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West https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/the-flavor-of-mountains-and-forests-part-two 2026-08-06T03:32:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/img011_7617a05e-fb55-425a-b036-3edd1bb63f4d.jpg?v=1786001549 Tasting Mei · XIII : The Joy of Mountains and Forests (Part Two) Mei Yuqiang playing the guqin https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/tasting-mei-xiv-from-drunkenness-of-the-body-to-drunkenness-of-the-heart 2026-08-02T07:21:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/img030.jpg?v=1785669673 Tasting Mei · XIV : From Drunkenness of the Body to Drunkenness of the Heart Master Mei Yueqiang eating at his small table in Jiandao Lane, Yangzhou, a plum blossom painting on the wall behind him — savoring, not craving https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/tasting-mei-xv-wind-stirs-the-plum-blossoms 2026-08-08T11:17:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/img027_666c4066-9ac1-431b-ad9f-f128085e2510.jpg?v=1786202226 Tasting Mei · XV : Wind Stirs the Plum Blossoms Master Mei Yueqiang painting plum blossoms at his desk, brush in hand, wearing a blue scholar's robe https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/tasting-mei-xvi-wild-geese-descending-on-the-sandbar 2026-08-04T12:00:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/1111_f07f5c8e-c45b-4355-9e1e-b3b917f413a4.jpg?v=1785751124 Tasting Mei · XVI : Wild Geese Descending on the Sandbar Master Mei Yueqiang holding his guqin beside a river, standing among golden autumn reeds in his blue scholar's robe https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/tasting-mei-xvii-beyond-the-yangguan-pass 2026-08-05T12:00:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/20230313163114.jpg?v=1785677732 Tasting Mei · XVII : Beyond the Yangguan Pass Master Mei Yueqiang performing on the guqin under stage lighting, his hands resting gently on the strings https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/tasting-mei-afterword-a-note-on-tuning-and-the-living-pitch 2026-08-06T12:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/img015.jpg?v=1785682400 Tasting Mei : Afterword — A Note on Tuning and the Living Pitch https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/mei-yueqiang-wild-geese-descending-on-the-sandbar-%E5%B9%B3%E6%B2%99%E8%90%BD%E9%9B%81 2026-08-04T12:00:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/mfgl1thl14xbfvwt7k6m0pzizafb.jpg?v=1785751333 Mei Yueqiang · Wild Geese Descending on the Sandbar (平沙落雁) Master Mei Yueqiang playing the guqin https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/guqin-meditation-music-in-415hz-wild-geese-descending-on-the-sandbar 2026-10-19T00:49:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/9022a705161ff42b7879d88f1fd6d0e8_4989512d-65d4-4d0e-9a01-cc1edc760e0f.png?v=1785770803 Guqin Meditation Music in 415Hz · Wild Geese Descending on the Sandbar https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive/the-world-moved-to-save-it-now-it-needs-you 2026-08-04T01:08:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/85acc43f02187ab88d37dbb82589e05b_b7d23412-3be7-4215-8345-e21746c40db4.jpg?v=1785820081 The World Moved to Save It. Now It Needs You. Certificate of Honor — Representative Inheritor of Guqin Art (Jinling School), Nanjing 2024 https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/it-is-there-whether-you-play-or-not 2026-08-04T01:44:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/72612ec50130a4d9b3dd71c0041acaad_78893a3d-cc39-4e11-84ce-a979b24e1fb0.jpg?v=1785822244 It Is There, Whether You Play or Not A black guqin resting on desert rocks under a vast open sky — photographed by William Xu at Yinshan Grand Canyon, 2024 https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/rosemarie-said-sharing-the-guqins-story-with-the-world-that-is-what-you-do-best 2026-08-05T10:23:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/zbw768py73om57w3btxb3v6n8948_7fd796bc-d3a0-433d-816d-076b43fa7e41.png?v=1785939787 Rosemarie Said: "Sharing the Guqin's Story with the World — That Is What You Do Best" Rosemarie, a Shopify Support Advisor, tells William Xu to write about the guqin and share its story with the world. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/the-recordings-of-mei-yueqiang-a-complete-discography 2026-08-06T09:27:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/guangling-qin-music-cover_59dd0c9d-82e9-41ae-b638-9817bb8690a4.png?v=1786022853 The Recordings of Mei Yueqiang: A Complete Discography https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-1-shan-ju-yin-chant-of-the-mountain-hermit 2026-09-04T12:27:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/7l3wpruvln4859q6jctom81nmfwb_43acffaf-8174-4873-bb91-beb243f8fef3.png?v=1788539241 No.1 Shan Ju Yin — Chant of the Mountain Hermit https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/a-basin-of-nails 2026-09-13T09:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/5A7A3937BD0819CFAA0C49ED5861EB4D.jpg?v=1789139906 The Forgery That Passed Through Innocent Hands https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-2-qiao-ge-song-of-the-woodcutter 2026-09-04T12:26:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/no-2-qiao-ge_12b8e55e-3a18-447d-a05c-f46affc1b723.png?v=1788539210 No.2 Qiao Ge — Song of the Woodcutter https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-wind-that-cannot-be-notated-notes-on-qiao-ge 2026-08-07T17:22:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/qiao-ge-an-original-essay-by-william-xu_800db5e4-03b7-48cf-92d3-d33c952094fa.png?v=1786137743 The Wind That Cannot Be Notated: Notes on Qiao Ge https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/the-qin-that-rang-through-heaven-i-the-inscriptions 2026-08-08T12:00:03-04:00 weekly https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/the-qin-that-rang-through-heaven-ii-the-verdict 2026-08-09T12:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/5_30bfa6f0-875e-42d6-a6a2-4443d27c4d37.png?v=1786194123 Jiuxiao Huanpei · II : The Verdict