Area: Suzhou, Jiangsu
Heritage number: VII- 18
Heritage category: traditional handicrafts
Date of application: 2006
Applicant/Applicant: Suzhou.
Inheritance: The origin of Suzhou folk musical instrument production can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, the bronze smelting technology of Wu was very developed, which provided favorable conditions for the production of bronze musical instruments. 1964, nine Zang Sunzhong were unearthed from the Eastern Zhou Tomb of Liuhecheng Bridge in Jiangsu Province. There is an inscription on the front, including the words "attack my debt". According to textual research, "attacking my debt" means "hooking Wu". This set of chimes is the earliest discovered Wudi musical instrument so far.
From the 199 1 the first wooden lacquer guqin (lyre) unearthed in a Warring States tomb in chang qiao zhen, Wuxian, Suzhou, it can be seen that the ancestors of Liang Wudi who lived in the pre-Qin period more than 2,000 years ago had their own unique national musical instruments. Suzhou's national musical instruments have beautiful shapes, fine craftsmanship, bright lacquerware and beautiful timbre.
Beautiful shape: National musical instruments combine scientific and technological characteristics and performance, taking into account the convenience and practicality of use, as well as the beautiful shape and decorative national characteristics of each instrument.
Exquisite craftsmanship: The production process of each national musical instrument, including material selection, batching, carpentry, polishing, painting, assembly and tuning, is meticulous and impeccable.
Bright paint: the painting process of musical instruments requires dozens of processes to make its appearance perfect, to achieve the effect of painting without painting, and to make players feel smooth and smooth.
Beautiful timbre: the quality of an instrument is not only reflected in its appearance, but also in its sound quality and timbre. The sound quality should be deep and full, penetrating, sweet and pure, round and bright, balanced, and suitable for the style and aesthetics of the performer.
Suzhou national musical instruments are beautiful and concise in shape, reasonable in structure, not cumbersome, exquisite and meticulous in workmanship, elegant in style, unconventional, sweet and pure in timbre and strong in national characteristics. It fully shows the cultural connotation and artistic style of Suzhou national musical instruments. This connotation and style is the essence and soul of China national musical instruments. Suzhou national musical instrument is a model of China national musical instrument production. 1984 Huqiu brand "Mahogany Erhu" won the Quality Product Award of China Ministry of Light Industry and the National Quality Silver Award in the same year (the highest award in the industry has no gold award). In 2002, the lost and recovered harp was reformed, making it wider in range, sweeter in timbre and more perfect in tone modulation. It has been recognized by experts and filled the domestic gap. In May 2004, he won the special gold medal of China International Patent and Famous Brand Expo, and in July of the same year, he won the national patent.