there are cracks on the top and bottom boards, but the
sides are smooth, it means that this qin has been opened and closed
and re-coated after repairing and the material for re-coating is
another kind of powdered lacquer (liao hui </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3489,"w":648,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3625}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3489,"w":648,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3625}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3489,"w":648,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3625}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3489,"w":648,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3625}" style="font-weight: normal;">料灰</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":32,"y":3508,"w":146,"h":18,"abs_x":161,"abs_y":3644}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":32,"y":3508,"w":146,"h":18,"abs_x":161,"abs_y":3644}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":32,"y":3508,"w":146,"h":18,"abs_x":161,"abs_y":3644}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":32,"y":3508,"w":146,"h":18,"abs_x":161,"abs_y":3644}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
not sure what that is).</span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3527,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3663}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3527,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3663}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3527,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3663}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3527,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3663}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3527,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3663}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3527,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3663}" style="font-weight: normal;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3527,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3663}" /></span></span></span></span></span>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3546,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3682}" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr bis_size="{"x":162,"y":3552,"w":360,"h":225,"abs_x":291,"abs_y":3688}"><td bis_size="{"x":162,"y":3552,"w":360,"h":224,"abs_x":291,"abs_y":3688}" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":162,"y":3552,"w":360,"h":224,"abs_x":291,"abs_y":3688}">
<a bis_size="{"x":182,"y":3762,"w":320,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":3898}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhvGvVajDlZAUE77HVeEs8ZH1rlS8-P1andLPexVMvr1Oz2AFty8-7EssfKvIzpfDviUUIr1TrKAniaGAS4FeKe1hFtyx_mcS6IuUGHXcQxioIeZs0ukZfB21DyUIxmcK6tQMWnvO34vr/s1600/IMG_2470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img bis_size="{"x":182,"y":3552,"w":320,"h":224,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":3688}" border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhvGvVajDlZAUE77HVeEs8ZH1rlS8-P1andLPexVMvr1Oz2AFty8-7EssfKvIzpfDviUUIr1TrKAniaGAS4FeKe1hFtyx_mcS6IuUGHXcQxioIeZs0ukZfB21DyUIxmcK6tQMWnvO34vr/s320/IMG_2470.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
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<tr bis_size="{"x":162,"y":3777,"w":360,"h":19,"abs_x":291,"abs_y":3913}"><td bis_size="{"x":162,"y":3777,"w":360,"h":19,"abs_x":291,"abs_y":3913}" class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":162,"y":3781,"w":360,"h":15,"abs_x":291,"abs_y":3917}">
Deer horn powder mixing with raw lacquer coating on the qin surface.</div>
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<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3810,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3946}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3810,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3946}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3810,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3946}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3810,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3946}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3810,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3946}" style="font-weight: normal;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3810,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3946}" /></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3829,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3965}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3829,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3965}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3829,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3965}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3829,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3965}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3829,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3965}" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3829,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3965}" /></span></div>
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</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3848,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3984}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3848,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3984}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3848,"w":164,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3984}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3848,"w":164,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3984}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3848,"w":164,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":3984}" style="color: #333333;">Wood
for making the qin </span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":180,"y":3848,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":309,"abs_y":3984}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;"><span bis_size="{"x":180,"y":3848,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":309,"abs_y":3984}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":180,"y":3848,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":309,"abs_y":3984}" style="color: #333333;">古琴材</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":229,"y":3848,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":358,"abs_y":3984}" style="color: black;"></span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3867,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4003}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3867,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4003}" style="color: black;">
</span>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3867,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4003}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3867,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4003}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3867,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4003}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3867,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4003}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3886,"w":652,"h":248,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4022}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3886,"w":652,"h":248,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4022}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3886,"w":652,"h":248,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4022}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3886,"w":652,"h":247,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4022}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3886,"w":652,"h":209,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4022}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3886,"w":652,"h":209,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4022}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3886,"w":652,"h":209,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4022}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3886,"w":652,"h":209,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4022}" style="font-weight: normal;">A
good qin is made by using catalpa wood for the bottom board and
paulownia wood for the top board. If using only paulownia wood, one
can put this wood on water and take the part that is facing up on the
water surface to be the top board and take the part that is facing
down in the water to be the bottom board. This is (also considered)
the yin and yang wood (combination) 陰陽木. If both the top and bottom
boards use the parts that face up on the water, that is pure yang
wood 純陽木, which has not been used in ancient times, but recently people
have started using them to make the qin. Playing this (pure yang) qin
on a humid night, the sound won't be "sinking" (dull) but
won't reach far, and the tone won't be rich either. Using paulownia
for the top and cypress for the bottom are not acceptable. The best
paulownia are growing near a temple that has a bell sound. The king
of Yi, (the last king of Wuyue, reigning from 974 to 978) obtained
two qins which were made by the columns of Tiantai temple and the
columns were facing a water fall. They are named Xi Fan (</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":491,"y":4077,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":620,"abs_y":4213}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":491,"y":4077,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":620,"abs_y":4213}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":491,"y":4077,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":620,"abs_y":4213}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":491,"y":4077,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":620,"abs_y":4213}" style="font-weight: normal;">洗凡
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4077,"w":600,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4213}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4077,"w":600,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4213}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4077,"w":600,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4213}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4077,"w":600,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4213}" style="font-weight: normal;">cleansing
the mundane) and Qing Jue (</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":177,"y":4096,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":306,"abs_y":4232}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":177,"y":4096,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":306,"abs_y":4232}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":177,"y":4096,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":306,"abs_y":4232}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":177,"y":4096,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":306,"abs_y":4232}" style="font-weight: normal;">清絕
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4096,"w":649,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4232}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4096,"w":649,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4232}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4096,"w":649,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4232}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4096,"w":649,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4232}" style="font-weight: normal;">purely
superb). They are treasures for many generations and the value are
more than pure gold and jade.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4134,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4270}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4134,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4270}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4134,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4270}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4134,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4270}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4153,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4289}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4153,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4289}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4153,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4289}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4153,"w":144,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4289}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4153,"w":111,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4289}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4153,"w":111,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4289}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4153,"w":111,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4289}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4153,"w":111,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4289}" style="background: #ffffff;">Qin
Tuning Pegs </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":127,"y":4153,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":4289}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":127,"y":4153,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":4289}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":127,"y":4153,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":4289}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":127,"y":4153,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":4289}" style="background: #ffffff;">琴軫</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4173,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4309}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4173,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4309}" style="color: black;">
</span>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4173,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4309}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4173,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4309}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4173,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4309}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4173,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4309}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4192,"w":652,"h":345,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4328}" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4192,"w":652,"h":345,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4328}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4192,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4328}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4192,"w":647,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4328}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4192,"w":647,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4328}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4192,"w":647,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4328}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4192,"w":647,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4328}" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jade
tuning pegs are elegant and not too showy. Carving on the surface of
jade can be helpful for turning. It also won't get dirty. (Tuning
pegs made with) sandalwood and rhino corns are fine as well.</span></span></span></span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4230,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4366}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4230,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4366}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4230,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4366}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4230,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4366}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4230,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4366}" style="background: #ffffff;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4230,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4366}" /></span></span></span></span>
</div>
<table align="center" bis_size="{"x":177,"y":4249,"w":330,"h":288,"abs_x":306,"abs_y":4385}" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody bis_size="{"x":182,"y":4254,"w":320,"h":277,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":4390}">
<tr bis_size="{"x":182,"y":4254,"w":320,"h":258,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":4390}"><td bis_size="{"x":182,"y":4254,"w":320,"h":257,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":4390}" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":182,"y":4254,"w":320,"h":257,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":4390}">
<a bis_size="{"x":182,"y":4498,"w":320,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":4634}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ulyMwbyNxxjAI7mEMQ2wex-tLMKF8x8MZHRsdA14eZElSjjLhcxJEMOMsa3IcEJiug68qnWyJJHHD97Af4BUnDP1bJq4G4csTLRb3D93Nob5TYLSqj_332gkAg-c0r2xLjqubuCzXYOm/s1600/IMG_9181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img bis_size="{"x":182,"y":4254,"w":320,"h":257,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":4390}" border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1176" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ulyMwbyNxxjAI7mEMQ2wex-tLMKF8x8MZHRsdA14eZElSjjLhcxJEMOMsa3IcEJiug68qnWyJJHHD97Af4BUnDP1bJq4G4csTLRb3D93Nob5TYLSqj_332gkAg-c0r2xLjqubuCzXYOm/s320/IMG_9181.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
</td></tr>
<tr bis_size="{"x":182,"y":4513,"w":320,"h":19,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":4649}"><td bis_size="{"x":182,"y":4513,"w":320,"h":19,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":4649}" class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":182,"y":4516,"w":320,"h":15,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":4652}">
Jade tuning pegs with carving on the surface</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4545,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4681}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4545,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4681}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4545,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4681}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4545,"w":130,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4681}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4545,"w":97,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4681}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4545,"w":97,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4681}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4545,"w":97,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4681}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4545,"w":97,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4681}" style="font-weight: normal;">Qin
Hui (dots) </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":113,"y":4545,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":242,"abs_y":4681}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":113,"y":4545,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":242,"abs_y":4681}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":113,"y":4545,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":242,"abs_y":4681}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":113,"y":4545,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":242,"abs_y":4681}" style="font-weight: normal;">琴徽</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4564,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4700}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4564,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4700}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4564,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4700}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4564,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4700}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4583,"w":652,"h":95,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4719}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4583,"w":652,"h":95,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4719}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4583,"w":652,"h":95,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4719}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4583,"w":634,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4719}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4583,"w":634,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4719}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4583,"w":634,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4719}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4583,"w":634,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4719}"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4583,"w":634,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4719}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4583,"w":634,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4719}" style="font-weight: normal;">Qin
with gold or jade hui are a treasure, but often cause bad fortune for
the qin. Hui made with mother of pearl has a nice gloss on a clear
night under moon light, which make them even brighter and easy to see
at night. They also look elegant. If an old man were playing a qin
with gold hui at night, the moon light would make them too dazzling
to look at, which would make the eyes uncomfortable. Hui that do not
have gloss under sun light is better.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4679,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4815}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4679,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4815}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4679,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4815}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4679,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4815}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4679,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4815}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4698,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4834}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4698,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4834}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4698,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4834}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4698,"w":110,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4834}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4698,"w":77,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4834}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4698,"w":77,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4834}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4698,"w":77,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4834}" style="color: #333333;">Qin Strings </span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":93,"y":4698,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":222,"abs_y":4834}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":93,"y":4698,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":222,"abs_y":4834}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":93,"y":4698,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":222,"abs_y":4834}" style="color: #333333;">琴弦</span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4717,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4853}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4717,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4853}" style="color: black;">
</span>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4717,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4853}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4717,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4853}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4717,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4853}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4717,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4853}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4736,"w":652,"h":133,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4872}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4736,"w":652,"h":133,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4872}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4736,"w":652,"h":133,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4872}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4736,"w":652,"h":132,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4872}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4736,"w":359,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4872}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4736,"w":359,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4872}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4736,"w":359,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4872}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4736,"w":359,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4872}" style="font-weight: normal;">The
best quality of silk string is from the middle of Shu </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":375,"y":4736,"w":20,"h":18,"abs_x":504,"abs_y":4872}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":375,"y":4736,"w":20,"h":18,"abs_x":504,"abs_y":4872}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":375,"y":4736,"w":20,"h":18,"abs_x":504,"abs_y":4872}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":375,"y":4736,"w":20,"h":18,"abs_x":504,"abs_y":4872}" style="font-weight: normal;">蜀
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4736,"w":645,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4872}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4736,"w":645,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4872}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4736,"w":645,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4872}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4736,"w":645,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4872}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">(Sichuan
province).</span><span style="color: #333333;"> The next level down is from the middle of Qin </span></span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":183,"y":4755,"w":20,"h":18,"abs_x":312,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":183,"y":4755,"w":20,"h":18,"abs_x":312,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":183,"y":4755,"w":20,"h":18,"abs_x":312,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":183,"y":4755,"w":20,"h":18,"abs_x":312,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-weight: normal;">秦
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":203,"y":4755,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":332,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":203,"y":4755,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":332,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":203,"y":4755,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":332,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":203,"y":4755,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":332,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-weight: normal;">(Shanxi
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":257,"y":4755,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":386,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":257,"y":4755,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":386,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":257,"y":4755,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":386,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":257,"y":4755,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":386,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-weight: normal;">陝西
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":293,"y":4755,"w":238,"h":18,"abs_x":422,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":293,"y":4755,"w":238,"h":18,"abs_x":422,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":293,"y":4755,"w":238,"h":18,"abs_x":422,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":293,"y":4755,"w":238,"h":18,"abs_x":422,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-weight: normal;">province)