https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/jiuxiao-huanpei-iii-the-maker 2026-08-10T12:00:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/1_df269e9f-f3ce-4daf-b2c6-333d5f11292a.png?v=1786368255 Jiuxiao Huanpei · III : The Maker https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/jiuxiao-huanpei-iv-the-body 2026-08-11T12:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/5_0edbb781-c460-4dbc-be4f-1c785d64bce0.png?v=1786368324 Jiuxiao Huanpei · IV : The Body https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/jiuxiao-huanpei-v-the-price-of-heaven 2026-08-12T12:00:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/2_a743de61-cde9-456d-8735-da721f4c01d1.png?v=1786368412 Jiuxiao Huanpei · V : The Price of Heaven https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-3-ping-sha-luo-yan-wild-geese-descending-on-the-sandbar 2026-09-04T12:26:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/no-3-ping-sha-luo-yan_30c50fe2-0b33-44e1-8b5c-195c3a22b74d.png?v=1788539180 No.3 Ping Sha Luo Yan — Wild Geese Descending on the Sandbar https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-4-mei-hua-san-nong-plum-blossom-three-variations 2026-09-04T12:25:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/no-4-v4_1c676642-ef50-46f1-88bb-f104eddfb835.png?v=1788539147 No.4 Mei Hua San Nong — Plum Blossom: Three Variations https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-5-geng-shen-diao-wei-plowing-and-fishing-in-retirement 2026-09-04T12:25:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/no-5_9a2a5a5c-5996-42b2-8646-13f95ae44986.png?v=1788539112 No.5 Geng Shen Diao Wei — Plowing and Fishing in Retirement https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-guqin-was-never-a-political-instrument 2026-08-11T12:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/1_cb3bd697-e1e2-4b27-a3b4-4af58e060149.jpg?v=1786368362 The Guqin Was Never a Political Instrument https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/three-men-who-never-wrote-love-songs 2026-08-13T12:00:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/omi3ezpn7fylfkjqtwn3e3i46jaa_ec1198fb-a2be-486e-a044-3f613c1fc5c7.png?v=1786368444 Three Men Who Never Wrote Love Songs AI-generated cover image showing Ji Kang, Beethoven, Michael Jackson and PSY — four musicians across eighteen centuries https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/you-will-outgrow-your-playlist-here-is-what-comes-next 2026-08-18T12:00:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/2u682hqytkxep9k9nhkkak47ckjv_7a549ad3-49b7-4803-8f11-9e9366427f6a.jpg?v=1786368483 You Will Outgrow Your Playlist. Here Is What Comes Next. Mei Shijun listening to a student perform guqin in an empty theater. The guqin does not need an audience. It needs one person who is truly present. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/a-sound-you-have-never-heard-a-feeling-you-have-always-known 2026-08-10T12:37:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/1_821680f3-b9b7-407b-b27b-54b04d9a1535.jpg?v=1786379847 A Sound You Have Never Heard. A Feeling You Have Always Known. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive-1/qin-journey-v-day-1-nanjing-dali 2026-08-13T09:00:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/111_44c8b239-7ad6-402f-b5a5-39b8caecfda5.jpg?v=1786612660 Qin Journey V · Day 1 · Nanjing — Dali https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/qiu-ye-du-yi-reading-the-book-of-changes-on-an-autumn-night 2026-09-04T12:24:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/9022a705161ff42b7879d88f1fd6d0e8_c0c55a36-787f-4bf0-a772-ff339befd4e2.png?v=1788539078 No.6 · Qiu Ye Du Yi — Reading the Book of Changes on an Autumn Night https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-7-yu-ge-the-fishermans-song 2026-09-04T12:24:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/yu-ge-cover_ba4d0385-8e74-4f6f-8945-5cba43dce0c9.png?v=1788539047 No.7 Yu Ge — The Fisherman's Song https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-8-pei-lan-the-orchid-at-the-belt 2026-09-04T12:23:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/pei-lan-cover_26ddf674-f8b4-436b-bd70-8ebc7a237045.png?v=1788539018 No.8 Pei Lan — The Orchid at the Belt No.8 Pei Lan — The Orchid at the Belt | Mei Yueqiang Guqin Recording https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-9-mo-zi-bei-si-mozis-lament-for-the-silk 2026-09-04T12:23:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/mo-zi-bei-si-cover_ae140dbf-de74-4a98-bd22-57e71018ef7c.png?v=1788538987 No.9 Mo Zi Bei Si — Mozi's Lament for the Silk No.9 Mo Zi Bei Si — Mozi's Lament for the Silk | Mei Yueqiang Guqin Recording https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-10-yi-gu-ren-remembering-a-friend 2026-09-04T12:22:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/yi-gu-ren-cover_52cf1b96-f34b-4068-81f3-d7893aa4adbc.png?v=1788538962 No.10 Yi Gu Ren — Remembering a Friend No.10 Yi Gu Ren — Remembering a Friend | Mei Yueqiang Guqin Recording https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-11-qiu-sai-yin-autumn-lament-at-the-frontier 2026-09-04T12:22:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/qiu-sai-yin-cover_3d8ae256-968f-49f1-8e2f-e43dceab51d5.png?v=1788538931 No.11 Qiu Sai Yin — Autumn Lament at the Frontier No.11 Qiu Sai Yin — Autumn Lament at the Frontier | Mei Yueqiang Guqin Recording https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-12-liang-xiao-yin-prelude-to-a-fine-evening 2026-09-04T12:21:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/liang-xiao-yin-cover_1.png?v=1788538900 No.12 Liang Xiao Yin — Prelude to a Fine Evening No.12 Liang Xiao Yin — Prelude to a Fine Evening | Mei Yueqiang Guqin Recording https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-13-jing-guan-yin-ode-to-still-observation 2026-09-04T12:21:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/jing-guan-yin-cover_57192ceb-1c66-499c-978e-ce5dd73a6857.png?v=1788538870 No.13 Jing Guan Yin — Ode to Still Observation No.13 Jing Guan Yin — Ode to Still Observation | Mei Yueqiang Guqin Recording https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-14-qiu-jiang-ye-bo-mooring-at-night-on-the-autumn-river 