The Chinese Instrument Guqin Part 1 - Journey To The East

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[@chenfeibian5593]

I'm actually a Guqin player and teacher as well, that's a great video to introduce the culture behind this instrument. I'm gonna show it to my non-Chinese-speaking students. Thanks :-)

[@martinsinclair55]

How long does it take to learn some basic nice songs?

[@iPodonrunescape]

I love guqin! I made sure to take classes when I was there, and even bought one and brought home!

[@Evan8787]

Nothing tops the erhu. The majestic sound of the instrument instantly transports you to the ancient China

[@Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes]

+걸왜 에반 Violin does.

[@XiangC6]

+걸왜 에반 Erhu is a pretty "new" instrument, compared to a lot of other traditional instruments. :)

[@zhubajie6940]

Must of missed this one earlier. Nothing better is to be in sipping tea in a tea shop and listening to the guqin.

[@dbadagna]

Very nice! Can you please credit the performers featured in this video by adding their names to the video description above?

[@hahaLOLhaha72]

it just isnt the same without carmen, mike, and dan :(

[@ghomoud]

This one of the most beautiful instrument I have ever heard!!!!!

[@Theshanee]

I am here because of #Foreverandever chinese drama, #BaiLu played the guqin and after listening to the music I felt I need to learn more about this instrument.

[@ymb3138]

Much Chinese, much musical. But really it's quite interesting XD

[@HiroshiKoto]

Please do GuZheng next! I play that and Koto, love it's sounds!! The Guqin is a very peaceful instrument though.

[@Lingruanisnumber1]

Yeah, 古箏+1 ♥ I really love the sound of Gu Zheng ♥

[@TheManofsorrows]

+Kirito Kazuto Kirigaya this is NOT ABOUT GUZHENG! PLEASE GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!

[@HiroshiKoto]

I know jeez lol im just appreciating the various type of ancient zithers. And ok....XD

[@HiroshiKoto]

Ruan Ling I know right ^^

[@doreen5582]

Thank you

[@forestque1531]

Will one of these lovely ladies teach me to play? I’m dying to learn. I am absolutely in love with the Guqin

[@yourdailyperson9881]

Ik this was one year later but the guqin is very hard to master so it can take years and lots of practice.

[@zz_night_zz7877]

The guqin makes me think of Lan Wangji 👀

[@TraciTariVlog]

Love it!! Can't wait for part 2 :)

[@msh9790]

Legend has it that the qin, the most revered of all Chinese musical instruments, #Wiki... has a history of about 5,000 years, and that the legendary figures of China's pre-history - Fuxi, Shennong and Huang Di, the "Yellow Emperor" - were involved in its creation. Nearly all qin books and tablature collections published prior to the twentieth century state this as the actual origins of the qin,[5] although this is now viewed as mythology. It is mentioned in Chinese writings dating back nearly 3,000 years, and examples have been found in tombs from about 2,500 years ago. The exact origins of the qin is still a very much continuing subject of debate over the past few decades. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness

[@BluesRoadHK]

Thank you very much for this great Guqin video.

[@Amina-ir4tu]

Love, love love! This episode.

[@fatalrob0t]

I really do love learning about the arts in various cultures! Thank you for putting this up! As far as learning something like violin, violin requires a straight back, good posture and breathing (like singing) and flexible arms, wrists, and hands. You need the flexibility in your right wrist to be able to control the sound you produce with the bow. Your wrist cannot be stiff. Your left wrist should be kept straight or else you're gonna give yourself carpel tunnel or something. Your fingers need to be equally flexible and will begin to stretch out on the left hand more than the right as you master the instrument. The left hand fingers need to be flexible to handle quick movement or setting down chords on the strings without tripping over each other and the fingers on the right hand need to be flexible to, again, control the sound with the bow. I think all instruments require a certain measure of dedication to become as effortless as the ladies in the video. But... it's pretty clear the guqin is perhaps one of the more difficult ones I've heard of.

[@loganwetterling7331]

I love these!!!

[@jennyluu1141]

Love this so much. Please do more video like this !!!

[@BobZombie5k]

Incredible sounding!

[@yujiechen2343]

U guys r amazing!

[@demianhaki7598]

I don't mind the restaurant videos as long as you continue these videos about music, art, literature, language etc. New hosts are great as well

[@BlopMangoHerpDerpLOL]

Two beautiful girls.. Just missing two handsome guys OTGW is never gonna be the same..

[@WQ-wg5rv]

what happen to the 2 of them?

[@rohjo]

Thank you for this. Yun makes me think of Gurdjieff's hidden harmonies.

[@jwilder6836]

Beautiful

[@eaglebreath5]

I really these instrument videos. Keep up the good work.

[@tonyzhang7830]

good job. our culture need to be transmitted.

[@SpiderMan-ni8ek]

It obviously was a revised version of the western zither. There has been an older zither from greece it's possible that the talented people the records spoke of were people from the west.

[@ArtistOfLight]

Wow, this is really fascinating! :D

[@jamespeladeau7820]

this sort of video is an amazing idea! I absolutely love Chinese music! If only the western world could have an instrument that awakens the same emotions as the Guqin!

[@morbidmistress5602]

There's a genre for this type of music called Gufeng

[@nathanielmills4678]

Fascinating

[@xiangteng6810]

the best!!