and the lower band of Luo </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":532,"y":4755,"w":20,"h":18,"abs_x":661,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":532,"y":4755,"w":20,"h":18,"abs_x":661,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":532,"y":4755,"w":20,"h":18,"abs_x":661,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":532,"y":4755,"w":20,"h":18,"abs_x":661,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-weight: normal;">洛
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4755,"w":587,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4755,"w":587,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4755,"w":587,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4755,"w":587,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4891}" style="font-weight: normal;">(Henan
province). The lowest level is from</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":240,"y":4774,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":369,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":240,"y":4774,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":369,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":244,"y":4774,"w":67,"h":18,"abs_x":373,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":244,"y":4774,"w":67,"h":18,"abs_x":373,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-weight: normal;">Shandong
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":312,"y":4774,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":441,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":312,"y":4774,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":441,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":312,"y":4774,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":441,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":312,"y":4774,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":441,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-weight: normal;">山東
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":349,"y":4774,"w":163,"h":18,"abs_x":478,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":349,"y":4774,"w":163,"h":18,"abs_x":478,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":349,"y":4774,"w":163,"h":18,"abs_x":478,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":349,"y":4774,"w":163,"h":18,"abs_x":478,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-weight: normal;">(province)
and Jiang Hui </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":513,"y":4774,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":642,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":513,"y":4774,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":642,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":513,"y":4774,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":642,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":513,"y":4774,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":642,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-weight: normal;">江淮
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4774,"w":652,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4774,"w":652,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4774,"w":640,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4774,"w":640,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4910}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #333333;">area
(Anhui and Jiangsu provinces), </span><span style="color: black;">due to the qualities of the local
water and earth.</span><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Now the best is the white</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":613,"y":4793,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":742,"abs_y":4929}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":613,"y":4793,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":742,"abs_y":4929}" style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":617,"y":4793,"w":22,"h":18,"abs_x":746,"abs_y":4929}"><span bis_size="{"x":617,"y":4793,"w":22,"h":18,"abs_x":746,"abs_y":4929}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":617,"y":4793,"w":22,"h":18,"abs_x":746,"abs_y":4929}" style="font-weight: normal;">zhè</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":639,"y":4793,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":768,"abs_y":4929}"><span bis_size="{"x":639,"y":4793,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":768,"abs_y":4929}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":639,"y":4793,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":768,"abs_y":4929}" style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4793,"w":652,"h":75,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4929}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4793,"w":652,"h":75,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":4929}" style="font-weight: normal;">silk 柘絲 (from the silkworm that eats the leaves of mandarin melon berries),
the next level down is autumn silkworms. Ice silk string means its
pure natural color without dye. Red silk string has a slightly color
blocked up which is less clear and lost its pure nature.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4870,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5006}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4870,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5006}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4870,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5006}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4870,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5006}" /></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4889,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5025}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4889,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5025}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4889,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5025}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4889,"w":198,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5025}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4889,"w":165,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5025}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4889,"w":165,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5025}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4889,"w":165,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5025}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4889,"w":165,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5025}" style="font-weight: normal;">Qin
Platform (Qin Table) </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":181,"y":4889,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":310,"abs_y":5025}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":181,"y":4889,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":310,"abs_y":5025}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":181,"y":4889,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":310,"abs_y":5025}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":181,"y":4889,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":310,"abs_y":5025}" style="font-weight: normal;">琴台</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4908,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5044}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4908,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5044}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4908,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5044}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4908,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5044}" /></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4927,"w":652,"h":171,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5063}" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4927,"w":652,"h":171,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5063}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4927,"w":652,"h":171,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5063}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4927,"w":650,"h":170,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5063}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4927,"w":650,"h":170,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5063}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4927,"w":650,"h":170,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5063}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4927,"w":650,"h":170,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5063}" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4927,"w":634,"h":113,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5063}" style="color: black;">There
is the Guogong brick </span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4927,"w":634,"h":113,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5063}">made from Zhengzho, Henan province,</span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4927,"w":634,"h":113,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5063}" style="color: black;"> 5 feet long
(about 160 cm), a little more than 1 foot (about 32 cm) wide,</span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4927,"w":634,"h":113,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5063}" style="color: #333333;"> carved
with "fang sheng" (a pattern of two diamond shaped
squares connected together) or "xiang yan" (a pattern that
looks like elephant eyes) </span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4927,"w":634,"h":113,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5063}" style="color: black;">and inlaid into a qin table </span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4927,"w":634,"h":113,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5063}" style="color: #333333;">which has
the length of one foot longer than the qin. The height is two feet 8
inches, and the width is wide enough to put three qins. It is then
coated with hard lacquer. </span><span style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":4927,"w":634,"h":113,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5063}">There is also a shorter qin </span>table <span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5022,"w":634,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5158}">like
the Vimala style (Buddhist style)</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5022,"w":634,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5158}" style="color: #333333;"> where the height is one foot 6
inches, </span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5022,"w":634,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5158}" style="color: black;">and the seat uses a Hu Chuang (a small folding bench), so the
arms can move freely. </span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5041,"w":600,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5177}" style="color: #222222;"> The
tall height </span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5061,"w":650,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5197}" style="color: #333333;">(</span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5061,"w":650,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5197}" style="color: black;">long distance
between the qin table and the low seat) can be tiring and
laborious after a short time of playing. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5099,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5235}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5099,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5235}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5099,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5235}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5099,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5235}" /></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5118,"w":652,"h":457,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5254}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5118,"w":652,"h":457,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5254}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5118,"w":652,"h":76,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5254}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5118,"w":648,"h":75,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5254}" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I
(the author, Tu Long from Ming dynasty) once saw a qin table which
used sandalwood on the sides and tin as the pond in the middle of the
table. It had fish and water algae in it. The table was covered with
a crystal plate. Playing qin on it was as if the fish were coming out
to listen to the music.</span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5118,"w":648,"h":75,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5254}" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> How remarkable it was.</span></div>
<table align="center" bis_size="{"x":223,"y":5194,"w":238,"h":353,"abs_x":352,"abs_y":5330}" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody bis_size="{"x":228,"y":5200,"w":227,"h":342,"abs_x":357,"abs_y":5336}">
<tr bis_size="{"x":228,"y":5200,"w":227,"h":320,"abs_x":357,"abs_y":5336}"><td bis_size="{"x":228,"y":5200,"w":227,"h":320,"abs_x":357,"abs_y":5336}" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":228,"y":5200,"w":227,"h":320,"abs_x":357,"abs_y":5336}">
<a bis_size="{"x":242,"y":5505,"w":198,"h":18,"abs_x":371,"abs_y":5641}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteVr-ZE6Og_JXfCToKnorCCSBeygF4092KNr0nhOm-FBTrmk3WgQgob9yZ37lOz18mEVv93E2ePMOhNN2-CNOCC85jm-dN6Ks1GMxvcsISU-dWRQYPd7yjfaCxU3ajVM4GXX5UMBdA90c/s1600/006p2GXnly4fvdf66b49gj30b10hpgm2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img bis_size="{"x":242,"y":5200,"w":198,"h":320,"abs_x":371,"abs_y":5336}" border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="397" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteVr-ZE6Og_JXfCToKnorCCSBeygF4092KNr0nhOm-FBTrmk3WgQgob9yZ37lOz18mEVv93E2ePMOhNN2-CNOCC85jm-dN6Ks1GMxvcsISU-dWRQYPd7yjfaCxU3ajVM4GXX5UMBdA90c/s320/006p2GXnly4fvdf66b49gj30b10hpgm2.jpg" width="199" /></span></a></div>
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<tr bis_size="{"x":228,"y":5520,"w":227,"h":22,"abs_x":357,"abs_y":5656}"><td bis_size="{"x":228,"y":5520,"w":227,"h":22,"abs_x":357,"abs_y":5656}" class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":228,"y":5523,"w":227,"h":19,"abs_x":357,"abs_y":5659}">
<span bis_size="{"x":229,"y":5523,"w":226,"h":18,"abs_x":358,"abs_y":5659}" style="font-size: small;">Guogong Brick with carved pattern</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5556,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5692}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5556,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":5692}" /></div>
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<table bis_size="{"x":94,"y":5575,"w":496,"h":300,"abs_x":223,"abs_y":5711}" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left; width: 497px;">
<colgroup bis_size="{"x":94,"y":5575,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":223,"abs_y":5711}"><col bis_size="{"x":94,"y":5575,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":223,"abs_y":5711}" width="497"></col>
</colgroup><tbody bis_size="{"x":94,"y":5575,"w":496,"h":300,"abs_x":223,"abs_y":5711}">
<tr bis_size="{"x":94,"y":5575,"w":496,"h":280,"abs_x":223,"abs_y":5711}">
<td bis_size="{"x":94,"y":5575,"w":496,"h":280,"abs_x":223,"abs_y":5711}" width="497"><div bis_size="{"x":94,"y":5575,"w":496,"h":272,"abs_x":223,"abs_y":5711}" style="text-align: center;">
<table align="center" bis_size="{"x":96,"y":5575,"w":492,"h":272,"abs_x":225,"abs_y":5711}" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody bis_size="{"x":101,"y":5580,"w":481,"h":261,"abs_x":230,"abs_y":5716}">
<tr bis_size="{"x":101,"y":5580,"w":481,"h":239,"abs_x":230,"abs_y":5716}"><td bis_size="{"x":101,"y":5580,"w":481,"h":238,"abs_x":230,"abs_y":5716}" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":101,"y":5580,"w":481,"h":238,"abs_x":230,"abs_y":5716}">
<a bis_size="{"x":182,"y":5805,"w":320,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":5941}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRxBD0WHXFd_606rbhnvg-s9enoEBn6BCdRz5hzUYZ68nra69u4YOb2QPCcJyavOpwcZIicbU9uR3owF0wmv4GvMJq8O2-TUZp6Eo5j5ykf2h5H3won5kk9jOyC6TiljsDGuGeRAJD19l/s1600/E0069079.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img align="BOTTOM" bis_size="{"x":182,"y":5580,"w":320,"h":238,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":5716}" border="0" height="239" name="graphics9" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRxBD0WHXFd_606rbhnvg-s9enoEBn6BCdRz5hzUYZ68nra69u4YOb2QPCcJyavOpwcZIicbU9uR3owF0wmv4GvMJq8O2-TUZp6Eo5j5ykf2h5H3won5kk9jOyC6TiljsDGuGeRAJD19l/s320/E0069079.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
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<span bis_size="{"x":101,"y":5820,"w":36,"h":24,"abs_x":230,"abs_y":5956}" style="font-family: "lucida sans unicode"; font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":101,"y":5823,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":230,"abs_y":5959}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">方勝 </span></span><span bis_size="{"x":138,"y":5823,"w":85,"h":18,"abs_x":267,"abs_y":5959}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Fang Sheng (</span><span bis_size="{"x":223,"y":5820,"w":147,"h":24,"abs_x":352,"abs_y":5956}" style="font-family: "lucida sans unicode"; font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":223,"y":5823,"w":147,"h":18,"abs_x":352,"abs_y":5959}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">兩個菱形相接的形狀</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":371,"y":5823,"w":212,"h":18,"abs_x":500,"abs_y":5959}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":371,"y":5823,"w":212,"h":18,"abs_x":500,"abs_y":5959}" style="font-size: small;">) Image: <a bis_size="{"x":428,"y":5823,"w":154,"h":18,"abs_x":557,"abs_y":5959}" href="https://webarchives.tnm.jp/imgsearch/show/E0069079" target="_blank">Tokyo national museum</a></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":5875,"w":652,"h":306,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6011}" style="text-align: left;">
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<tr bis_size="{"x":182,"y":5880,"w":320,"h":245,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":6016}"><td bis_size="{"x":182,"y":5880,"w":320,"h":244,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":6016}" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":182,"y":5880,"w":320,"h":244,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":6016}">
<a bis_size="{"x":182,"y":6111,"w":320,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":6247}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmwdNnzqmXHo5olxhUksLwf-hyv0e52V3bjXfFeF2ww_cg9-s1N3VFVBJ61sZ4lLncViuAg48BLPIjS84yr-T1rbbakSaoE9gmcUzhZ6oRdDD9W8BM_H3bEK_eMfKIVG4P147yUSgb6T-/s1600/o9q0008466o43191ro1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img bis_size="{"x":182,"y":5880,"w":320,"h":244,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":6016}" border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="640" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmwdNnzqmXHo5olxhUksLwf-hyv0e52V3bjXfFeF2ww_cg9-s1N3VFVBJ61sZ4lLncViuAg48BLPIjS84yr-T1rbbakSaoE9gmcUzhZ6oRdDD9W8BM_H3bEK_eMfKIVG4P147yUSgb6T-/s320/o9q0008466o43191ro1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
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<tr bis_size="{"x":182,"y":6126,"w":320,"h":22,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":6262}"><td bis_size="{"x":182,"y":6126,"w":320,"h":22,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":6262}" class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":182,"y":6129,"w":320,"h":19,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":6265}">
<span bis_size="{"x":194,"y":6129,"w":295,"h":18,"abs_x":323,"abs_y":6265}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">A brick looks like a Guogong Brick on a table</span></div>
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<a bis_size="{"x":182,"y":6378,"w":320,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":6514}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQx7eoz9qJhOALtg9chn6GlsGCvTcukIgxEtivUv-K0PKI824St8uUluOvIWI23lQvOeXjHnn3eyNSv2kyB77RJ3oY2hQqPefeB5fic7jrkqfNJLOoucvzYcP1m78aWwSuWvUECIweKBo/s1600/o9r00084939ro5q5188.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img align="BOTTOM" bis_size="{"x":182,"y":6181,"w":320,"h":210,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":6317}" border="0" height="211" name="graphics10" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQx7eoz9qJhOALtg9chn6GlsGCvTcukIgxEtivUv-K0PKI824St8uUluOvIWI23lQvOeXjHnn3eyNSv2kyB77RJ3oY2hQqPefeB5fic7jrkqfNJLOoucvzYcP1m78aWwSuWvUECIweKBo/s320/o9r00084939ro5q5188.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
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<td bis_size="{"x":38,"y":6392,"w":607,"h":38,"abs_x":167,"abs_y":6528}" width="608"><div bis_size="{"x":38,"y":6392,"w":607,"h":38,"abs_x":167,"abs_y":6528}" style="border: none; padding: 0in; text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":38,"y":6392,"w":607,"h":19,"abs_x":167,"abs_y":6528}">
<span bis_size="{"x":64,"y":6392,"w":556,"h":18,"abs_x":193,"abs_y":6528}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":64,"y":6392,"w":556,"h":18,"abs_x":193,"abs_y":6528}" style="font-size: small;">The qin table that Emperor Song Huizong was playing on, might has a
qin brick inlaid.</span></span></div>
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<span bis_size="{"x":38,"y":6411,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":167,"abs_y":6547}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":38,"y":6411,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":167,"abs_y":6547}" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><br bis_size="{"x":342,"y":6411,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":471,"abs_y":6547}" /></div>
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<a bis_size="{"x":182,"y":6751,"w":320,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":6887}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLhi8p1C7qAhd2LdZdTQXKLYIKUYymCDnC_BmXA188u6Kv33toQMXh-84au28Eh_uXW-R4TuZBhDfWEkhiM5xISTXstM1P5PLZEiDeCf_OU_awlNcJ9nswPLZIR9MIbHtpnoTpG41Z6DA/s1600/da116f9b746e445a9081d83b22fcdae3.jpg"><span style="color: black;"><img align="BOTTOM" bis_size="{"x":182,"y":6449,"w":320,"h":315,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":6585}" border="0" height="316" name="graphics12" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLhi8p1C7qAhd2LdZdTQXKLYIKUYymCDnC_BmXA188u6Kv33toQMXh-84au28Eh_uXW-R4TuZBhDfWEkhiM5xISTXstM1P5PLZEiDeCf_OU_awlNcJ9nswPLZIR9MIbHtpnoTpG41Z6DA/s320/da116f9b746e445a9081d83b22fcdae3.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":181,"y":6766,"w":321,"h":19,"abs_x":310,"abs_y":6902}">
<span bis_size="{"x":211,"y":6766,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":340,"abs_y":6902}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":211,"y":6766,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":340,"abs_y":6902}" style="font-size: small;">胡床
</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":247,"y":6766,"w":226,"h":18,"abs_x":376,"abs_y":6902}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":247,"y":6766,"w":226,"h":18,"abs_x":376,"abs_y":6902}" style="font-size: small;">Hu
Chuang (a small folding bench)</span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6785,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6921}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6785,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6921}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6785,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6921}" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6785,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6921}" /></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6804,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6940}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6804,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6940}" style="color: black;"></span><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6804,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6940}" /></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6823,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6959}" style="text-align: justify;">
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6823,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6959}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6823,"w":103,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6959}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6823,"w":71,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6959}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6823,"w":71,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6959}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6823,"w":71,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6959}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6823,"w":71,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6959}" style="background: #ffffff;">Qin
Room </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":87,"y":6823,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":216,"abs_y":6959}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":87,"y":6823,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":216,"abs_y":6959}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":87,"y":6823,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":216,"abs_y":6959}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":87,"y":6823,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":216,"abs_y":6959}" style="background: #ffffff;">琴室</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6842,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6978}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6842,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6978}" style="color: black;"></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6861,"w":652,"h":152,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6997}" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6861,"w":652,"h":152,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6997}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6861,"w":652,"h":152,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6997}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6861,"w":652,"h":151,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6997}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6861,"w":652,"h":151,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6997}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6861,"w":652,"h":151,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6997}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6861,"w":652,"h":151,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6997}"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":6861,"w":652,"h":151,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":6997}" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: black;">A
Qin room should not be Xu (empty, hollow), but with floor boards
above and below so the sound will stay within. If there is empty
space under the room, it will let the sound penetrate. If the room
has a tall ceiling, the sound will scatter. If the room is too small,
the sound cannot reach out. If a room is without a basement, one can
bury a big jar and hang a bronze bell in the jar, then cover it with
a piece of board, that will work as well. Recluses or hermits like to
play the qin in places near pines and bamboo, in a cave or stone
room, where it is clear, empty, clean and quiet. If there is spring
water and pebbles, that is even better, so the tone will be more
pure</span><span style="color: black;">.</span> How different it is from the moon palace? </span></span><span bis_size="{"x":67,"y":6995,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":196,"abs_y":7131}" style="background: rgb(255 , 255 , 255); color: black;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7014,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7150}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7014,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7150}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7014,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7150}" /></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7033,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7169}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7033,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7169}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7033,"w":153,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7169}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7033,"w":121,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7169}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7033,"w":121,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7169}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7033,"w":121,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7169}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7033,"w":121,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7169}" style="background: #ffffff;">Tang