2026-09-04T12:20:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/qiu-jiang-ye-bo-cover_8c269ce0-954e-4ef8-bc9c-3b24aaccfac8.png?v=1788538844 No.14 Qiu Jiang Ye Bo — Mooring at Night on the Autumn River No.14 Qiu Jiang Ye Bo — Mooring at Night on the Autumn River | Mei Yueqiang Guqin Recording https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-15-zui-yu-chang-wan-the-drunken-fisherman-sings-at-dusk 2026-09-04T12:19:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/zui-yu-chang-wan-cover_bdb98c8f-f4e9-4218-bdf2-c9a08c995ba3.png?v=1788538786 No.15 Zui Yu Chang Wan — The Drunken Fisherman Sings at Dusk No.15 Zui Yu Chang Wan — The Drunken Fisherman Sings at Dusk | Mei Yueqiang Guqin Recording https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-16-yu-qiao-wen-da-dialogue-between-fisherman-and-woodcutter 2026-09-04T12:19:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/yu-qiao-wen-da-cover_5f8b7145-4b19-4ecf-abed-f172a34ceeaf.png?v=1788538758 No.16 Yu Qiao Wen Da — Dialogue Between Fisherman and Woodcutter No.16 Yu Qiao Wen Da — Dialogue Between Fisherman and Woodcutter | Mei Yueqiang Guqin Recording https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-17-feng-lei-yin-prelude-of-wind-and-thunder 2026-09-04T12:17:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/feng-lei-yin-cover.png?v=1788538656 No.17 Feng Lei Yin — Prelude of Wind and Thunder No.17 Feng Lei Yin — Prelude of Wind and Thunder | Mei Yueqiang Guqin Recording https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-18-pu-an-zhou-the-chant-of-pu-an 2026-09-04T12:17:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/feng-lei-yin-cover_e0362aeb-e8e9-4b69-8c11-aaef8e498524.png?v=1788538631 No.18 Pu An Zhou — The Chant of Pu An No.18 Pu An Zhou — The Chant of Pu An | Mei Yueqiang Guqin Recording https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-19-wu-ye-wu-qiu-feng-wutong-leaves-dance-in-the-autumn-wind 2026-09-04T12:16:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/wu-ye-wu-qiu-feng-cover_e8b3a71e-17e7-4703-b2a8-50cbf23e448b.png?v=1788538606 No.19 Wu Ye Wu Qiu Feng — Wutong Leaves Dance in the Autumn Wind No.19 Wu Ye Wu Qiu Feng — Wutong Leaves Dance in the Autumn Wind | Mei Yueqiang Guqin Recording https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-20-li-sao-encountering-sorrow 2026-09-04T12:16:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/li-sao-cover_765a911c-f820-4299-9b84-0e79d32f3e1f.png?v=1788538576 No.20 Li Sao — Encountering Sorrow No.20 Li Sao — Encountering Sorrow | Mei Yueqiang Guqin Recording https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-21-qiu-feng-ci-song-of-the-autumn-wind 2026-09-04T12:15:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/qiu-feng-ci-cover_92df0581-386d-4f89-bf97-85643441ceeb.png?v=1788538533 No.21 Qiu Feng Ci — Song of the Autumn Wind No.21 Qiu Feng Ci — Song of the Autumn Wind | Mei Yueqiang Guqin Recording https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive-1/qin-on-the-road-ii-where-yunnan-ends-and-tibet-begins 2026-08-14T06:15:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/c3dedd2062bad4e8b5b939fdcbf895d3_72a8de2a-1999-466d-848a-c82790940fb0.jpg?v=1786614240 Qin Journey V · Day 2 · Dali — Chawalong https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/the-passing-of-the-qin 2026-08-13T12:00:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/IMG_5102.jpg?v=1786634951 The Passing of the Qin https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/yi-yun-zhai-xin-zhi-the-transmission-and-inner-spirit-of-guangling-qin-music 2026-09-12T09:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/2026-09-11_223124_0ad01e94-1a13-4ab5-9344-a185b40bd630.png?v=1789143082 The Same Melody, a Hundred Years Apart Wang Jianhou's handwritten copy of Qin Xue Jin Qiu, a Qing dynasty qin score collection https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/guqin-recordings/no-22-yang-guan-san-die-farewell-at-yangguan-pass 2026-09-04T12:14:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/yang-guan-san-die-cover_ddbbfead-4d1c-47c3-b6ef-ad6e7f741d85.png?v=1788538450 No.22 Yang Guan San Die — Farewell at Yangguan Pass Mei Yueqiang playing Yang Guan San Die — guqin recording cover, No.22 https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive-1/qin-journey-v-day-3-bingzhongluo-chawalong-zuogong 2026-08-16T07:37:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/10627948ADD999103281759AD07AE5FB_258ffcbf-ef07-4f49-a3ba-9a219c683b69.png?v=1786880277 Qin Journey V · Day 3 · Bingzhongluo — Chawalong — Zuogong Qin Journey V Day 3 Bingzhongluo Chawalong Zuogong https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive-1/qin-journey-v-day-4-one-body-length-at-a-time 2026-08-16T07:38:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/day4-1_1eef7089-110b-4a4f-87d5-08494d399ff2.png?v=1786880301 Qin Journey V · Day 4 · One Body Length at a Time Qin Journey V Day 4 Pilgrims on National Highway 318 https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive-1/qin-journey-v-day-5-the-monk-at-the-gate 2026-09-11T10:22:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/day5-1_188357aa-46d5-4b0b-8cda-5a1274512e9e.png?v=1789136559 Qin Journey V · Day 5 · The Monk at the Gate Qin Journey V Day 5 The Monk at the Gate Tashilhunpo Monastery Shigatse https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive-1/qin-journey-v-day-6-at-the-foot-of-the-world 2026-08-17T09:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/day6-1_e9f31ad1-ef02-499e-9b30-ba721e1a7a1b.png?v=1786889047 Qin Journey V · Day 6 · At the Foot of the World Qin Journey V Day 6 Everest Base Camp Rongbuk Monastery 5200m https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive-1/qin-journey-v-day-7-the-lake-that-cannot-be-defeated 2026-08-17T13:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/EB1DB47B969429501FF57F733EB5F2AE.png?v=1786889029 Qin Journey V · Day 7 · The Lake That Cannot Be Defeated Qin Journey V Day 7 Manasarovar Sacred Lake Tibet Guqin on Car Roof https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive-1/qin-journey-v-day-8-the-mountain-at-the-center-of-the-world 