The Barbat was brought to China through the Silk Road around the 5th century CE but didn’t become really popular until the 7th century, around the beginning of the Tang Dynasty.Ĭhinese musicians then modified the Hu-pipa into something called the Tang pipa. Pipa is-according to the historical records-, based on the Persian lute ( Barbat), which was called Hu-pipa by the Chinese back then. Since 2003, Guqin has been included by UNESCO in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, showing its importance as a historic musical instrument. So, Guqin is highly regarded as one of the important symbols of Chinese culture.
Qin is actually a part of ancient China’s four arts of scholarship, four highly regarded artistic and academic accomplishments. Gu, as we have established when we discussed Guzheng above, means ancient, and Qin means Chinese plucked seven-string instrument. The name Guqin comes from 古 ( Gǔ), and 琴 ( Qin). The great Confucius (551-479 BCE), for example, was recorded as a great master of this instrument, as well as the famous Ji Kong (223-262 CE). Guqin is the favorite instrument for sages and scholars of ancient China. Out of all the traditional musical instruments from ancient China, Guqin is one with the most well-documented history, and there are also a lot of well-preserved ancient repertoires we still can access today.
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