Dynasty Qin </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":137,"y":7033,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":266,"abs_y":7169}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":137,"y":7033,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":266,"abs_y":7169}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":137,"y":7033,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":266,"abs_y":7169}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":137,"y":7033,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":266,"abs_y":7169}" style="background: #ffffff;">唐琴</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7052,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7188}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7052,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7188}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7052,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7188}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7052,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7188}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7052,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7188}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7052,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7188}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7071,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7207}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7071,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7207}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7071,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7207}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7071,"w":527,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7207}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7071,"w":527,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7207}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7071,"w":527,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7207}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7071,"w":527,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7207}" style="font-size: small;">蜀中有雷文
張越 二家制琴得名 其龍池鳳沼間有舷 余處悉洼
令關聲而不散</span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7090,"w":652,"h":57,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7226}" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7090,"w":652,"h":57,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7226}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7090,"w":652,"h":57,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7226}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7090,"w":652,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7226}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7090,"w":652,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7226}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7090,"w":652,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7226}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7090,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7226}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7090,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7226}" style="background: #ffffff;">There
were two famous qin makers, Lei Wen and Zhang Yue. Their qins have
Xian (sound absorbers) located in the Dragon Pool and Phoenix Pond,
and the rest </span></span><span bis_size="{"x":393,"y":7109,"w":40,"h":18,"abs_x":522,"abs_y":7245}" style="color: #222222;"><span bis_size="{"x":393,"y":7109,"w":40,"h":18,"abs_x":522,"abs_y":7245}" style="background: #ffffff;">of
the </span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7109,"w":626,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7245}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7109,"w":626,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7245}" style="background: #ffffff;">area
(of the top board) is carved hollow, so the sound will stay and won't
be scattered. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7147,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7283}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7147,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7283}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7147,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7283}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7147,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7283}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<center bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7167,"w":652,"h":127,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7303}">
<table bis_size="{"x":84,"y":7167,"w":516,"h":127,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":7303}" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left; width: 517px;">
<colgroup bis_size="{"x":84,"y":7167,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":7303}"><col bis_size="{"x":84,"y":7167,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":7303}" width="517"></col>
</colgroup><tbody bis_size="{"x":84,"y":7167,"w":516,"h":127,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":7303}">
<tr bis_size="{"x":84,"y":7167,"w":516,"h":111,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":7303}">
<td bis_size="{"x":84,"y":7167,"w":516,"h":111,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":7303}" width="517"><div bis_size="{"x":84,"y":7167,"w":516,"h":111,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":7303}" style="text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":84,"y":7167,"w":516,"h":111,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":7303}">
<a bis_size="{"x":182,"y":7264,"w":320,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":7400}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeumjlf73l_4pqsftQbIS5Qne744bE1fGY8V09ZT0PWS6Q0KbNesej4wko2an1DqTlH2g-rjlMf883wCcV8MONi99G3dOeHfjMty0yrlCmY8c42PVrzhbgt5-lT8vX0XjkNH2jeBkhzvF/s1600/xian.jpg"><span style="color: black;"><img align="BOTTOM" bis_size="{"x":182,"y":7167,"w":320,"h":111,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":7303}" border="0" height="112" name="graphics14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeumjlf73l_4pqsftQbIS5Qne744bE1fGY8V09ZT0PWS6Q0KbNesej4wko2an1DqTlH2g-rjlMf883wCcV8MONi99G3dOeHfjMty0yrlCmY8c42PVrzhbgt5-lT8vX0XjkNH2jeBkhzvF/s320/xian.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
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</tr>
<tr bis_size="{"x":84,"y":7278,"w":516,"h":15,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":7414}">
<td bis_size="{"x":84,"y":7278,"w":516,"h":15,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":7414}" width="517"><div bis_size="{"x":84,"y":7278,"w":516,"h":15,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":7414}" style="border: none; padding: 0in; text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":84,"y":7278,"w":516,"h":15,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":7414}">
<span bis_size="{"x":130,"y":7278,"w":424,"h":14,"abs_x":259,"abs_y":7414}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span bis_size="{"x":130,"y":7278,"w":424,"h":14,"abs_x":259,"abs_y":7414}" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Xian
means both sides of a boat. The qin sound absorber is in the
shape of a boat.</span></span></div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</center>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7294,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7430}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7294,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7430}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7294,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7430}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7294,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7430}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<center bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7313,"w":652,"h":244,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7449}">
<table bis_size="{"x":141,"y":7313,"w":401,"h":244,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":7449}" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left; width: 402px;">
<colgroup bis_size="{"x":141,"y":7313,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":7449}"><col bis_size="{"x":141,"y":7313,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":7449}" width="402"></col>
</colgroup><tbody bis_size="{"x":141,"y":7313,"w":401,"h":244,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":7449}">
<tr bis_size="{"x":141,"y":7313,"w":401,"h":225,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":7449}">
<td bis_size="{"x":141,"y":7313,"w":401,"h":224,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":7449}" width="402"><div bis_size="{"x":141,"y":7313,"w":401,"h":224,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":7449}" style="text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":141,"y":7313,"w":401,"h":224,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":7449}">
<a bis_size="{"x":142,"y":7523,"w":400,"h":18,"abs_x":271,"abs_y":7659}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrl-ovKIdNO7yBBRechWgSx5mGaZ6gdFHzFCbZ4kvgPMaFJTtK1dy5Fv0MNY8YNTqhLK6DQDPLouArvNyNu3ziWGD95Mi0-Z7dHwXVkNmQYAkRSGJ_HGeDSzffYBn7sIU55oJ9AKskBF_/s1600/Kpic6.jpg"><span style="color: black;"><img align="BOTTOM" bis_size="{"x":142,"y":7313,"w":400,"h":224,"abs_x":271,"abs_y":7449}" border="0" height="225" name="graphics15" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrl-ovKIdNO7yBBRechWgSx5mGaZ6gdFHzFCbZ4kvgPMaFJTtK1dy5Fv0MNY8YNTqhLK6DQDPLouArvNyNu3ziWGD95Mi0-Z7dHwXVkNmQYAkRSGJ_HGeDSzffYBn7sIU55oJ9AKskBF_/s400/Kpic6.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div>
</div>
</td>
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<tr bis_size="{"x":141,"y":7538,"w":401,"h":19,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":7674}">
<td bis_size="{"x":141,"y":7538,"w":401,"h":19,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":7674}" width="402"><div bis_size="{"x":141,"y":7538,"w":401,"h":19,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":7674}" style="border: none; padding: 0in; text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":141,"y":7538,"w":401,"h":19,"abs_x":270,"abs_y":7674}">
<span bis_size="{"x":182,"y":7538,"w":319,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":7674}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":182,"y":7538,"w":319,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":7674}" style="font-size: small;">This
image can see where the sound absorbers are</span></span></div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</center>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7557,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7693}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7557,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7693}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7557,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7693}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7557,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7693}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7557,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7693}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7577,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7713}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7577,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7713}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7577,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7713}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7577,"w":649,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7713}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7577,"w":122,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7713}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7577,"w":122,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7713}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7577,"w":122,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7713}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7577,"w":122,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7713}" style="background: #ffffff;">Song
Dynasty Qin </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7577,"w":649,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7713}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7577,"w":649,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7713}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":138,"y":7577,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":267,"abs_y":7713}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":138,"y":7577,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":267,"abs_y":7713}" style="background: #ffffff;">宋琴</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":170,"y":7577,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":299,"abs_y":7713}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":170,"y":7577,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":299,"abs_y":7713}" style="background: #ffffff;">
</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":174,"y":7577,"w":11,"h":18,"abs_x":303,"abs_y":7713}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":174,"y":7577,"w":11,"h":18,"abs_x":303,"abs_y":7713}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":174,"y":7577,"w":11,"h":18,"abs_x":303,"abs_y":7713}" lang="zh-TW">–
</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7577,"w":649,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7713}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7577,"w":649,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7713}" style="background: #ffffff;">宋有琴局
制有定式 謂之官琴 余悉野斲有施木舟者 造琴得名
斷紋漸去</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7615,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7751}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7615,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7751}" style="color: black;">
</span>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7615,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7751}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7615,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7751}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7615,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7751}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7615,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7751}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7615,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7751}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7634,"w":652,"h":57,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7770}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7634,"w":652,"h":57,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7770}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7634,"w":652,"h":57,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7770}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7634,"w":638,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7770}" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7634,"w":638,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7770}" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7634,"w":638,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7770}" style="background: #ffffff;">At
Song dynasty, there was an official qin making bureau which
stabilized a certain form of the qin which was called the
official qin. I know there was a famous non-official qin maker, Shi
Muzho. Lacquer cracks were gradually disappearing.</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":302,"y":7672,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":431,"abs_y":7808}" style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":302,"y":7672,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":431,"abs_y":7808}" style="background: #ffffff;"> </span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7691,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7827}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7691,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7827}" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">
</span>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7691,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7827}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7691,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7827}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7691,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7827}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7691,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7827}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7691,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7827}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7710,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7846}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7710,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7846}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7710,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7846}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7710,"w":485,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7846}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7710,"w":122,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7846}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7710,"w":122,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7846}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7710,"w":122,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7846}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7710,"w":122,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7846}" style="background: #ffffff;">Yuan
Dynasty Qin </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":138,"y":7710,"w":363,"h":18,"abs_x":267,"abs_y":7846}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":138,"y":7710,"w":363,"h":18,"abs_x":267,"abs_y":7846}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":138,"y":7710,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":267,"abs_y":7846}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":138,"y":7710,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":267,"abs_y":7846}" style="background: #ffffff;">元琴</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":170,"y":7710,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":299,"abs_y":7846}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":170,"y":7710,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":299,"abs_y":7846}" style="background: #ffffff;">
</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":174,"y":7710,"w":11,"h":18,"abs_x":303,"abs_y":7846}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":174,"y":7710,"w":11,"h":18,"abs_x":303,"abs_y":7846}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":174,"y":7710,"w":11,"h":18,"abs_x":303,"abs_y":7846}" lang="zh-TW">–
</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":186,"y":7710,"w":314,"h":18,"abs_x":315,"abs_y":7846}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":186,"y":7710,"w":314,"h":18,"abs_x":315,"abs_y":7846}" style="background: #ffffff;">有朱致遠造琴精絕
今之古琴多屬施朱二氏者</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7729,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7865}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7729,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7865}" style="color: black;">
</span>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7729,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7865}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7729,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7865}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7729,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7865}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7729,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7865}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7748,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7884}" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7748,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7884}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7748,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7884}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7748,"w":614,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7884}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7748,"w":614,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7884}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7748,"w":614,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7884}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7748,"w":614,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7884}" style="background: #ffffff;">At
Yuan dynasty, there was a famous qin maker, Zhu Zhiyuan whose qin
making was excellent. Nowadays (Ming dynasty) qin were made from Shi
and Zhu two qin makers.</span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7787,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7923}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7787,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7923}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7787,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7923}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7787,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7923}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7787,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7923}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7806,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7942}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7806,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7942}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7806,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7942}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7806,"w":236,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7942}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7806,"w":187,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7942}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7806,"w":187,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7942}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7806,"w":187,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7942}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7806,"w":187,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7942}" style="background: #ffffff;">Current
Dynasty (Ming) Qin </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":203,"y":7806,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":332,"abs_y":7942}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":203,"y":7806,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":332,"abs_y":7942}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":203,"y":7806,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":332,"abs_y":7942}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":203,"y":7806,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":332,"abs_y":7942}" style="background: #ffffff;">國朝琴</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7825,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7961}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7825,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7961}" style="color: black;">
</span>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7825,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7961}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7825,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7961}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7825,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7961}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7825,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7961}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7844,"w":652,"h":95,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7980}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7844,"w":652,"h":95,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7980}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7844,"w":652,"h":95,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7980}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7844,"w":652,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7980}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7844,"w":247,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7844,"w":247,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7844,"w":247,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7980}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7844,"w":247,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7844,"w":247,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-weight: normal;">Famous
qin makers, during Chenghua </span></span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":263,"y":7844,"w":298,"h":18,"abs_x":392,"abs_y":7980}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":263,"y":7844,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":392,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":263,"y":7844,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":392,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":263,"y":7844,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":392,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":263,"y":7844,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":392,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-weight: normal;">成化
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":300,"y":7844,"w":261,"h":18,"abs_x":429,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":300,"y":7844,"w":261,"h":18,"abs_x":429,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":300,"y":7844,"w":261,"h":18,"abs_x":429,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":300,"y":7844,"w":261,"h":18,"abs_x":429,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-weight: normal;">years
(1465-1487), there was Wan Long </span></span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7844,"w":617,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7980}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":561,"y":7844,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":690,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":561,"y":7844,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":690,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":561,"y":7844,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":690,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":561,"y":7844,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":690,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-weight: normal;">萬隆
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7844,"w":617,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7844,"w":617,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7844,"w":617,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7844,"w":617,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7980}" style="font-weight: normal;">from
Fengcheng </span></span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":90,"y":7863,"w":286,"h":18,"abs_x":219,"abs_y":7999}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":90,"y":7863,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":219,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":90,"y":7863,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":219,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":90,"y":7863,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":219,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":90,"y":7863,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":219,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-weight: normal;">豐城
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":126,"y":7863,"w":249,"h":18,"abs_x":255,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":126,"y":7863,"w":249,"h":18,"abs_x":255,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":126,"y":7863,"w":249,"h":18,"abs_x":255,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":126,"y":7863,"w":249,"h":18,"abs_x":255,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-weight: normal;">(in