2026-08-17T17:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/day8-1.png?v=1786890860 Qin Journey V · Day 8 · The Mountain at the Center of the World Qin Journey V Day 8 Mount Kailash 6656m Guqin on Car Roof at Dawn https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/the-man-who-made-the-first-qin-in-yangzhou 2026-08-17T13:14:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/20260818004104_483_24.png?v=1786986865 The Man Who Made the First Qin in Yangzhou Zhang Gong holding the first guqin made in Yangzhou after the founding of the People's Republic https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive/the-emperor-who-played-the-qin 2026-08-18T09:00:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/36929b14fbde6c21c28c2645e07cc8a3_c18929ca-c936-49b4-9232-792b9c971929.jpg?v=1787043648 The Emperor Who Played the Qin Listening to the Qin — Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, with Cai Jing's poem inscribed above https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive/she-was-not-a-romantic-she-was-a-qin-player 2026-08-19T09:00:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/9022a705161ff42b7879d88f1fd6d0e8_b05f58b7-7928-4359-84da-9068fa592114.png?v=1787044983 She Was Not a Romantic. She Was a Qin Player. Ink wash painting of Sima Xiangru playing the qin at a banquet while Zhuo Wenjun listens from behind a screen https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-sound-earth-sent-to-the-stars 2026-08-19T09:00:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/nasa_097b374e-cedb-4009-9adc-e0c792ede47c.png?v=1787068358 The Sound Earth Sent to the Stars NASA Voyager golden record — the guqin represents humanity in space https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/maybe-the-alien-sound-was-here-all-along 2026-08-21T09:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/9022a705161ff42b7879d88f1fd6d0e8_2da2f605-faa1-41ee-b59e-93d2a8bb3c5f.png?v=1787084766 Maybe the Alien Sound Was Here All Along Photorealistic Earth in space emitting concentric radio waves into the universe https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-piano-hits-you-the-guqin-waits 2026-08-23T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/9022a705161ff42b7879d88f1fd6d0e8_523203d1-6bcd-41f0-b3ac-61dad34fdd81.png?v=1787085929 The Piano Hits You. The Guqin Waits. A guqin resting on a wooden table under a single spotlight on a dark empty stage https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/what-to-listen-to-when-it-rains 2026-08-25T09:00:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/9022a705161ff42b7879d88f1fd6d0e8_19b05c18-0015-41dd-9ae9-e21bc1876101.png?v=1787086860 What to Listen to When It Rains A rainy afternoon, wooden desk by a window with a steaming tea cup, raindrops on glass, soft green outside https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/seven-strings-why-does-that-make-you-quiet 2026-08-27T09:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/mrrf0t58crx4jv7duygo0m7w3yo3.jpg?v=1787087662 Seven Strings. Why Does That Make You Quiet? Close-up of seven silk strings on a guqin with red lacquer finish, dramatic lighting https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/do-you-have-to-be-chinese-to-play-the-guqin 2026-08-29T09:00:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/9022a705161ff42b7879d88f1fd6d0e8_4e9f785b-cc1d-433a-b950-6957e9752be2.png?v=1787088081 Do You Have to Be Chinese to Play the Guqin? A minimalist world map of glowing dots on dark background with a guqin silhouette overlaid in golden light https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/a-song-that-has-survived-for-a-thousand-years 2026-08-31T09:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/9022a705161ff42b7879d88f1fd6d0e8_b6bfe237-b086-4650-9448-b66e4426e3b9.png?v=1787088572 A Song That Has Survived for a Thousand Years A massive rock concert stage at night with dramatic spotlights and silhouette of a lone guitarist, tens of thousands of audience lights in the darkness https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/gut-steel-and-silk-what-a-string-is-made-of 2026-09-02T09:00:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/gf1lpn9do0mn2hc9y2awfnxb37jd.jpg?v=1787218232 Gut, Steel, and Silk: What a String Is Made Of Silk strings for guqin — each string hand-twisted from dozens of individual silk filaments https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/why-the-guqin-costs-300-and-why-it-costs-30000 2026-09-04T09:00:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/000.jpg?v=1787219668 Why the Guqin Costs $300. And Why It Costs $30,000. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-west-fell-in-love-with-tea 2026-09-06T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/00_fc75e03a-7d87-4e29-bad4-f1f2e620a0ce.jpg?v=1787221003 The West Fell in Love with Tea. There Is One More Thing It Has Not Discovered Yet. "Tea poured into a lotus cup beside a guqin — qin cha yi wei, the guqin and tea share one flavor" https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/seven-strings-and-somehow-you-go-quiet 2026-09-08T09:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/11_d6dc7cb4-d883-4156-bc64-b0623d1e8faa.jpg?v=1787224583 Seven Strings. And Somehow, You Go Quiet. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-notation-system-that-even-chinese-people-are-afraid-to-learn 2026-09-10T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/98.jpg?v=1787226609 The Notation System That Even Chinese People Are Afraid to Learn "A guqin player performs beside a bronze bust of master Mei Yueqiang, with a plum blossom mural and a second guqin in the background — the living tradition of oral transmission in guqin music" https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-instrument-for-people-who-have-everything-except-stillness 2026-09-12T09:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/11_c8d035ce-7d40-45fc-b387-6491eb2209ad.jpg?v=1787227263 The Instrument for People Who Have Everything. Except Stillness. "The Lore of the Chinese Lute by R.H. van Gulik — a scholar-diplomat's study of the guqin, the instrument of China's literati for three thousand years" https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/china-modernized-and-yet-some-people-never-let-go 2026-09-14T09:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/modern-guqin-player-alternative-style.png?v=1787228888 China Modernized. And Yet Some People Never Let Go. