After graduating from university, Wang Chengchun worked in a hospital for two years. Out of deep love for the guqin, or Chinese zither, Wang chose to return to his hometown in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province. There, he began to study the process of guqin production, and finally established his own guqin studio. “The guqin is a part of my life. I feel like it’s a glimmer of light in the darkness that encourages me to keep going,” Wang said. #TheVibe | China Plus Culture

🎼Master of Crafts | Guqin maker in east China's Jiangxi 💡The Guqin, a plucked seven-string traditional Chinese instrument, boasts a history of over 3,000 years. Feng Yihua, a uqin maker, hails from Yihuang County in east China's Jiangxi Province. Influenced by his family, Feng began studying the Guqin at age 18. He later moved to Shanghai to be an apprentice under a master in the craft of Guqin-making. "Creating a Guqin by hand requires raw lacquer, which initially caused skin allergies. I eve

During the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, a guqin called “Sounds of Utmost Antiquity” made a stunning appearance. This particular guqin is made by Wang Peng, a contemporary Chinese guqin master. It’s a replica of Shi Kuang-style qin, based on documents from the Tang Dynasty. Now it is among the permanent collection of Juntianfang Guqin Art Center in Daxing, Beijing. As one of the oldest plucked instruments, and with a history of over 3,000 years, guqin was listed as a UNESCO