Jiangxi province). During Hongzhi </span></span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7863,"w":622,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7999}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":376,"y":7863,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":505,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":376,"y":7863,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":505,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":376,"y":7863,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":505,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":376,"y":7863,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":505,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-weight: normal;">弘治
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7863,"w":622,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7863,"w":622,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7863,"w":622,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7863,"w":622,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":7999}" style="font-weight: normal;">years
(1488-1505), there were Hui Xiang </span></span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":59,"y":7882,"w":111,"h":18,"abs_x":188,"abs_y":8018}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":59,"y":7882,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":188,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":59,"y":7882,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":188,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":59,"y":7882,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":188,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":59,"y":7882,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":188,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-weight: normal;">惠祥
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":95,"y":7882,"w":74,"h":18,"abs_x":224,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":95,"y":7882,"w":74,"h":18,"abs_x":224,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":95,"y":7882,"w":74,"h":18,"abs_x":224,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":95,"y":7882,"w":74,"h":18,"abs_x":224,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
Gao Teng </span></span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":170,"y":7882,"w":135,"h":18,"abs_x":299,"abs_y":8018}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":170,"y":7882,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":299,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":170,"y":7882,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":299,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":170,"y":7882,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":299,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":170,"y":7882,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":299,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-weight: normal;">高騰
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":206,"y":7882,"w":99,"h":18,"abs_x":335,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":206,"y":7882,"w":99,"h":18,"abs_x":335,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":206,"y":7882,"w":99,"h":18,"abs_x":335,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":206,"y":7882,"w":99,"h":18,"abs_x":335,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-weight: normal;">and
Zhu Haihe </span></span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":306,"y":7882,"w":150,"h":18,"abs_x":435,"abs_y":8018}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":306,"y":7882,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":435,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":306,"y":7882,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":435,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":306,"y":7882,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":435,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":306,"y":7882,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":435,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-weight: normal;">祝海鶴
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":359,"y":7882,"w":97,"h":18,"abs_x":488,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":359,"y":7882,"w":97,"h":18,"abs_x":488,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":359,"y":7882,"w":97,"h":18,"abs_x":488,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":359,"y":7882,"w":97,"h":18,"abs_x":488,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-weight: normal;">from
Qiantang </span></span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7882,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8018}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":456,"y":7882,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":585,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":456,"y":7882,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":585,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":456,"y":7882,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":585,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":456,"y":7882,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":585,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-weight: normal;">錢塘
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7882,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7882,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7882,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7882,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8018}" style="font-weight: normal;">(in
Zhejiang province), and they were highly praised by people. In
Beijing, the best qins were made from Fan family </span></span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7901,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8037}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":587,"y":7901,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":716,"abs_y":8037}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":587,"y":7901,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":716,"abs_y":8037}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":587,"y":7901,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":716,"abs_y":8037}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":587,"y":7901,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":716,"abs_y":8037}" style="font-weight: normal;">樊氏
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7901,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8037}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7901,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8037}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7901,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8037}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7901,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8037}" style="font-weight: normal;">and
Lu family </span></span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":61,"y":7920,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":190,"abs_y":8056}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":61,"y":7920,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":190,"abs_y":8056}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":61,"y":7920,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":190,"abs_y":8056}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":61,"y":7920,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":190,"abs_y":8056}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":61,"y":7920,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":190,"abs_y":8056}" style="font-weight: normal;">路氏</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":94,"y":7920,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":223,"abs_y":8056}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":94,"y":7920,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":223,"abs_y":8056}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":94,"y":7920,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":223,"abs_y":8056}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":94,"y":7920,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":223,"abs_y":8056}" style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7939,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8075}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7939,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8075}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7939,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8075}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7939,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8075}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7939,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8075}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7958,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8094}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7958,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8094}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7958,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8094}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7958,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8094}" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7958,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8094}" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">A
good qin mainly is judged by its good sound quality. If it has a nice
sound quality, one should not be limited to (thinking that only)
antique qins (are good).</span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7997,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8133}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7997,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8133}" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">
</span>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7997,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8133}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7997,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8133}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7997,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8133}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7997,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8133}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":7997,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8133}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8016,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8152}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8016,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8152}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8016,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8152}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8016,"w":402,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8152}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8016,"w":104,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8152}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8016,"w":104,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8152}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8016,"w":63,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8152}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8016,"w":63,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8152}" style="background: #ffffff;">Banana
le</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":79,"y":8016,"w":12,"h":18,"abs_x":208,"abs_y":8152}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":79,"y":8016,"w":12,"h":18,"abs_x":208,"abs_y":8152}" style="background: #ffffff;">af</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":91,"y":8016,"w":28,"h":18,"abs_x":220,"abs_y":8152}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":91,"y":8016,"w":28,"h":18,"abs_x":220,"abs_y":8152}" style="background: #ffffff;">
qin </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":120,"y":8016,"w":298,"h":18,"abs_x":249,"abs_y":8152}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":120,"y":8016,"w":298,"h":18,"abs_x":249,"abs_y":8152}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":120,"y":8016,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":249,"abs_y":8152}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":120,"y":8016,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":249,"abs_y":8152}" style="background: #ffffff;">焦葉琴</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":169,"y":8016,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":298,"abs_y":8152}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":169,"y":8016,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":298,"abs_y":8152}" style="background: #ffffff;">
</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":173,"y":8016,"w":11,"h":18,"abs_x":302,"abs_y":8152}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":173,"y":8016,"w":11,"h":18,"abs_x":302,"abs_y":8152}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":173,"y":8016,"w":11,"h":18,"abs_x":302,"abs_y":8152}" lang="zh-TW">–
</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":185,"y":8016,"w":233,"h":18,"abs_x":314,"abs_y":8152}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":185,"y":8016,"w":233,"h":18,"abs_x":314,"abs_y":8152}" style="background: #ffffff;">取蕉葉為琴之式
制自祝海鶴甚佳</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8035,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8171}" style="color: black;">
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8035,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8171}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8035,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8171}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8035,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8171}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8035,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8171}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8035,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8171}" /></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8054,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8190}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8054,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8190}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8054,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8190}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8054,"w":638,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8190}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8054,"w":638,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8190}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Taking
its shape which is like a banana leaf as the name of the form</span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8054,"w":638,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8190}" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">, </span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8054,"w":638,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8190}" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">and
qin made from Zhu Haihe are very good.</span></span></div>
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<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8092,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8228}" style="color: black;">
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8092,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8228}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8092,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8228}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8092,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8228}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8092,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8228}" /></div>
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<colgroup bis_size="{"x":84,"y":8111,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":8247}"><col bis_size="{"x":84,"y":8111,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":8247}" width="516"></col>
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<table align="center" bis_size="{"x":127,"y":8111,"w":429,"h":259,"abs_x":256,"abs_y":8247}" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody bis_size="{"x":133,"y":8117,"w":418,"h":248,"abs_x":262,"abs_y":8253}">
<tr bis_size="{"x":133,"y":8117,"w":418,"h":213,"abs_x":262,"abs_y":8253}"><td bis_size="{"x":133,"y":8117,"w":418,"h":213,"abs_x":262,"abs_y":8253}" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":133,"y":8117,"w":418,"h":213,"abs_x":262,"abs_y":8253}">
<a bis_size="{"x":182,"y":8316,"w":320,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":8452}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FEl11rv5FFJNYkw_hdo5sTox3dnXK3Xs9_Of1W2-_2sqmXT6gvJcY_AD6j90qzvQNe2oGg9KXFfgEd1WpcCBR3b5PT_vu8s9W-GaVtgwXTVFl0yRkpkQUXSuH1eeKC_8_XB_W5IbY-zJ/s1600/IMG_2463.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img align="BOTTOM" bis_size="{"x":182,"y":8117,"w":320,"h":213,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":8253}" border="0" height="214" name="graphics16" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FEl11rv5FFJNYkw_hdo5sTox3dnXK3Xs9_Of1W2-_2sqmXT6gvJcY_AD6j90qzvQNe2oGg9KXFfgEd1WpcCBR3b5PT_vu8s9W-GaVtgwXTVFl0yRkpkQUXSuH1eeKC_8_XB_W5IbY-zJ/s320/IMG_2463.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
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<tr bis_size="{"x":133,"y":8330,"w":418,"h":34,"abs_x":262,"abs_y":8466}"><td bis_size="{"x":133,"y":8330,"w":418,"h":34,"abs_x":262,"abs_y":8466}" class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":133,"y":8334,"w":418,"h":30,"abs_x":262,"abs_y":8470}">
<span bis_size="{"x":133,"y":8334,"w":417,"h":29,"abs_x":262,"abs_y":8470}" style="font-size: x-small;"><span bis_size="{"x":133,"y":8334,"w":417,"h":29,"abs_x":262,"abs_y":8470}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Banana leaf qin made by Zhu Haihe, current collector : Pei Jingbao from Suzho <br bis_size="{"x":551,"y":8346,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":680,"abs_y":8482}" />picture from: </span><span bis_size="{"x":330,"y":8349,"w":95,"h":14,"abs_x":459,"abs_y":8485}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">絕世清音 吳釗 著</span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":84,"y":8378,"w":515,"h":19,"abs_x":213,"abs_y":8514}">
<br bis_size="{"x":342,"y":8378,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":471,"abs_y":8514}" /></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8397,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8533}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8397,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8533}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8397,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8533}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8397,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8533}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8417,"w":652,"h":76,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8553}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8417,"w":652,"h":76,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8553}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8417,"w":652,"h":76,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8553}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8417,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8553}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8417,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8553}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8417,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8553}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8417,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8553}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8417,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8553}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8417,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8553}" style="font-weight: normal;">祝海鶴
祝望 字公望 號海鶴 明浙江龍游人 弘治時人 絕意仕進
結廬石處山隱居 為造琴名手 工于琴詩 尤善臨池</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":150,"y":8436,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":279,"abs_y":8572}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":150,"y":8436,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":279,"abs_y":8572}" style="background: #ffffff;"><span bis_size="{"x":150,"y":8436,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":279,"abs_y":8572}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":150,"y":8436,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":279,"abs_y":8572}" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8436,"w":618,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8572}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8436,"w":618,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8572}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8436,"w":618,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8572}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8436,"w":618,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8572}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8436,"w":618,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8572}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8436,"w":618,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8572}" style="background: #ffffff;">Zhu
Haihe, from Zhejiang province, was active during Ming Hongzhi
period, 1488-1505. He rejected an official job and lived
as a recluse. He was famous for his qin making, and qin poetry
compositions. He was also talented in calligraphy.</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":489,"y":8474,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":618,"abs_y":8610}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":489,"y":8474,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":618,"abs_y":8610}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":489,"y":8474,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":618,"abs_y":8610}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":489,"y":8474,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":618,"abs_y":8610}" style="background: #ffffff;"> </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":493,"y":8474,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":622,"abs_y":8610}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":493,"y":8474,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":622,"abs_y":8610}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":493,"y":8474,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":622,"abs_y":8610}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":493,"y":8474,"w":3,"h":18,"abs_x":622,"abs_y":8610}" style="background: #ffffff;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8493,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8629}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8493,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8629}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8493,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8629}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8493,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8629}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8493,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8629}" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8493,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8629}" /></span></div>
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</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8512,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8648}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8512,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8648}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8512,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8648}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8512,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8648}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8512,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8648}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8512,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8648}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8512,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8648}" style="background: #ffffff;">Baina
Qin </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":85,"y":8512,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":214,"abs_y":8648}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":85,"y":8512,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":214,"abs_y":8648}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":85,"y":8512,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":214,"abs_y":8648}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":85,"y":8512,"w":53,"h":18,"abs_x":214,"abs_y":8648}" style="background: #ffffff;">百衲琴
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":138,"y":8512,"w":485,"h":18,"abs_x":267,"abs_y":8648}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":138,"y":8512,"w":485,"h":18,"abs_x":267,"abs_y":8648}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":138,"y":8512,"w":485,"h":18,"abs_x":267,"abs_y":8648}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":138,"y":8512,"w":485,"h":18,"abs_x":267,"abs_y":8648}" style="background: #ffffff;">(Bai
means hundred, and one of the meaning of Na is to sew close
stitches )</span></span></span></span></div>
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</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8531,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8667}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8531,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8667}" style="color: black;"></span><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8531,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8667}" /></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8550,"w":652,"h":57,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8686}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8550,"w":652,"h":57,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8686}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8550,"w":652,"h":57,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8686}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8550,"w":641,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8686}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8550,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8686}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8550,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8686}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8550,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8686}" style="background: #ffffff;">偶得美材
短不堪用 因而裁成片段 膠漆綴長 非好奇也 今仿制者
以龜紋錦片 錯以玳瑁 象牙 香料 雜木 嵌骨為紋 鋪滿琴體
名曰</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":261,"y":8569,"w":6,"h":18,"abs_x":390,"abs_y":8705}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":261,"y":8569,"w":6,"h":18,"abs_x":390,"abs_y":8705}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":261,"y":8569,"w":6,"h":18,"abs_x":390,"abs_y":8705}" style="background: #ffffff;">"</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":267,"y":8569,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":396,"abs_y":8705}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":267,"y":8569,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":396,"abs_y":8705}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":267,"y":8569,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":396,"abs_y":8705}" style="background: #ffffff;">寶琴</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":300,"y":8569,"w":10,"h":18,"abs_x":429,"abs_y":8705}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":300,"y":8569,"w":10,"h":18,"abs_x":429,"abs_y":8705}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":300,"y":8569,"w":10,"h":18,"abs_x":429,"abs_y":8705}" style="background: #ffffff;">"
</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":310,"y":8569,"w":180,"h":18,"abs_x":439,"abs_y":8705}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":310,"y":8569,"w":180,"h":18,"abs_x":439,"abs_y":8705}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":310,"y":8569,"w":180,"h":18,"abs_x":439,"abs_y":8705}" style="background: #ffffff;">與廣中滇南蜔嵌琵琶何異</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":490,"y":8569,"w":11,"h":18,"abs_x":619,"abs_y":8705}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":490,"y":8569,"w":11,"h":18,"abs_x":619,"abs_y":8705}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":490,"y":8569,"w":11,"h":18,"abs_x":619,"abs_y":8705}" style="background: #ffffff;">?