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/can-you-listen-to-guqin-music-over-a-cup-of-coffee 2026-09-16T09:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/IMG_5405.jpg?v=1787230967 Can You Listen to Guqin Music Over a Cup of Coffee? "Slowalk Coffee Roasters in Guam — a slow morning, a warm cup, the kind of stillness where guqin music finds you" https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/plum-blossoms-at-4-415-meters-for-master-mei-yueqiang-on-his-97th-birthday 2026-08-29T10:58:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/eww2idal1usss4v20kbd52wnwtvo.jpg?v=1788015513 Plum Blossoms at 4,415 Meters — For Master Mei Yueqiang, on His 97th Birthday Gaize County, Ali Prefecture, Tibet — 4,415 meters https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive/mei-yueqiangs-five-teachers 2026-09-08T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/jzuwale45df0phlfh0q4hjg5f2y2_ef36afe9-0353-419c-8b9f-c1b1096f5488.jpg?v=1788857411 Mei Yueqiang's Five Teachers A young guqin student plays surrounded by five teachers in Republican-era China https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/by-day-a-doctor-by-night-a-qin-player 2026-09-11T09:36:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/4d1cd7665d8f2b0ad3de6adce7b99120_421de914-b44f-45b2-9b9f-4507e3e48fa4.jpg?v=1789133767 By Day, a Doctor. By Night, a Qin Player. Wang Jianhou playing qin, 1940s Nanjing https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/a-master-born-in-the-dark 2026-09-10T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/the-quilt-the-cave-and-the-qin_521a0bc3-097b-4eff-bd46-4bb799ade19b.png?v=1788876536 A Master Born in the Dark https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/does-great-art-require-poverty 2026-09-11T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/does-great-art-require-poverty_4eef9018-2109-4137-bd51-8a9c53328aec.png?v=1788884256 Does Great Art Require Poverty? https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/on-the-strings-we-remember 2026-09-11T12:03:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/DA9D45D149A00ADD6262A8DAAE1C079C.jpg?v=1789142587 On the Strings, We Remember 光明致敬”纪念碑在9·11周年纪念日照亮曼哈顿的夜空 https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/the-china-that-pearl-buck-almost-showed-you 2026-09-14T09:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/E076407065B2D39A801EAA5834E0DF87.jpg?v=1789315134 The China That Pearl Buck Almost Showed You https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/every-saturday-afternoon 2026-09-15T09:00:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/FE86B432673C849332B3D0660AF001C3.jpg?v=1789377855 Every Saturday Afternoon https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/mei-yueqiang-on-the-guangling-school-of-guqin-1995-interview 2026-09-15T09:00:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/1_f84b78bc-1a51-4f6f-8e04-16b9e55f9f84.jpg?v=1789386646 Mei Yueqiang on the Guangling School of Guqin | 1995 Interview https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/nanking-1948-the-last-color-film-of-chinas-southern-capital 2026-09-16T09:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/1_482c9f56-cc0a-4213-b8dd-f3bbcc6f26cf.jpg?v=1789402541 Nanking, 1948: The Last Color Film of China's Southern Capital https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/nanjing-nice-a-ming-dynasty-man-walks-through-the-city-that-never-forgot-him 2026-09-17T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/2_37d52daf-7caa-41ef-84a6-6798a819efd7.jpg?v=1789402972 Nanjing Nice: A Ming Dynasty Man Walks Through the City That Never Forgot Him https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/he-had-nothing-he-had-a-qin 2026-09-16T09:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/5bac882724a7031cc2dd8a754dd9089a_6b77e96e-da90-4c66-b2dc-64c00c046ec8.webp?v=1789482028 He Had Nothing. He Had a Qin. 夏一峰——古琴大师，南京，1940年代。新金陵古琴派创始大师。 https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/she-played-until-the-plum-blossoms-filled-the-moon 2026-09-18T09:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/de1ed18283c688c7b476c9a272c7d074.jpg?v=1789697986 She Played Until the Plum Blossoms Filled the Moon https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive-1/follow-the-string-an-introduction-to-the-silk-road-journal 2026-09-19T09:00:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/5FE996F49B952B830C48C39206032E79_9b3e9dd4-b988-4ced-b09a-3a45a6431784.jpg?v=1789698424 Follow the String — An Introduction to the Silk Road Journal https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/the-place-of-treasure-ships 2026-09-16T09:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/ryjjc63gc8c6otolms7f1ag40un0.jpg?v=1789540056 The Place of Treasure Ships Zheng He Treasure Boat replica at Baochuan Shipyard Heritage Park, Nanjing — 1405 to 1433 https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive/a-1-200-year-old-musical-instrument 2026-09-18T09:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/dii4r1mxa0rkwgi3gmsgj309mjz1.jpg?v=1789560716 A 1,200-Year-Old Musical Instrument The base of the Jiuxiao Huanpei qin, showing the name inscribed in seal script on deep red lacquer with snake-belly cracking — Tang dynasty, over 1,200 years old https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive/the-sound-a-saint-left-behind 2026-09-25T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/e20f71788ed14af7bef87314214f0d93_tplv-obj_912_1186_147faca8-bc87-40ac-8099-fade3d157d0d.jpg?v=1790261973 The Sound a Saint Left Behind https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive/listening-to-rain-on-banana-leaves 2026-09-22T09:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/behsoyi0w4tiy6ucl0vzpfx36s96_2e2877c7-256e-417a-a63a-238286c346ab.jpg?v=1789562123 