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Sino-Italian partnership boosts Yangzhou guqin culture

(seeyangzhou.com)Updated: 2025-01-08

Yangzhou Tangren Guqin Imperial Workshop recently welcomed two esteemed professors from Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna, Italy, along with teachers and students from the Art School of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. This gathering aimed to collaborate on creating the world's first illustrated book about the guqin, a plucked seven-stringed Chinese musical instrument.

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Representatives from Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics take a photo with guqin craftsman Wang Yupeng. [Photo/yznews.cn]

During their visit, the two Italian guests were mesmerized by the enchanting melodies of classic guqin pieces like High Mountains and Flowing Waters and A Music From Guangling played on a beautifully crafted guqin shaped like a banana leaf. Upon learning that the guqin is the world's oldest musical instrument with the earliest musical notations, they expressed their deep appreciation for it.

Subsequently, the guests observed the meticulous and intricate process of crafting such a traditional Chinese instrument, which sparked a fascinating conversation with the guqin craftsman, Wang Yupeng.

Ban Junrong, dean of the Art School, emphasized the guqin's cultural significance and its need for wider international recognition. He further elaborated on the structure of the illustrated book, stating, "For simplicity, clarity, and vividness, the illustrated book will be divided into four volumes, covering crafting the guqin, guqin masters, pieces and culture."

One of the Italian professors expressed his enthusiasm about the project, saying, "I love the beautiful sound produced by the guqin. I am eager to create exquisite illustrations to help spread guqin culture worldwide!"

Meanwhile, Wang Yupeng, the founder of the workshop, plans to incorporate the illustrations from the book into the guqin faces, marking an innovative step in the traditional craftsmanship of guqin making.

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