</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8569,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8705}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8569,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8705}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8569,"w":641,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8705}" style="background: #ffffff;">更可笑也
近有銅琴 石琴 紫檀 烏木者 皆失琴旨 雖美何取</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":261,"y":8588,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":390,"abs_y":8724}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":261,"y":8588,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":390,"abs_y":8724}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":261,"y":8588,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":390,"abs_y":8724}" style="background: #ffffff;">?</span></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8627,"w":652,"h":57,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8763}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8627,"w":642,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8763}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8627,"w":642,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8763}" style="color: black;">When
one happened to obtain a piece of beautiful wood but too short to
make a whole complete qin board, therefore one cut the wood into many
small pieces and used lacquer to glue them together to make it to a
longer piece, it was not just attempting to be unusual.</span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8703,"w":652,"h":114,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8839}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8703,"w":648,"h":113,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8839}" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Now
people imitate the technique on purpose, and make it with shiny
pieces with a turtle shell pattern, mixed with tortoise shell, ivory,
spices and different kinds of wood, inlaid animal bones into the wood
to make patterns, spread all over the qin body and called it a
"treasures qin". How different is that from the shell
inlaid pipa of guangdong and yunnan provinces? The more interesting
thing is that recently people have made the qin from bronze, stone,
sandalwood and ebony, which all lost the principle of the qin. Even
if they look beautiful, they are not acceptable.</span></div>
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<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8837,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8973}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8837,"w":171,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8973}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8837,"w":171,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8973}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8837,"w":171,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8973}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8837,"w":171,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8973}" style="background: #ffffff;">桐樹下需而上實
而孫枝</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":187,"y":8837,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":316,"abs_y":8973}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":187,"y":8837,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":316,"abs_y":8973}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":187,"y":8837,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":316,"abs_y":8973}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":187,"y":8837,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":316,"abs_y":8973}" style="background: #ffffff;">(</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":192,"y":8837,"w":114,"h":18,"abs_x":321,"abs_y":8973}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":192,"y":8837,"w":114,"h":18,"abs_x":321,"abs_y":8973}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":192,"y":8837,"w":114,"h":18,"abs_x":321,"abs_y":8973}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":192,"y":8837,"w":114,"h":18,"abs_x":321,"abs_y":8973}" style="background: #ffffff;">樹上新長的嫩枝</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":307,"y":8837,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":436,"abs_y":8973}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":307,"y":8837,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":436,"abs_y":8973}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":307,"y":8837,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":436,"abs_y":8973}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":307,"y":8837,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":436,"abs_y":8973}" style="background: #ffffff;">)</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8837,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8973}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8837,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8973}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8837,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8973}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":8837,"w":652,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":8973}" style="background: #ffffff;">又難得大材
故欲避虛就實者 可擇其精華 以小塊優質桐材拚合而斲之
一似百衲僧衣</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<br bis_size="{"x":348,"y":9407,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":477,"abs_y":9543}" /></div>
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</center>
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<table bis_size="{"x":110,"y":9427,"w":463,"h":243,"abs_x":239,"abs_y":9563}" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left; width: 464px;">
<colgroup bis_size="{"x":110,"y":9427,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":239,"abs_y":9563}"><col bis_size="{"x":110,"y":9427,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":239,"abs_y":9563}" width="464"></col>
</colgroup><tbody bis_size="{"x":110,"y":9427,"w":463,"h":243,"abs_x":239,"abs_y":9563}">
<tr bis_size="{"x":110,"y":9427,"w":463,"h":212,"abs_x":239,"abs_y":9563}">
<td bis_size="{"x":110,"y":9427,"w":463,"h":212,"abs_x":239,"abs_y":9563}" width="464"><div bis_size="{"x":110,"y":9427,"w":463,"h":212,"abs_x":239,"abs_y":9563}" style="text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":110,"y":9427,"w":463,"h":212,"abs_x":239,"abs_y":9563}">
<a bis_size="{"x":182,"y":9625,"w":320,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":9761}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEYViThEmNvfrwsQPz5sABreSx_JzqJYffTyXAdb3QoSIDG5-Z7DyYa_Lb4yNidWiytqWvJis2nEYRb8aV7TGtOizZsBBCUTcynQ2r_HxoO_HC2IdnJgzFBfAGuE21rfEfFg_CQp0vM_Y/s1600/jinyinpinwen.jpg"><span style="color: black;"><img align="BOTTOM" bis_size="{"x":182,"y":9427,"w":320,"h":212,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":9563}" border="0" height="213" name="graphics19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEYViThEmNvfrwsQPz5sABreSx_JzqJYffTyXAdb3QoSIDG5-Z7DyYa_Lb4yNidWiytqWvJis2nEYRb8aV7TGtOizZsBBCUTcynQ2r_HxoO_HC2IdnJgzFBfAGuE21rfEfFg_CQp0vM_Y/s320/jinyinpinwen.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
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<tr bis_size="{"x":110,"y":9639,"w":463,"h":30,"abs_x":239,"abs_y":9775}">
<td bis_size="{"x":110,"y":9639,"w":463,"h":30,"abs_x":239,"abs_y":9775}" width="464"><div bis_size="{"x":110,"y":9639,"w":463,"h":15,"abs_x":239,"abs_y":9775}" style="border: none; padding: 0in; text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":110,"y":9639,"w":463,"h":15,"abs_x":239,"abs_y":9775}">
<span bis_size="{"x":271,"y":9639,"w":141,"h":14,"abs_x":400,"abs_y":9775}" style="font-size: x-small;"><span bis_size="{"x":271,"y":9639,"w":141,"h":14,"abs_x":400,"abs_y":9775}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":271,"y":9639,"w":141,"h":14,"abs_x":400,"abs_y":9775}" style="font-size: x-small;">Gold
and Silver Inlaid Qin. </span></span>
</span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":110,"y":9655,"w":463,"h":15,"abs_x":239,"abs_y":9791}" style="border: none; padding: 0in; text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":110,"y":9655,"w":463,"h":15,"abs_x":239,"abs_y":9791}">
<span bis_size="{"x":227,"y":9652,"w":229,"h":18,"abs_x":356,"abs_y":9788}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":227,"y":9655,"w":229,"h":14,"abs_x":356,"abs_y":9791}" style="font-size: x-small;">Picture
source:<a bis_size="{"x":305,"y":9655,"w":89,"h":14,"abs_x":434,"abs_y":9791}" href="https://shosoin.kunaicho.go.jp/treasures/?id=0000010073" target="_blank">Tang dynasty qin</a> in Shoso-in</span></span></div>
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</tbody></table>
</center>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9670,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9806}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9670,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9806}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9670,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9806}">
<br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9670,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9806}" /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9689,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9825}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9689,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9825}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9689,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9825}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9689,"w":644,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9825}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9689,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9825}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9689,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9825}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9689,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9825}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9689,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9825}" style="background: #ffffff;">掛琴
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":52,"y":9689,"w":14,"h":18,"abs_x":181,"abs_y":9825}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":52,"y":9689,"w":14,"h":18,"abs_x":181,"abs_y":9825}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":52,"y":9689,"w":14,"h":18,"abs_x":181,"abs_y":9825}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":52,"y":9689,"w":14,"h":18,"abs_x":181,"abs_y":9825}" style="background: #ffffff;">--
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9689,"w":644,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9825}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9689,"w":644,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9825}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9689,"w":644,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9825}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9689,"w":644,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9825}" style="background: #ffffff;">不論寒暑
不可掛近風露日色中 及磚牆泥壁之處 恐惹濕潤 琴不發聲
宜木格布骨紙屏當風透處掛之 加以囊盛 以遠塵垢
或置床上被中 以近人氣為佳 </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9727,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9863}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9727,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9863}" style="color: black;">
</span>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9727,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9863}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9727,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9863}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9727,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9863}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9727,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9863}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9727,"w":107,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9863}" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Hanging
the qin </span></div>
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</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9747,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9883}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9747,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9883}" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">
</span>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9747,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9883}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9747,"w":652,"h":95,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9883}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9747,"w":652,"h":95,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9883}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9747,"w":652,"h":95,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9883}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9747,"w":649,"h":94,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9883}" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">No
matter in cold or hot weather, do not hang the qin near direct wind
or sunlight. Do not hang the qin on a brick or cement wall to avoid
moisture, which will cause the qin to sound muted. It's better to
hang the qin where the air is circulating and use a paper screen room
divider to block the wind. Cover the qin with a qin soft bag to avoid
dust, or put the qin on a bed under a blanket in order to get closer
to human energy.</span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9842,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9978}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9842,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9978}" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">
</span>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9842,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9978}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9842,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9978}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9842,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9978}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9842,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9978}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9842,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9978}" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9842,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9978}" /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9861,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9997}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9861,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9997}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9861,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9997}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9861,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9997}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9861,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9997}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9861,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9997}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9861,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9997}" style="background: #ffffff;">琴匣</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":48,"y":9861,"w":48,"h":18,"abs_x":177,"abs_y":9997}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":48,"y":9861,"w":48,"h":18,"abs_x":177,"abs_y":9997}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":48,"y":9861,"w":48,"h":18,"abs_x":177,"abs_y":9997}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":48,"y":9861,"w":48,"h":18,"abs_x":177,"abs_y":9997}" style="background: #ffffff;">(xiá)
-- </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":97,"y":9861,"w":114,"h":18,"abs_x":226,"abs_y":9997}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":97,"y":9861,"w":114,"h":18,"abs_x":226,"abs_y":9997}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":97,"y":9861,"w":114,"h":18,"abs_x":226,"abs_y":9997}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":97,"y":9861,"w":114,"h":18,"abs_x":226,"abs_y":9997}" style="background: #ffffff;">貴窄小止可容琴</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":212,"y":9861,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":341,"abs_y":9997}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":212,"y":9861,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":341,"abs_y":9997}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":212,"y":9861,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":341,"abs_y":9997}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":212,"y":9861,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":341,"abs_y":9997}" style="background: #ffffff;">,
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":220,"y":9861,"w":388,"h":18,"abs_x":349,"abs_y":9997}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":220,"y":9861,"w":388,"h":18,"abs_x":349,"abs_y":9997}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":220,"y":9861,"w":388,"h":18,"abs_x":349,"abs_y":9997}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":220,"y":9861,"w":388,"h":18,"abs_x":349,"abs_y":9997}" style="background: #ffffff;">不使中空搖動
梅月未至 須先以琴人匣中鎮閉 以紙糊口</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":608,"y":9861,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":737,"abs_y":9997}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":608,"y":9861,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":737,"abs_y":9997}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":608,"y":9861,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":737,"abs_y":9997}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":608,"y":9861,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":737,"abs_y":9997}" style="background: #ffffff;">.