Listening to Rain on Banana Leaves The base of the Jiaolin Tingyu qin showing the name carved in gold seal script on black lacquer — Ming dynasty, 1616 AD, Palace Museum Beijing https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/88-qins-one-palace 2026-09-24T09:00:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/1_c397b298-fa39-4081-b03d-03d146b22015.jpg?v=1789564253 88 Qins, One Palace https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/the-book-that-saved-the-music 2026-09-26T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/5z7icen1se7iw11tn3a8qswsjd7a.webp?v=1789566415 The Book That Saved the Music Shenqi Mipu — three volumes of the oldest surviving guqin score collection, compiled by Zhu Quan in 1425 https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/guangling-san-the-qin-that-refused-to-surrender 2026-09-18T09:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/h1mp4ab2pb7eob5pfuelezdcs9xf_921039b7-ec2a-44a5-b9bb-6347cfcd1e7e.webp?v=1789640465 Guangling San: The Qin That Refused to Surrender A qin player at the edge of silence https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-thirteen-marks-that-made-the-qin-teachable 2026-09-19T09:00:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/2_5fa82f6e-2bd2-4442-8722-72ee462fbd7e.jpg?v=1789639252 The Thirteen Marks That Made the Qin Teachable https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-ancient-qin-treatise-a-working-translation 2026-09-21T09:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/qin-treatise-01_01e17703-f565-45b7-b71c-532e64dc6242.jpg?v=1789661780 The Ancient Qin Treatise: A Working Translation The title page of the Shanggu Qinlun in the Wuzhi Zhai Qinpu https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-five-tones-of-the-qin-a-working-translation 2026-09-23T09:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/qin-treatise-05_f696bf98-fe7a-43e8-8c96-e293288c89bc.jpg?v=1789661803 The Five Tones of the Qin: A Working Translation The title page of the Wuyin Tonglun in the Wuzhi Zhai Qinpu https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/relief-for-the-most-exhausted 2026-09-21T09:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/generated-image_a44d5cb1-ab78-49d8-83bf-69645a3f6caf.png?v=1789699393 Relief for the Most Exhausted https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/xia-yifeng-jinling-s-first-peak 2026-09-22T09:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/bdda8881fad05ea23a8499f19f3efea8.jpg?v=1789701964 Xia Yifeng, Jinling’s First Peak https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/mei-yueqiang-s-fourth-teacher 2026-09-22T09:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/5lb9dpc8ecd4iwxqf0z02sxm1xwk_fe325cde-1999-4511-9ddf-21303659d866.webp?v=1789703598 Mei Yueqiang’s Fourth Teacher Portrait of Xü Tonghua (1905–1969), a modern Chinese female qin player https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-tang-dynasty-a-peak-period-in-the-history-of-qin-making 2026-09-21T09:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/bizmojcw9pcoymlmoxx15xwroyem_aebead35-f253-4fd6-99dd-a4f9d14ccf83.jpg?v=1789720702 The Tang Dynasty: A Peak Period in the History of Qin Making A page from a traditional Chinese source on qin history and transmission https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/longyin-the-qin-that-returned-to-liu-shaochun-s-lineage 2026-09-23T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/ie51qfoyzum5zt31glw9amdvfqcf_f504206d-aaf1-4c99-b965-451dbc7d0d78.png?v=1789835941 Liu Shaochun · I — Longyin: The Qin That Returned to His Lineage Portrait of Liu Shaochun, qin master and Mei Yueqiang's fifth teacher https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/liu-shaochun-mei-yueqiang-s-fifth-teacher 2026-09-24T09:00:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/2_07ada2ef-f899-48bb-8065-0e3664636bc5.webp?v=1789749021 Liu Shaochun · II — Mei Yueqiang’s Fifth Teacher https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/liu-shaochun-iii-on-the-road-of-escape-all-he-needed-was-a-qin 2026-09-25T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/5_d9298074-e500-47d7-88f7-34799e8ba2bc.webp?v=1789832166 Liu Shaochun · III — On the Road of Escape, All He Needed Was a Qin https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/liu-shaochun-iv-the-song-that-made-him-liu-qiaoge 2026-09-26T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/3_165cb9bf-18df-43f8-8c47-98d15b658707.webp?v=1789833840 Liu Shaochun · IV — The Song That Made Him “Liu Qiaoge” https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/liu-shaochun-v-the-frog-in-the-qin-well 2026-09-27T09:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/4.webp?v=1789835138 Liu Shaochun · V — The Frog in the Qin Well https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/zhang-ziqian-i-the-other-guangling-master 2026-09-28T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/1_041420ee-7b57-4f41-8170-99e8f6924054.webp?v=1789841634 Zhang Ziqian · I — The Other Guangling Master https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-tang-qin-that-was-pawned-in-wartime 2026-09-21T09:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/4l2pltlovp099w4rgkdxt5jmj0sa.jpg?v=1789902816 The Tang Qin That Was Pawned in Wartime Front, side and back views of Feiquan, a late-Tang linked-pearls-style qin https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/when-a-poem-became-a-qin 2026-09-23T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/86e0eeb34f7e23a7af1239c98e812da4.jpg?v=1789905287 When a Poem Became a Qin https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-secret-hidden-inside-a-wounded-tang-qin 2026-09-29T09:00:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/3_7c09af58-f476-4a92-9a9a-6e5e93cc0538.webp?v=1789922818 The Secret Hidden Inside a Wounded Tang Qin https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-sound-a-saint-left-behind 2026-09-20T12:45:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/e20f71788ed14af7bef87314214f0d93_tplv-obj_912_1186_3c55e4ba-79a2-4447-8dba-d0b2e637873e.jpg?v=1789922708 