The qin represents the ancient sounds and has been esteemed since time immemorial.
In the former era, as the Seven Kingdoms engaged in strife, with distant alliances and close attacks, each developed its own strategies. After Qin annihilated the Six Kingdoms, the art of qin music did not decline due to the chaos of war; on the contrary, it advanced by leaps and bounds, becoming the subject of spirited competition among various noble families.
When Master Jiang Shouyi taught him how to play the qin, he had once appraised the qin music from all over the world, saying that the music of Wu is clear and melodious, much like the broad flow of the Yangtze River, lingering and gently meandering, with the air of a true scholar. The music of Shu is hasty and impetuous, like rushing thunder and surging waves, a genius of the moment, making it difficult to determine the superior or inferior.