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9861,"w":649,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9997}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9861,"w":649,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9997}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9861,"w":649,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9997}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9861,"w":649,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":9997}" style="background: #ffffff;">不令濕霉著琴</span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9899,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10035}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9899,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10035}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9899,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10035}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9899,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10035}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9899,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10035}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9899,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10035}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9899,"w":87,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10035}" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Qin hard case</span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9918,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10054}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9918,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10054}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9918,"w":652,"h":366,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10054}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9918,"w":652,"h":366,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10054}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9918,"w":652,"h":57,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10054}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":9918,"w":645,"h":56,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10054}" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">A
good qin hard case is narrow and tight that can only fit one qin
without any extra room for the qin to move. Before the rainy season
starts, put the qin in a hard case and seal the opening of the case
with paper to avoid moisture and mold getting into the qin. </span></div>
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<tr bis_size="{"x":182,"y":9981,"w":320,"h":251,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":10117}"><td bis_size="{"x":182,"y":9981,"w":320,"h":251,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":10117}" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":182,"y":9981,"w":320,"h":251,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":10117}">
<a bis_size="{"x":182,"y":10219,"w":320,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":10355}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaNsmmMxhrOPbHll2nre-B5dRszQ4h3DQPHb5fjEqMpYKsKDz8-yJBbukerpBKHwCjd5eiMu73AD_0gjWC97rxZG-ZgtrlxzVwqQ9Xkdy0B-pOlblRpnR-aBw93tM3HLLQllfJMDhdZyx/s1600/IMG_2467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img bis_size="{"x":182,"y":9981,"w":320,"h":251,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":10117}" border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="1600" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaNsmmMxhrOPbHll2nre-B5dRszQ4h3DQPHb5fjEqMpYKsKDz8-yJBbukerpBKHwCjd5eiMu73AD_0gjWC97rxZG-ZgtrlxzVwqQ9Xkdy0B-pOlblRpnR-aBw93tM3HLLQllfJMDhdZyx/s320/IMG_2467.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
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<tr bis_size="{"x":182,"y":10233,"w":320,"h":19,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":10369}"><td bis_size="{"x":182,"y":10233,"w":320,"h":19,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":10369}" class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":182,"y":10237,"w":320,"h":15,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":10373}">
Song Dynasty Qin Hard Case</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10265,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10401}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10265,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10401}" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10265,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10401}" /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10285,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10421}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10285,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10421}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10285,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10421}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10285,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10421}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10285,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10421}" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10285,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10421}" /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10304,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10440}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10304,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10440}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10304,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10440}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10304,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10440}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10304,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10440}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10304,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10440}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10304,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10440}" style="background: #ffffff;">抱琴
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":52,"y":10304,"w":14,"h":18,"abs_x":181,"abs_y":10440}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":52,"y":10304,"w":14,"h":18,"abs_x":181,"abs_y":10440}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":52,"y":10304,"w":14,"h":18,"abs_x":181,"abs_y":10440}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":52,"y":10304,"w":14,"h":18,"abs_x":181,"abs_y":10440}" style="background: #ffffff;">--
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":67,"y":10304,"w":441,"h":18,"abs_x":196,"abs_y":10440}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":67,"y":10304,"w":441,"h":18,"abs_x":196,"abs_y":10440}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":67,"y":10304,"w":441,"h":18,"abs_x":196,"abs_y":10440}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":67,"y":10304,"w":441,"h":18,"abs_x":196,"abs_y":10440}" style="background: #ffffff;">當語童僕
勿令橫抱 恐觸物致損 需按古今人抱琴二勢 方稱雅觀</span></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10323,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10459}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10323,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10459}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10323,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10459}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10323,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10459}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10323,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10459}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10323,"w":100,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10459}" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Holding
the qin</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10342,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10478}" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10342,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10478}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10342,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10478}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10342,"w":646,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10478}" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">One
should tell the qin carrier </span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10342,"w":646,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10478}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">not to hold the qin horizontally to avoid
hitting objects, but follow the ancient and modern two gestures of
holding the qin, which is refined.</span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10342,"w":646,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10478}" style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> (see picture)</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10380,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10516}" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10380,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10516}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10380,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10516}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10380,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10516}" style="color: #333333;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10380,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10516}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10380,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10516}" style="font-size: small;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10380,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10516}" /></span></span></span></div>
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<center bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10399,"w":652,"h":320,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10535}">
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<colgroup bis_size="{"x":37,"y":10399,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":166,"abs_y":10535}"><col bis_size="{"x":37,"y":10399,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":166,"abs_y":10535}" width="611"></col>
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<td bis_size="{"x":37,"y":10399,"w":610,"h":301,"abs_x":166,"abs_y":10535}" width="611"><div bis_size="{"x":37,"y":10399,"w":610,"h":293,"abs_x":166,"abs_y":10535}" style="text-align: center;">
<table align="center" bis_size="{"x":100,"y":10399,"w":484,"h":293,"abs_x":229,"abs_y":10535}" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody bis_size="{"x":105,"y":10405,"w":473,"h":282,"abs_x":234,"abs_y":10541}">
<tr bis_size="{"x":105,"y":10405,"w":473,"h":263,"abs_x":234,"abs_y":10541}"><td bis_size="{"x":105,"y":10405,"w":473,"h":263,"abs_x":234,"abs_y":10541}" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":105,"y":10405,"w":473,"h":263,"abs_x":234,"abs_y":10541}">
<a bis_size="{"x":182,"y":10654,"w":320,"h":18,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":10790}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjgmg2PUK9D8zfKFD_UuGquAz9XM5peDbD9jJybVEzhzk-uMnZwIx2EKWrQ9TMZvKWZ7AiwuRL4OgukyndBjcnQ0L5jCts4eNtDIkIURJTYHJCLLSQubrTq4CadLL9OLm-0tOgsmKZ0_8/s1600/gurenbaoqin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img align="BOTTOM" bis_size="{"x":182,"y":10405,"w":320,"h":263,"abs_x":311,"abs_y":10541}" border="0" height="264" name="graphics20" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjgmg2PUK9D8zfKFD_UuGquAz9XM5peDbD9jJybVEzhzk-uMnZwIx2EKWrQ9TMZvKWZ7AiwuRL4OgukyndBjcnQ0L5jCts4eNtDIkIURJTYHJCLLSQubrTq4CadLL9OLm-0tOgsmKZ0_8/s320/gurenbaoqin.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
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<tr bis_size="{"x":105,"y":10668,"w":473,"h":19,"abs_x":234,"abs_y":10804}"><td bis_size="{"x":105,"y":10668,"w":473,"h":19,"abs_x":234,"abs_y":10804}" class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div bis_size="{"x":105,"y":10672,"w":473,"h":15,"abs_x":234,"abs_y":10808}">
<span bis_size="{"x":106,"y":10672,"w":346,"h":14,"abs_x":235,"abs_y":10808}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Photo from Taiyin Daquan Ji (published during Ming Zheng Tong </span><span bis_size="{"x":453,"y":10672,"w":28,"h":14,"abs_x":582,"abs_y":10808}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">正統 </span><span bis_size="{"x":481,"y":10672,"w":97,"h":14,"abs_x":610,"abs_y":10808}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">period 1436-1464)</span></div>
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<tr bis_size="{"x":37,"y":10701,"w":610,"h":19,"abs_x":166,"abs_y":10837}">
<td bis_size="{"x":37,"y":10701,"w":610,"h":19,"abs_x":166,"abs_y":10837}" width="611"><div bis_size="{"x":37,"y":10701,"w":610,"h":19,"abs_x":166,"abs_y":10837}" style="border: none; padding: 0in; text-align: center;">
<div bis_size="{"x":37,"y":10701,"w":610,"h":19,"abs_x":166,"abs_y":10837}">
<br bis_size="{"x":342,"y":10701,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":471,"abs_y":10837}" /></div>
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</tbody></table>
</center>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10720,"w":652,"h":362,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10856}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10720,"w":652,"h":362,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10856}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10720,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10856}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10720,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10856}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10722,"w":390,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10858}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">對鶴 -- 彈琴欲鶴舞 鶴未必能舞 觀者鬨然 誠非雅致之事</span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10742,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10878}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10742,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10878}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10744,"w":117,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10880}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In front of Crane</span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10764,"w":652,"h":43,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10900}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10764,"w":652,"h":43,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10900}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10765,"w":645,"h":40,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10901}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Playing qin, one wants to play with crane dancing aside, however cranes might not be able to dance. It's the audience that wants to cause a commotion, which is really not an elegant matter.</span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10807,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10943}">
<b bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10807,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10943}" id="docs-internal-guid-66850c0b-7fff-2878-c49a-ef09070f905c" style="font-weight: normal;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10807,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10943}" /></b>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10826,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10962}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10826,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10962}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10828,"w":633,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10964}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">對月 – 春秋二候 天氣澄和 人亦中夜多醒 萬籟成寂 月色當空 橫琴膝上 時作小調 亦可暢懷</span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10848,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10984}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10848,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10984}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10850,"w":141,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":10986}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Looking at the moon</span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10870,"w":652,"h":65,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11006}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10870,"w":652,"h":65,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11006}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10872,"w":622,"h":61,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11008}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the spring and autumn seasons, the weather is clear and peaceful. Some people wake up at midnight and seeing the moon with a quiet surrounding, they put qin on their laps and play some short melodies to pleasantly convey their sentiments.</span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10935,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11071}">
<b bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10935,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11071}" style="font-weight: normal;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10935,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11071}" /></b>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10955,"w":652,"h":43,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11091}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10955,"w":652,"h":43,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11091}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10956,"w":643,"h":40,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11092}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">對花-- 宜共岩桂 (岩桂即桂花) 江梅(較原始梅品種) 茉莉 簷葡(山梔) 建蘭夜合玉蘭等花 清香而色不豔者為雅</span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10998,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11134}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":10998,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11134}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11000,"w":127,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11136}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Looking at flowers</span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11020,"w":652,"h":43,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11156}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11020,"w":652,"h":43,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11156}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11022,"w":637,"h":40,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11158}" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It is nice to play the qin accompanying osmanthus, river plum blossom, jasmine, gardenia, orchids, and magnolia, that they have a nice light fragrant and the colors are not glamorous.</span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11064,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11200}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11064,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11200}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11064,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11200}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11064,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11200}" /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11083,"w":652,"h":406,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11219}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11083,"w":652,"h":406,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11219}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11083,"w":652,"h":43,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11219}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11083,"w":652,"h":43,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11219}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11085,"w":640,"h":40,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11221}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">臨水 –鼓琴偏宜於松風澗响之間 三者皆自然之聲 正合類聚 或對軒窗池沼 荷香撲人 或水邊林下 清漪芳芷 微風灑然 游魚出聽 此樂何極</span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11126,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11262}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11126,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11262}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11128,"w":92,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11264}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next to water</span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11148,"w":652,"h":87,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11284}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11148,"w":652,"h":87,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11284}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11150,"w":630,"h":83,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11286}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Playing the qin within pines and spring water is a good combination, as these three are natural sounds. Or playing the qin under the window where it is facing a pond with fragrant lotus . Or playing the qin near water under trees with clear ripples and elegant iris, when gentle wind blows, fish coming out to listen to the music, nothing can be more happy than that.</span></div>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11235,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11371}">
<b bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11235,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11371}" id="docs-internal-guid-d9fb3f88-7fff-281b-0242-2b999479cedf" style="font-weight: normal;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11235,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11371}" /></b>
</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11255,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11391}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11255,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11391}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11256,"w":444,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11392}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">焚香 – 香清烟細 如水沉 生香之類 則清馥韻雅 最忌龍涎(</span><span bis_size="{"x":460,"y":11256,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":589,"abs_y":11392}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Xián</span><span bis_size="{"x":492,"y":11256,"w":98,"h":18,"abs_x":621,"abs_y":11392}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">)及兒女態香</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11276,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11412}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11276,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11412}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11278,"w":112,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11414}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Burning Incense</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11298,"w":652,"h":65,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11434}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11298,"w":652,"h":65,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11434}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11300,"w":630,"h":61,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11436}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Playing qin with incense which has a light fragrance and fine smoke, such as (sinking in water of) agarwood incense, and raw agarwood incense, that the fragrance is pure and elegant. Avoid using ambergris and the incense that has an unnatural (or seductive) fragrance.</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11364,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11500}">
<b bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11364,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11500}" style="font-weight: normal;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11364,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11500}" /></b>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11383,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11519}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11383,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11519}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11385,"w":559,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11521}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">盥手 – 彈琴須先盥手 則弦不受污 夏月惟宜早晚 午則不可 非惟汗溽 恐太燥脆弦</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11405,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11541}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11405,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11541}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11406,"w":104,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11542}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Washing hands</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11426,"w":652,"h":43,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11562}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11426,"w":652,"h":43,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11562}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11428,"w":641,"h":40,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11564}" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Wash hands before playing the qin so that the strings won't get dirty. In the summer, playing the qin in early morning or late night, not at noon, as the sweat and heat will make the (silk) strings fragile.</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11470,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11606}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11470,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11606}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11470,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11606}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11470,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11606}" /></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11489,"w":652,"h":278,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11625}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11489,"w":652,"h":278,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11625}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11489,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11625}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11489,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11625}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11491,"w":526,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11627}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">露下 – 乘露彈琴 不可久坐 不惟潤弦 抑且傷人 且陽材鼓之有聲 陰材無聲矣</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11511,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11647}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11511,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11647}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11513,"w":75,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11649}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Under dew</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11533,"w":652,"h":43,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11669}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11533,"w":652,"h":43,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11669}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11535,"w":652,"h":40,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11671}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While playing the qin under dew, don't sit too long, as the moisture is not good for the strings and our body as well. Qin made with yang wood will have sound, but yin wood will sound muted.</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11576,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11712}">
<b bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11576,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11712}" id="docs-internal-guid-0b5a564e-7fff-0c42-89e5-00bc17b4689e" style="font-weight: normal;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11576,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11712}" /></b>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11595,"w":652,"h":43,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11731}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11595,"w":652,"h":43,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11731}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11597,"w":652,"h":40,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11733}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">飲酒 – 彈琴之人 風致清楚 但宜啜茗 間或用酒發興 不過微有醺意而已 若堆醴酪(甜酒和奶酪) 羅葷膻(有辛味的菜與牛羊肉) 蕩琴狂飲 致成醉者之狀以事琴 此大丑 最宜戒也</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11639,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11775}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11639,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11775}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11641,"w":102,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11777}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Drinking Wine</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11661,"w":652,"h":87,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11797}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11661,"w":652,"h":87,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11797}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11663,"w":638,"h":83,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11799}" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Qin players have a clean and elegant appearance, better to drink tea. Occasionally drink wine to convey one's sentiments, but only to get a little feeling of drunkenness. If one drinks a lot of yogurt like sweet wine, eating spicy meat, playing qin and drinking wildly to become drunk that is the ugliest, one should totally avoid it.</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11748,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11884}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11748,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11884}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11748,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11884}" /></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11767,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11903}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11767,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11903}" style="color: black;"></span><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11767,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11903}" /></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11786,"w":652,"h":76,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11922}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11786,"w":652,"h":76,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11922}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11786,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11922}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11786,"w":480,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11922}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11786,"w":261,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11922}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11786,"w":261,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11922}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11786,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11922}" style="color: #4d4e51;">琴壇十友