The Sound a Saint Left Behind https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-qin-that-slept-for-half-a-century 2026-09-29T09:00:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/zhejiang-museum-wulin-exterior-1790002844.jpg?v=1790005753 The Qin That Slept for Half a Century The Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Wulin gallery https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-phoenix-on-mount-qi 2026-09-30T09:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/caifeng-mingqi-in-exhibit-case-1790002844_bd8521a8-2ef2-4376-b762-40a81de29f03.jpg?v=1790056180 The Phoenix on Mount Qi https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-phoenix-who-came-to-find-her-mate 2026-10-02T09:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/laihuang-qin-inscription-closeup.jpg?v=1790068711 The Phoenix Who Came to Find Her Mate Close-up of the carved name Lai Huang and Yang Zongji's inscription on the back of the Tang qin https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-qin-signed-with-a-forgotten-name 2026-10-04T09:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/chunlei-qiulai-seal-script-name.jpg?v=1790070807 The Qin Signed with a Forgotten Name The four seal-script characters Chunlei Qiulai carved inside the bridge of the Tang qin https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/twelve-famous-qin-and-why-you-should-come-see-them 2026-10-12T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/zhejiang-museum-qin-catalogue-book_a41d9a14-4176-49d5-a8f4-dcdfd5082588.jpg?v=1790580335 Twelve Famous Qin, and Why You Should Come See Them Cover of the Zhejiang Provincial Museum's catalogue of its qin collection https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/the-schoolmaster-who-held-guangling-together 2026-10-12T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/guangling-qin-society-1936-a.webp?v=1790579726 The Schoolmaster Who Held Guangling Together Guangling Qin Society gathering at Meihua Ling, Yangzhou, 1936, with Sun Shaotao and Liu Shaochun in the back row https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/the-qin-player-in-the-western-suit 2026-10-14T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/gao-zhiping-portrait_0e823e49-c9e4-41ce-b932-0819233fb27d.png?v=1790580010 The Qin Player in the Western Suit Portrait of Gao Zhiping, first president of the Guangling Qin Society, in a Western suit and round-framed glasses https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/art-needs-surplus 2026-10-03T09:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/art-needs-surplus-cover_d7591538-a9dd-4787-8102-27abbd839968.png?v=1790580060 Art Needs Surplus Ink wash painting of a quiet study with a qin on a wooden table, an incense burner with a thread of smoke, and generous blank space https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/zhang-ziqian-ii-a-diary-written-across-a-lifetime 2026-09-30T09:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/3cc202296qtg37ic52wx2fw18w13.webp?v=1790325285 Zhang Ziqian · II — A Diary Written Across a Lifetime A bound edition of Zhang Ziqian's Cao Man Suo Ji, Notes on Qin Playing https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/a-fine-evening-even-without-the-moon-liang-xiao-yin-at-mid-autumn 2026-09-25T10:06:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/243ypxvlds30ndoe6y3wrwu5wtvr_07e412f5-0e8e-47cd-a11a-40cd4c0b0b2e.jpg?v=1790345168 After the Rain, the Moon — Liang Xiao Yin at Mid-Autumn Full moon behind a dark roofline with the Chinese title Liang Xiao Yin https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/why-is-the-guqin-so-quiet-yet-still-played-after-two-thousand-years 2026-10-01T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/jpi3l2s79l4tzachfsmcaz513eo6_2d2efc6d-f5b4-4a36-bc57-a2bfbe360112.jpg?v=1790579603 Why Is the Guqin So Quiet, Yet Still Played After Two Thousand Years? Ink painting of a seated qin player beneath a large bird in flight https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/the-guqin-today-from-playing-for-oneself-to-playing-for-others 2026-10-05T09:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/dd6c9frd2k2khb32pnwdnewk22kb_25c879c3-f25b-48ff-aacf-c28fe2d43980.jpg?v=1790350506 The Guqin Today: From Playing for Oneself to Playing for Others Guqin player Wu Ruiyang performing onstage during Dao Lang's 2025 concert tour in Hangzhou https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/zhang-ziqian-iii-playing-the-qin-in-empty-air 2026-10-06T09:00:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/oxnaaegsq6kl75awy0pfe87jxn4h.png?v=1790351699 Zhang Ziqian · III — Playing the Qin in Empty Air Ink painting of a historical qin player seated by his instrument, with a bowl and sack of beans behind him https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/zhang-ziqian-iv-in-his-seventies-still-a-student 2026-10-07T09:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/f5n08mwfn6c76j2jbrapst03itw3.png?v=1790352718 Zhang Ziqian · IV — In His Seventies, Still a Student 1963 photograph of qin musicians Zhang Ziqian, Zha Fuxi and Shen Caonong, from left to right https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/is-it-shameful-not-to-understand-the-guqin-zhou-zuoren-listens 2026-10-08T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/dcmy0u8e5kgl4uqfegzaskeablpm.jpg?v=1790353583 Is It Shameful Not to Understand the Guqin? Zhou Zuoren Listens A volume of Zhou Zuoren's collected translations beside pale flowers; an atmospheric portrait of the writer, not the source of the guqin essay https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/the-player-and-the-listener-who-never-met 2026-09-25T13:29:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/h0cnclqme5wp8laj17ofvpbjwddc_f9fc256d-43f6-4986-9762-2191964eb456.jpg?v=1790357356 The Player and the Listener Who Never Met Close-up of seven strings stretching across a dark guqin https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive/you-lan-the-earliest-surviving-piece-of-written-music 2026-10-09T09:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/scxkt5t8wlo4ga9hbjjavade52zf.jpg?v=1790503684 