[@LeizhiLi]

Not hating.. But where is Mike and Dan? I miss them so much :(

[@user-ec2tw6sx7j]

They left to manage their own channel

[@EvgeniiErman]

💮💜

[@jdhsingi]

Beautiful. It would be great to include some links to gu qin music as well. Thanks for sharing.

[@kendricksands3302]

love thissss 😘😘😘

[@amandalove3368]

This video is dope.

[@lengochoaigiao2110]

Great

[@martinsinclair55]

Could you use a western slide, from slide guitar playing, on the guqin to make the sounds sound more western?

[@cec6607]

I want to watch the second part!! this is really interesting!! i like it since i study music but don't know what is music like in asia :)

[@younghan3573]

Why do Chinese movies show musical battles with this instrument? Like in "hero" and "kungfu hustle"?

[@pinkwinterprincessEri]

cool

[@hiera1917]

What's the name of the piece in the intro of the film?

[@Halleluyah83]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sayawjj]

Great video guys how about guzheng?

[@harpygirlrobinson4332]

Have you guys heard of the Kong hou?

[@user-px2ov7gi7l]

there's also a Korean version of this instrument.

[@zeiitgeist]

+Jimbo smith If you are referring to the Gayageum, it is a descendant of the Guzheng not the Guqin. The Guqin is mostly a scholar musical instrument.

[@joeyhua2639]

Can you do guzheng next? Some of the background music is actually from guzheng

[@TheManofsorrows]

THAT GIRL HAS AWESOME CALIGRAPHY!

[@Death_User666]

i need someone to teach me how to play this!!!!!!

[@appleJUICEomg]

I never noticed it had frets

[@thesuperproify]

mia is seriously gorgeous !

[@rongkonglau290]

下次，做一期，滥竽充数~

[@yeagermcbipper9008]

Great.. now they are simply playing PBS documentaries.

[@tangen4573]

The dark blue girl looks so cute with the bun XD

[@Godforeverilove]

Also very similar to the Koto.

[@dannieli5271]

+Andrew Johnson Koto derives from another Chinese string instrument called Guzheng or Chinese zither which is the descendant of Guqin so Guqin, to some extent, is the grandma of Koto.

[@fatmamalikova3036]

where is Dan and mike

[@revinaque1342]

They left OTGW because of creative differences. They have a separate channel, Double Chen, where they're still doing the kinds of videos that that everyone loves. You should check it out! :)

[@sorg3ns]

Didn't China Uncensored already do this?

[@Nilguiri]

+sorg3ns It's the same people. China Uncensored's Chris Chappell who was involved in making these films works with the same people as OTGW. It's the same company.

[@votebot3827]

+sorg3ns they all work for NTD.

[@iambam6406]

Mia i luv you😍

[@rednecksubei]

广陵散。

[@TheManofsorrows]

WANF FEI IS THE BEST!

[@MusicTeacherGuyNorristown]

Why did these poor ladies fall off the Great Wall?

[@WryAun]

Interesting video but you could get a bit more creative than reciting the monologue of the video before playing the same thing for us.

[@TheManofsorrows]

you are confusing the Guqin with the Guzheng, please don't do that!

[@MrAbdullahi701]

5thhhh

[@ashleypalermo7886]

Do a video on Big Bang / kpop pleaaaaaaassssssseeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!

[@ZKZ123]

Go change you diapers first. Then learn some cultures.

[@ashleypalermo7886]

what? ECBanker i know the video is about Chinese culture. its just a suggestion for another episode. cesh.

[@sakuramikan28]

His voice is too low serious and documentary-like

[@docn.235]

I always cringe, when the English speaker talks about the "Gutsiän", causing goose bumps. Too bad no one thaught him the right pronounciation. I wonder, what he would make of the Hulusi, maybe "halasay" ?

[@cherilynke7455]

No hate but people should try listening to chinese music u would find it very interesting n relaxing instead of listening to kpop which does not help u in any sorts. People Nowadays are too addicted to kpop which isnt good

[@mushroombeansprout]

I know. kpop can be annoying.

[@ZKZ123]

Please! Don't compare a majestic Chinese classical music to any modern culture-less kid's stuff. Would you compare Chopin or Beethoven to thug rap? Out of place.

[@rednecksubei]

+ECBanker Try to search "shanghai restoration project" on youtube.

[@Abc17890]

+cherilyn ke Both music genres are good. Who the hell are you to tell people what they find more relaxing and should listen to though? Are you their inner selves?

[@doriosity5811]

+Olivia C. yeah no. making noises with a computer and having the option to redo anything you dont like... not even an art. i can do it in my sleep.

[@sulasno]

Please add humour. I hate history classes

[@alpenjon]

Go watch a comedy show then

[@msh9790]

Couldn't believe that Gu Qin originally started 5,000 years ago although it's a myth. #Wiki It is mentioned in Chinese writings dating back nearly 3,000 years, and examples have been found in tombs from about 2,500 years ago. The exact origins of the qin is still a very much continuing subject of debate over the past few decades. In 2010, a Song period guqin was sold for $22 million, making it the most expensive musical instrument ever sold. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guqin

[@iPodonrunescape]

I love guqin! I made sure to take classes when I was there, and even bought one and brought home!