</span><span bis_size="{"x":85,"y":11786,"w":11,"h":18,"abs_x":214,"abs_y":11922}" style="color: #4d4e51;">– </span><span bis_size="{"x":97,"y":11786,"w":163,"h":18,"abs_x":226,"abs_y":11922}" style="color: #333333;">冰弦
玉軫 軫函 玉足 绒</span><span bis_size="{"x":260,"y":11786,"w":16,"h":18,"abs_x":389,"abs_y":11922}" style="color: #545454;">剅</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":277,"y":11786,"w":35,"h":18,"abs_x":406,"abs_y":11922}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":277,"y":11786,"w":35,"h":18,"abs_x":406,"abs_y":11922}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":277,"y":11786,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":406,"abs_y":11922}" style="color: #545454;">(</span><span bis_size="{"x":282,"y":11786,"w":30,"h":18,"abs_x":411,"abs_y":11922}" style="color: #4d4e51;"><b bis_size="{"x":282,"y":11786,"w":30,"h":18,"abs_x":411,"abs_y":11922}">lóu)
</b></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":313,"y":11786,"w":183,"h":18,"abs_x":442,"abs_y":11922}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":313,"y":11786,"w":183,"h":18,"abs_x":442,"abs_y":11922}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":313,"y":11786,"w":183,"h":18,"abs_x":442,"abs_y":11922}" style="color: #333333;">琴薦
錦囊 琴床 琴匣 替指 </span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":496,"y":11786,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":625,"abs_y":11922}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 27.84px;">以鹤翎造</span><span bis_size="{"x":562,"y":11786,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":691,"abs_y":11922}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 27.84px;">, </span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11786,"w":639,"h":37,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11922}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 27.84px;">火烙為之 此臞仙制也</span><span bis_size="{"x":81,"y":11805,"w":16,"h":18,"abs_x":210,"abs_y":11941}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">。</span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11825,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11961}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11825,"w":188,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11961}" id="docs-internal-guid-15dcc77b-7fff-c241-36a2-80f3b121437d"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11825,"w":188,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11961}" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ten friends of the qin altar:</span></span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11844,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11980}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11844,"w":272,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11980}" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Ice string (pure white colored silk strings) </span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11863,"w":652,"h":237,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11999}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11863,"w":652,"h":237,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11999}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11863,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11999}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11863,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":11999}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11865,"w":110,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12001}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jade tuning pegs </span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11885,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12021}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11885,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12021}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11886,"w":104,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12022}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tuning peg box </span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11906,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12042}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11906,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12042}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11908,"w":101,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12044}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jade goose feet </span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11928,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12064}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11928,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12064}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11930,"w":130,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12066}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rong lou silk thread</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11950,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12086}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11950,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12086}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11952,"w":79,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12088}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Qin pillows </span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11972,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12108}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11972,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12108}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11974,"w":79,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12110}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Qin soft bag</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11994,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12130}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11994,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12130}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":11995,"w":334,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12131}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Qin bed (a platform to put qin, could be a qin table) </span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12015,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12151}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12015,"w":652,"h":21,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12151}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12017,"w":91,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12153}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Qin hard case </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finger Substitute (made with bird's feathers and heated with fire. Not sure what that is, c</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap;">ould be a pick. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tai Yin Da Quan Ji says only beginner use it, and playing longer, one does not need to use it. )</span><br />
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<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12037,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12173}" id="docs-internal-guid-6f0a9bc5-7fff-71cc-dcdf-d15557217f00"></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12100,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12236}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12100,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12236}" style="text-align: left;">
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<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12119,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12255}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0.29in;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12119,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12255}" style="font-size: small;">替指</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":48,"y":12119,"w":4,"h":18,"abs_x":177,"abs_y":12255}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0.29in;"><span bis_size="{"x":48,"y":12119,"w":4,"h":18,"abs_x":177,"abs_y":12255}" style="font-size: small;">:</span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12138,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12274}" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.29in; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12138,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12274}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12138,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12274}">
<span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12138,"w":98,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12274}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12138,"w":98,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12274}" style="color: black; font-size: small;">以鹤翎為之,</span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12157,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12293}" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.29in; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12157,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12293}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12157,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12293}">
<span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12157,"w":114,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12293}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12157,"w":114,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12293}" style="color: black; font-size: small;">無則鹅翎亦可。</span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12176,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12312}" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.29in; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12176,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12312}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12176,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12312}">
<span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12176,"w":114,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12312}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12176,"w":114,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12312}" style="color: black; font-size: small;">初學琴者用之,</span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12195,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12331}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.29in; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12195,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12331}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12195,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12331}">
<span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12195,"w":231,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12331}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12195,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12195,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12195,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12195,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-weight: normal;">久則不用</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":109,"y":12195,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":238,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":109,"y":12195,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":238,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":109,"y":12195,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":238,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":109,"y":12195,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":238,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-weight: normal;">(</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":114,"y":12195,"w":81,"h":18,"abs_x":243,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":114,"y":12195,"w":81,"h":18,"abs_x":243,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":114,"y":12195,"w":81,"h":18,"abs_x":243,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":114,"y":12195,"w":81,"h":18,"abs_x":243,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-weight: normal;">太音大全集</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":196,"y":12195,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":325,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":196,"y":12195,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":325,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":196,"y":12195,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":325,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":196,"y":12195,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":325,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":204,"y":12195,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":333,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":204,"y":12195,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":333,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":204,"y":12195,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":333,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":204,"y":12195,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":333,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-weight: normal;">風宣玄品</span></span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":269,"y":12195,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":398,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":269,"y":12195,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":398,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":269,"y":12195,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":398,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-style: normal;"><span bis_size="{"x":269,"y":12195,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":398,"abs_y":12331}" style="font-weight: normal;">)</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12215,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.29in; widows: 2;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12215,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12351}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12215,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12351}">
<span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12215,"w":219,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12351}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12215,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12215,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":43,"y":12215,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":172,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-style: normal;">以鹤翎造</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":109,"y":12215,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":238,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":109,"y":12215,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":238,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":109,"y":12215,"w":7,"h":18,"abs_x":238,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-style: normal;">,
</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":117,"y":12215,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":246,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":117,"y":12215,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":246,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":117,"y":12215,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":246,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-style: normal;">火烙為之
</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":186,"y":12215,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":315,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":186,"y":12215,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":315,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":186,"y":12215,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":315,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-style: normal;">(</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":192,"y":12215,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":321,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":192,"y":12215,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":321,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":192,"y":12215,"w":65,"h":18,"abs_x":321,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-style: normal;">考槃餘事</span></span></span><span bis_size="{"x":257,"y":12215,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":386,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":257,"y":12215,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":386,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-size: small;"><span bis_size="{"x":257,"y":12215,"w":5,"h":18,"abs_x":386,"abs_y":12351}" style="font-style: normal;">)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12234,"w":652,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12370}" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12234,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12370}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12234,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12370}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12234,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12370}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12234,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12370}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12234,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12370}" /></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12253,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12389}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12272,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12408}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12272,"w":36,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12408}" style="font-size: small;">琴壇
</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":52,"y":12272,"w":537,"h":18,"abs_x":181,"abs_y":12408}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":52,"y":12272,"w":537,"h":18,"abs_x":181,"abs_y":12408}" style="font-size: small;">Lute
Altar (The Lore of the Chinese Lute says
it means
the table with the lute on it.)</span></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12253,"w":0,"h":0,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12389}" style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12272,"w":652,"h":458,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12408}" style="text-align: justify;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12272,"w":652,"h":458,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12408}" style="text-align: left;">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12291,"w":652,"h":38,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12427}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12291,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12427}" style="color: black;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12291,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12427}" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12291,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12427}" style="font-size: small;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12291,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12427}" /></span></span></span>
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12310,"w":69,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12446}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">參考書目/網站: </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">BIBLIOGRAPHY</span><b style="color: #666666;"> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12329,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12465}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12329,"w":485,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12465}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">考槃餘事- <span bis_size="{"x":90,"y":12332,"w":114,"h":14,"abs_x":219,"abs_y":12468}" style="font-size: x-small;">中國古代物質文明史</span> (明)屠隆/著 趙菁/編 北京金城出版社 2011</span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12348,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12484}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12348,"w":299,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12484}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">絕世清音- 吳釗/著 蘇州古吳軒出版社 2005</span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12367,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12503}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12367,"w":572,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12503}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The Lore of the Chinese Lute - R.H. van Gulik, Publisher: Orchid Press, 3rd edition 2011</span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12386,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12522}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12386,"w":347,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12522}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">太音大全集 - 琴曲集成第一冊 中華書局出版 2010</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">古琴斲製百工錄 (The Chiseling Method of Guqin) - 江蘇鳳凰美術出版社2016</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">王世襄集 (自珍集) 2013</span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12405,"w":652,"h":57,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12541}">
<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Science/kaopanyushi.html" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;" target="_blank">Chinese Literature Kaopan Yushi考槃餘事</a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> Aug 29. 2013</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The Chinese Classics The She King 詩經 or The Book of Poetry, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">by James Legge - SMC Publishing INC. 台灣南天書局有限公司 2000</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">考槃餘事 <a href="https://ctext.org/library.pl?if=gb&file=106643&page=111" target="_blank">線上圖書館</a></span><br />
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12425,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12561}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12425,"w":0,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12561}" /></span><span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12444,"w":102,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12580}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">圖片來源網站: PICTURE RESOURCES</span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12463,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12599}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12463,"w":49,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12599}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">正倉院</span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12482,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12618}">
<a bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12482,"w":196,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12618}" href="https://shosoin.kunaicho.go.jp/"><span style="color: black;">https://shosoin.kunaicho.go.jp/</span></a></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12501,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12637}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12501,"w":81,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12637}" style="color: black;">何為百衲琴</span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12520,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12656}">
<a bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12520,"w":281,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12656}" href="http://www.sohu.com/a/326842226_723051"><span style="color: black;">http://www.sohu.com/a/326842226_723051</span></a></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12539,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12675}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12539,"w":163,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12675}" style="color: black;">以斷紋鑑別古琴的年代</span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12558,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12694}">
<a bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12558,"w":304,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12694}" href="https://news.artron.net/20130225/n311129.html"><span style="color: black;">https://news.artron.net/20130225/n311129.html</span></a></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12577,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12713}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12577,"w":130,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12713}" style="color: black;">漢字舷的基本解釋</span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12596,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12732}">
<a bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12596,"w":329,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12732}" href="http://qiyuan.chaziwang.com/etymology-1983.html"><span style="color: black;">http://qiyuan.chaziwang.com/etymology-1983.html</span></a></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12615,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12751}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12615,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12751}" style="color: black;">胡床</span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12635,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12771}">
<a bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12635,"w":305,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12771}" href="http://www.sohu.com/a/254366283_100274163"><span style="color: black;">http://www.sohu.com/a/254366283_100274163</span></a></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12654,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12790}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12654,"w":32,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12790}" style="color: black;">琴桌</span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12673,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12809}">
<span bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12673,"w":583,"h":18,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12809}" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404285527946834522&mod=zwenzhang">https://www.weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404285527946834522&mod=zwenzhang</a></span></div>
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":12692,"w":652,"h":19,"abs_x":144,"abs_y":12828}">
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<br />silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-44258254193136936362019-10-05T15:16:00.002-07:002019-10-10T08:33:36.030-07:00About Wúmén Qin School 關於吳門琴<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Wumen Qin School started from Master Wu Zhao-Ji 吳兆基 (1908-1997). When he was in his 70's, he started to contact with other qin players from Beijing and Hong Kong. Before that he was mostly playing qin alone or with a few local friends. After contacting more qin players from different areas, people started to recognize and appreciate his playing style, and admit that it reflected the natural quality of Wu's local landscape and humanity. Wu 吳 is an abbreviated name of the area of the lower reach of the Yang-tze river which includes Nan-jing 南京, Zhen-jiang 鎮江, Hang-zho 杭州, Su-zho 蘇州, Wu-xi 無錫, and Shanghai 上海 cities. People from Hong Kong then gave the name of Wumen (the gate of Wu) Qin Y</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">ùn 吳門琴韻 to refer to his qin style. </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Yù</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">n means melodious music, charms or taste.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">In 1990, encouraged by friends, Master Wu Zhao-ji wrote an article to review his qin life, titled: "The Formation and Development of The Wúmén Qín Yùn Which Combines The Two Schools of Chuan and Shú" [融合川熟兩派之吳門琴韻的形成及發展]. Chuan is the area of Si-chuan 四川 province, Shú is the area of Jiang-su 江蘇 province. Master Wu Zhao-ji learned the guqin from his father Wu Lan-sun 吳蘭蓀 and his father's good friend Wu Jin-yang 吳浸陽. Before Wu Lan-sun settled in Su-zho city, Jiang-su province, he was living in western Hu-nan 湖南province, next to Si-chuan province. Master Wu Jin-yang was born in Si-chuan province and also moved to Jiang-su province when he was in his 20's, and was active within the cities of Su-zho, Hang-zho and Shanghai. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Si-chuan province has multiple plateaus and mountains with turbulent big rivers, which creates a rather vigorous, and intense style; while at the lower reach of the Yang-tze river with more fertile land, there was created a rather gentle and calmer style. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Master Wu Zhao-ji believed that individual guqin playing styles are influenced by the player's life experiences, self cultivation and where and when he or she had been living with certain cultures. When qin playing entered to a much advanced and deeper level, the less of the style can be obviously identified and appreciated by a majority of people, as the musical language and concept becomes wider. Such as the difference between a folk song (or popular music that has been shown on TV or in a movie), and the ancient majestic melodies of Sunny Spring 陽春 and White Snow 白雪, in that the later ones do not have repeating melodies that are easy to remember and are therefore harder to appreciate.</span></div>
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In addition to studying the guqin with his father and teacher, Master Wu Zhao-ji also enjoyed listening to western classical music. Together with 60 years of Taichi Qigong training and practicing, his personal guqin style was formed. </div>
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When playing qin, he preferred to use heavier, solid, sinking and stable energy (重, 實, 沉, 穩) and techniques to present windy, stormy and impassioned emotions. He would use lighter, less solid (or empty), floating and smooth energy (輕, 虛, 流, 滑) and techniques to present sunny pleasant weather, and tender emotions. He preferred to clearly identify different ways of vibrato in order to make the variation of rhythm. He avoided over using ornamental tones and vibratos. In general, he preferred calmer and sweeter tones instead of heavy and dramatic louder tones. In his later years, he enjoyed the realm of quietness, lightness, calmness and the state in between existing and non existing (寧靜淡泊, 恍恍惚惚, 虛無縹緲). </div>
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The other day, Joe asked me about the difference between Wu school 吳派 and Wumen school 吳門. I briefly drew a chart as below.</div>