You Lan: The Earliest Surviving Piece of Written Music The Tang-dynasty manuscript of Jieshi Diao You Lan, the oldest surviving score for the qin, written entirely in prose notation https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive/jiu-kuang-a-stagger-through-a-dangerous-age 2026-10-13T09:00:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/3151cd67032c308e048531cc421a0bdc_0b82d633-17b1-4163-abf4-76e254694adc.jpg?v=1790578714 Jiu Kuang: A Stagger Through a Dangerous Age A Chinese ink painting of a drunken figure swaying with arms and sleeves raised, inscribed with the characters Jiu Kuang (酒狂), the title of the ancient qin piece about a stagger through a dangerous age https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/jiu-kuang-continued-one-rhythm-four-lives 2026-10-15T09:00:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/shouzhiyiqin-cover-20260927_af510276-c719-41d4-9a43-97561ddf644c.png?v=1790579095 Jiu Kuang, Continued: One Rhythm, Five Lives Two dancers on a blue-lit stage in the broadcast work Shou Zhi Yi Qin, one reaching toward a guqin lying on the stage floor https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive-1/nanjing-on-film-a-documentary-introduction 2026-09-28T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/nanjing-documentary-cover-20260927_e9be1f86-96cc-448c-8e74-f5fb0d1abd97.jpg?v=1790516849 Nanjing, on Film: A Documentary Introduction Sunrise over Nanjing: the Jiming Temple pagoda and the old city wall in the foreground, the modern skyline behind, with the bilingual title Nanjing https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/an-old-tune-played-again-the-qin-life-of-the-monk-daxiu 2026-10-16T09:00:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/daxiu-portrait-jinyu-20260928_0a8ea640-9dec-4cb1-b252-4fc365ae2e75.jpg?v=1790581762 An Old Tune, Played Again: The Qin Life of the Monk Daxiu Black-and-white portrait of the monk Daxiu, seated in robes, photographed in Suzhou in 1931 https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/yunjian-not-yunxian-setting-right-the-name-of-a-qin-monk 2026-10-19T09:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/kumuchan-painting-monk-withered-tree-20260928_98f7b75b-071e-4e18-a0ba-9a3519127bbf.png?v=1790582492 Yunjian, Not Yunxian: Setting Right the Name of a Qin Monk Chinese freehand (xieyi) painting titled Kumuchan, Withered-Wood Chan: a monk in a red robe meditating beneath a bare tree https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/three-ways-to-read-guqin-music 2026-10-12T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/bhdi2yblcfkkv86znssh1k0aqhng.jpg?v=1791633030 Three Ways to Read Guqin Music Yu Qiao Wen Da guqin score showing numbered notation, jianzipu, and staff notation. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive-1/yangzhou-i-a-thread-of-qin-music-in-an-alley 2026-10-12T09:00:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/nqrqip044aabda41la5vtobe9l96.jpg?v=1791640763 Yangzhou · I: A Thread of Qin Music in an Alley An open doorway beneath red lanterns at 29 Jiandao Lane, Yangzhou. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/yangzhou-ii-traces-of-the-music 2026-10-19T09:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/3m443qnseod7cpmzegr4ko8e805u.png?v=1791643297 Yangzhou · II: Traces of the Music A guqin and illuminated entrance display at the Guangling Qin School Historical Exhibition Hall. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/jensen-huang-how-about-playing-the-qin 2026-10-16T09:00:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/jensen-ai-stage-91392734.png?v=1791795030 Jensen Huang, How About Playing the Qin? AI-edited illustration based on a fan-made Jensen Huang dance parody; not a real performance. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-as-art/zou-shou-yin-qin-moving-tones 2026-10-19T09:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/4zbnnu99qa9pdszvzaafelwwpi7v.png?v=1791798142 Zou Shou Yin: The Qin’s Most Beguiling Thread of Sound Close-up of the left hand pressing guqin strings beside the hui position markers. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/news/yuyuan-autumn-qin-gathering-october-2026 2026-10-18T19:28:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/h7vflm0wi8m404xu4lluzdhvct94.jpg?v=1791799652 An Autumn Qin Gathering at Yuyuan: Music and Everyday Life Xie Kunfang playing the guqin for listeners at Qiushui Jianjia Hall, Yuyuan, Nanjing, on October 11, 2026. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/1956-zha-fuxi-moment-of-greatness 2026-10-14T09:31:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/lenywscrclwwp0r92w4rbxl572vh.webp?v=1791946061 1956: Zha Fuxi’s Moment of Greatness Nanjing, 1956. Zha Fuxi is seated at the left of the front row; Liu Shaochun is seated at the right. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/zha-fuxi-1945-american-qin-journey 2026-10-15T09:00:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/rs384ecsbwgoyhvomlgvtpk26cas.png?v=1791983500 The Qin at the Library of Congress, 81 Years Ago Zha Fuxi playing the guqin for a small group of listeners during his American visit. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/zha-fuxi-qinqu-jicheng-585-years-later 2026-10-16T09:00:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/sjlqrrm241yst4onumnfaplunj7b.png?v=1791989611 A Monumental Work, 585 Years Later Blue clothbound volumes of Qinqu Jicheng, a collection of historical guqin tablatures and writings. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-masters/master-zha-and-his-beloved-scraps 2026-10-19T21:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/soubo-preface-20261015.jpg?v=1792027707 Master Zha and His Beloved “Scraps” Photographed page of Zha Fuxi’s preface to Soubo Ji, with his portrait. https://www.sevenstringqin.com/blogs/the-qin-archive/six-evenings-of-qin-music-an-old-newspaper-notice 2026-10-19T09:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0739/7297/3657/articles/image_151a428b-733b-46d2-9141-cacb7966758f.png?v=1792313526 Six Evenings of Qin Music: An Old Newspaper Notice