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The name of Wu was originally referring to the area where people speak the Wu dialect and it includes Jiang-su, Zhe-jiang, and An-hui provinces plus Shanghai city. In the Tang dynasty, the qin scholar Zhao Ye-li said that the sound of Wu is as light and gentle, as the long Yang-tze river flowing through the big land, stretching out and gradually disappear into the ocean, which has the character of an outstanding man of a country. </div>
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唐琴學大師趙耶利曾說過“吳聲清婉,若長江廣流,綿延徐逝,<wbr></wbr>有國士之風。</div>
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Wu school (Wu pai) can refer to many qin schools that developed from time to time in the Wu area, so Wumen is one of them.</div>
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Resource: Wu Zhao-ji Qin Xue Si Xiang, The Thoughts of Qin Study of Wu Zhao-ji. Edited by Wu Guang-tong. Published by Su-zho, Gu Wu Xuan Publishing House in September 2018.<br />
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Tuning<br />
Standard tuning, tighten the 2nd string to half step higher.<br />
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I adopted from this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrqb0373cVs" target="_blank">video</a> to rearrange on the qin<br />
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I used this <a href="https://www.onlinepianist.com/virtual-piano" target="_blank">piano keyboard</a> to find the keys<br />
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<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1205,'w':315,'h':17,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1366}" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'arial'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1205,'w':315,'h':17,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1366}"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1197,'w':315,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1358}" style="font-size: large;">Sound or Video Recordings</span></b></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1225,'w':652,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1386}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1225,'w':652,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1386}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1439,"w":652,"h":27,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":1600}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1232,'w':0,'h':17,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1393}" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'arial'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1232,'w':0,'h':17,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1393}"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1225,'w':0,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1386}" style="font-size: large;"><br bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1225,'w':0,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1386}" /></span></b></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1252,'w':652,'h':32,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1413}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1252,'w':652,'h':32,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1413}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1467,"w":652,"h":32,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":1628}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1255,'w':112,'h':26,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1416}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wu Zhao-Ji</span><span bis_size="{'x':128,'y':1255,'w':13,'h':26,'abs_x':395,'abs_y':1416}" style="background-color: transparent; color: #cacaca; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> (</span><a bis_size="{'x':142,'y':1261,'w':307,'h':17,'abs_x':409,'abs_y':1422}" href="https://youtu.be/_ZcY1LRgQFc" style="text-decoration: none;"><span bis_size="{'x':142,'y':1255,'w':307,'h':26,'abs_x':409,'abs_y':1416}" style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffd966; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://youtu.be/_ZcY1LRgQFc</span></a><span bis_size="{'x':450,'y':1255,'w':7,'h':26,'abs_x':717,'abs_y':1416}" style="background-color: transparent; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">)</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1306,'w':652,'h':32,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1467}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1306,'w':652,'h':32,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1467}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1520,"w":652,"h":32,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":1681}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1308,'w':177,'h':26,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1469}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cheng Gong-liang</span><span bis_size="{'x':193,'y':1308,'w':13,'h':26,'abs_x':460,'abs_y':1469}" style="background-color: transparent; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> (</span><a bis_size="{'x':207,'y':1315,'w':289,'h':17,'abs_x':474,'abs_y':1476}" href="https://youtu.be/frvF-1aqzMQ" style="text-decoration: none;"><span bis_size="{'x':207,'y':1308,'w':289,'h':26,'abs_x':474,'abs_y':1469}" style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffd966; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://youtu.be/frvF-1aqzMQ</span></a><span bis_size="{'x':497,'y':1308,'w':7,'h':26,'abs_x':764,'abs_y':1469}" style="background-color: transparent; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">)</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1359,'w':652,'h':32,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1520}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1359,'w':652,'h':32,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1520}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1574,"w":652,"h":32,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":1735}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1362,'w':152,'h':26,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1523}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chen Guo-deng</span><span bis_size="{'x':168,'y':1362,'w':13,'h':26,'abs_x':435,'abs_y':1523}" style="background-color: transparent; color: #cccccc; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> (</span><a bis_size="{'x':182,'y':1368,'w':304,'h':17,'abs_x':449,'abs_y':1529}" href="https://youtu.be/kJCNQcETdBI" style="text-decoration: none;"><span bis_size="{'x':182,'y':1362,'w':304,'h':26,'abs_x':449,'abs_y':1523}" style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffd966; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://youtu.be/kJCNQcETdBI</span></a><span bis_size="{'x':487,'y':1362,'w':7,'h':26,'abs_x':754,'abs_y':1523}" style="background-color: transparent; color: #d9d9d9; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">)</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1413,'w':652,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1574}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1413,'w':652,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1574}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1627,"w":652,"h":27,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":1788}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1421,'w':429,'h':16,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1582}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'arial'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1421,'w':429,'h':16,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1582}" id="docs-internal-guid-187ad630-7fff-6e53-4c71-23dabf183745"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1413,'w':109,'h':26,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1574}" style="font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Wang Peng</span><span bis_size="{'x':125,'y':1413,'w':13,'h':26,'abs_x':392,'abs_y':1574}" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> (</span><a bis_size="{'x':139,'y':1421,'w':297,'h':16,'abs_x':406,'abs_y':1582}" href="https://youtu.be/k3ZB5Pb7XkI" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;"><span bis_size="{'x':139,'y':1413,'w':297,'h':26,'abs_x':406,'abs_y':1574}" style="color: #ffd966; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;">https://youtu.be/k3ZB5Pb7XkI</span></a><span bis_size="{'x':437,'y':1413,'w':7,'h':26,'abs_x':704,'abs_y':1574}" style="color: #d9d9d9; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;">)</span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1441,'w':652,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1602}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1441,'w':652,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1602}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1655,"w":652,"h":27,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":1816}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1450,'w':0,'h':16,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1611}" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1442,'w':0,'h':26,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1603}" style="color: #d9d9d9; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1441,'w':0,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1602}" style="font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;"><br bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1441,'w':0,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1602}" /></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1469,'w':652,'h':55,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1630}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1469,'w':652,'h':55,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1630}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1683,"w":652,"h":55,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":1844}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1477,'w':551,'h':44,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1638}" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1470,'w':551,'h':54,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1631}" style="font-size: 18pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1470,'w':551,'h':54,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1631}"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1469,'w':551,'h':55,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1630}" style="font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;">Notation on the two sections I picked from each recording</span></b></span></span></div>
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<a bis_size="{'x':142,'y':1751,'w':400,'h':17,'abs_x':409,'abs_y':1912}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8feMn-OWWTWWf54JyP1mQfBv91K0B-75OJg5dxWiPNdr-3GmvrtIlxXayIlNIjHxUlGKwS83JzH9Hqq01PVmljXdkyFTOc16giaYxaz8SkSQVUnioi3Lqw-BYYByxjQthMDnGImlgnIZM/s1600/YG3Dcompare_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img bis_size="{'x':142,'y':1524,'w':400,'h':240,'abs_x':409,'abs_y':1685}" border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="1600" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8feMn-OWWTWWf54JyP1mQfBv91K0B-75OJg5dxWiPNdr-3GmvrtIlxXayIlNIjHxUlGKwS83JzH9Hqq01PVmljXdkyFTOc16giaYxaz8SkSQVUnioi3Lqw-BYYByxjQthMDnGImlgnIZM/s400/YG3Dcompare_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<br bis_size="{'x':342,'y':1765,'w':0,'h':17,'abs_x':609,'abs_y':1926}" /></div>
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1784,'w':652,'h':111,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1945}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1784,'w':652,'h':83,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1945}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":1998,"w":652,"h":83,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":2159}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1792,'w':639,'h':73,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1953}" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'arial'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1784,'w':639,'h':83,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':1945}" style="font-size: large;">This is the beginning part of this piece. I use WZJ’s notation as the foundation and use red color to highlight the differences in each qin player’s part. </span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":2082,"w":652,"h":27,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":2243}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1875,'w':0,'h':17,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2036}" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'arial'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1867,'w':0,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2028}" style="font-size: large;"><br bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1867,'w':0,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2028}" /></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1895,'w':652,'h':83,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2056}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1895,'w':652,'h':55,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2056}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":2110,"w":652,"h":55,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":2271}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1903,'w':617,'h':45,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2064}" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'arial'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1895,'w':617,'h':55,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2056}" style="font-size: large;">WP used 38 seconds on these three phrases which is the longest time.</span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1951,'w':652,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2112}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":2165,"w":652,"h":27,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":2326}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1958,'w':0,'h':17,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2119}" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'arial'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1951,'w':0,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2112}" style="font-size: large;"><br bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1951,'w':0,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2112}" /></span></span></div>
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<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1978,'w':0,'h':0,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2139}" style="font-size: large;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1978,'w':0,'h':0,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2139}" id="docs-internal-guid-12dbe039-7fff-eae5-7e5c-341fbd41eafa"></span></span></div>
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1978,'w':652,'h':111,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2139}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1978,'w':652,'h':83,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2139}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":2193,"w":652,"h":83,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":2354}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1986,'w':597,'h':73,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2147}" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'arial'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':1978,'w':597,'h':83,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2139}" style="font-size: large;">Start from the first bar here, CGD made the 5th note a pressing note with vibrato, while the others played open string. </span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2062,'w':652,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2223}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":2276,"w":652,"h":27,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":2437}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2070,'w':0,'h':17,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2231}" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'arial'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2062,'w':0,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2223}" style="font-size: large;"><br bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2062,'w':0,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2223}" /></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2090,'w':652,'h':83,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2251}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2090,'w':652,'h':55,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2251}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":2304,"w":652,"h":55,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":2465}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2097,'w':605,'h':45,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2258}" style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2091,'w':605,'h':54,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2252}" style="font-size: large;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2090,'w':605,'h':55,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2251}" style="font-family: 'arial';"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2090,'w':605,'h':55,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2251}" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The 3rd phrase ... WP and CGL's playing are similar, but WP's vibratos are more noticeable...</span></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":2360,"w":652,"h":27,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":2521}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2153,'w':0,'h':17,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2314}" style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2146,'w':0,'h':26,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2307}" style="font-size: large;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2145,'w':0,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2306}" style="font-family: 'arial';"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2145,'w':0,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2306}" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2145,'w':0,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2306}" /></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2173,'w':652,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2334}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2173,'w':652,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2334}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":2387,"w":652,"h":27,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":2548}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2181,'w':225,'h':17,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2342}" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'arial'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2173,'w':225,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2334}" style="font-size: large;">The sense of rhythm </span></span><span bis_size="{'x':241,'y':2173,'w':165,'h':27,'abs_x':508,'abs_y':2334}" style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">of each master </span><span bis_size="{'x':406,'y':2173,'w':231,'h':27,'abs_x':673,'abs_y':2334}" style="font-family: 'arial'; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">has slight differences.</span></div>
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<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":2415,"w":652,"h":18,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":2576}">
<br bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2201,'w':0,'h':17,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2362}" /></div>
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<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2495,'w':593,'h':73,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2656}" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'arial'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2487,'w':593,'h':83,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2648}" style="font-size: large;">This is from the 2nd to 4th phrases of the 3rd section of YG3D. We can see CGL and WP’s playing has more variations than WZJ and CGD. </span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2737,'w':652,'h':161,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2898}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":2952,"w":652,"h":161,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":3113}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2747,'w':627,'h':146,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2908}" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2740,'w':627,'h':156,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':2901}" style="font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is still more that can be discussed. Such as the dynamics and each qin master’s life philosophy to their qin playing, and the evolution of the tablature of this piece. I believe that will help more clearly define each qin player’s playing style. </span></span></div>
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<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2930,'w':634,'h':178,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3091}" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':2922,'w':634,'h':188,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3083}" style="font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today’s brief discussion reveals that a piece of melody can be played in many different ways, based on the player’s sense of rhythm and the nuances in vibratos or nicely creating an extra harmonised note, to enrich the sound and make the music very fruitful. Yet the melody can be still recognized as its original creation.</span></span></div>
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<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3161,'w':519,'h':17,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3322}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'average' , serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3161,'w':519,'h':17,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3322}" id="docs-internal-guid-789c6c80-7fff-6c31-b311-9eba4bd184e0"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3161,'w':508,'h':17,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3322}" style="font-family: 'oswald' , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3153,'w':508,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3314}" style="font-size: large;"><b bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3153,'w':508,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3314}">To conclude my feelings about each player’s</b></span></span><span bis_size="{'x':524,'y':3139,'w':11,'h':45,'abs_x':791,'abs_y':3300}" style="font-family: 'oswald' , sans-serif; font-size: 30pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3210,'w':0,'h':0,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3371}" id="docs-internal-guid-fe8b4ddb-7fff-ff04-3a36-450061fb6f83"></span><br bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3210,'w':0,'h':17,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3371}" /></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3229,'w':652,'h':64,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3390}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3239,'w':649,'h':50,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3400}" id="docs-internal-guid-fe8b4ddb-7fff-ff04-3a36-450061fb6f83"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3231,'w':649,'h':60,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3392}" style="font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WZJ- 真體內充, 清微淡遠 - Calm and lofty with authentic rich energy. </span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3315,'w':652,'h':64,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3476}" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3315,'w':652,'h':64,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3476}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3529,"w":652,"h":64,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":3690}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3325,'w':569,'h':50,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3486}" id="docs-internal-guid-fe8b4ddb-7fff-ff04-3a36-450061fb6f83"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3317,'w':569,'h':60,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3478}" style="font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CGL - 與古為新, 微婉細膩 - Innovation with Inheriting tradition; exquisite & beautiful.</span></span></div>
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<div bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3401,'w':652,'h':32,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3562}">
<div bis_size="{"x":15,"y":3615,"w":652,"h":32,"abs_x":282,"abs_y":3776}">
<span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3401,'w':652,'h':129,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3562}" id="docs-internal-guid-fe8b4ddb-7fff-ff04-3a36-450061fb6f83"><span bis_size="{'x':15,'y':3403,'w':529,'h':27,'abs_x':282,'abs_y':3564}" style="font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CGD - 含蓄儒雅, 灑脫自適 - Implicit, free-spirited. </span></span></div>
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silk on wood 木上絲http://www.blogger.com/profile/06729795557928246833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045533319468130201.post-41402641153223457422019-03-24T18:18:00.001-07:002019-03-24T18:20:36.874-07:00Stories of Qin Players in Ancient China - I<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On 3/24/2019 the 3rd International On-line Guqin Yaji, Peiyou gave a brief talk of three stories of qin players in the Spring Autumn period.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before the first dynasty of Imperial China, Qin, there were many feudal states, like small countries, and they constantly fought among those countries. In Chinese history, these unpeaceful periods were called the Spring Autumn period and the Warring States period. They were called the Spring Autumn period, for two reasons:</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The story about Zhong Yi is that back in his time, the Chu state was friendly to the Zheng State</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The Jin State was not happy about that and caught the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Duke Cheng of Zheng while the duke was visiting Jin. Jin then had their troops attack Zheng. The Zheng state sent a messenger for peace along with the Chu court musician Zhong Yi. The messenger was killed by Jin and Zhong Yi was kept as a prisoner. One day the Duke of Jin </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">patrolled the military jail and saw Zhong Yi, and asked the warden: The tied prisoner wearing a southern hat, who is he? The warden answered: Chu prisoner dedicated by Zheng. The Duke of Jin requested the warden to untie Zhong Yi and let him come to the Duke’s office. When Zhong Yi was in the Duke’s office, he knelt down and bowed to the Duke a couple times. The Duke then asked Zhong Yi about his family, Zhong Yi answered that his family are musicians. Duke Jin asked: Can you perform music? Zhong Yi answered: Playing music is the mission from my ancestors, I dare not to do any other job. Duke Jin had someone bring Zhong Yi a zither and asked him to play. Zhong Yi played a southern melody. Duke Jin asked him more questions about the leader of Chu and Zhong Yi’s answers were praised by one of Duke Jin’s military leaders Fan Wenzi. Fan commended that Zhong Yi is a gentleman who respects his own leader and is loyal to his origins, is trustworthy, and suggested Duke Jin to let Zhong Yi go back to Chu to maintain a good relationship between Jin and Chu. Duke Jin released Zhong Yi. A couple years later, Chu and Jin </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">formed an alliance</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-d44e5e20-7fff-4262-7b10-a5641c0737ea"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The next qin player I will talk about is Shi Kuang, who was a blind court musician, active around 572-532 BC from the Jin State, He was good at Qin and Se playing, and so sensitive to music that he could recognize which bronze bell was not tuned correctly while the bell was being made. There is a story about a Chinese proverb, "light up a candle to brighten the way"... </span><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Duke Ping of Jin one day asked Shi Kuang: I am 70 years old now, and want to study new knowledge, am I too late? Shi Kuang answered: Why not light up the candle? Duke Ping said: Is there an official making a joke with his king? Shi Kuang said: How dare a blind official like me make fun of his king? I heard that when a young man likes to learn, that is like the light is shining from the morning sun; When a middle aged man likes to learn, that is like the sun light from the midday; When an aged man likes to learn, that is like lighting up a candle to shine his way, isn't that stronger than walking in the dark?" Duke Ping then said: Well said. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The story of Confucius learning the qin piece "Praise the King Wen of Zhou" came from the book, Family Sayings of Confucius 孔子家語 from the 3rd century. This story is actually to praise Confucius. The story is: When 10 days after Confucius learned the piece “Praise the King Wen of Zhou” from Shi Xiang, Shi Xiang suggested that he move on to learn a new piece. But Confucius said that he felt that he hadn’t mastered the playing technique and rhythm yet. After a period of time, Shi Xiang said to Confucius that he thought Confucius had achieved the playing techniques and rhythm and that he could move on to a new piece. Confucius then said that he had not got the meaning of the piece yet. After a period of time, Shi Xiang said to Confucius that now he had learned the meaning of the piece, he could move on to a new piece. Confucius said that he still had not been able to picture the spirit of King Wen from the playing yet. After a period of time, Shi Xiang heard Confucius’ playing of Wen Wang Cao and said to him:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Confucius then said: “ I have gained the characters of King Wen who is slender and tall, dark; broad as looking at the ocean; truly a king of four states. If he is not the King Wen, who could be qualified?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shi Xiang was very impressed and stood up to bow to Confucius, then said: “you are really talking about the Wen Wang Cao here."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A wise man playing the qin not only with good skill but also knowing the meaning behind it. Shi Xiang’s learning of the guqin was only to know the melody. Confucius was really far more talented than Shi Xiang. The old way of teaching qin playing was to teach the melody first without teaching the meaning behind the melody, and to let the learners figure out the meaning themselves. This way the learner would understand more deeply and be able to achieve success.</span></div>
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