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Zhuoqin : the creative lutherie art of Guqin music
| Date: | 2025/6/29 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library) |
| Speaker: | Mr. Kelwin KWAN (Vice president and instructor of Choi Chang Sau Qin Making Society) Mr. LI Fei (Education committee member and instructor of Choi Chang Sau Qin Making Society) Mr. Matthew LOO (Council member and instructor of Choi Chang Sau Qin Making Society) |
| Organiser: | Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Public Libraries and the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust |
| Remarks: | Conducted in Cantonese. Free Admission. First come, first served. |
| Enquiry: | Promotion and Programming Unit, Hong Kong Central Library (Monday to Friday: 9:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.; 2:00p.m. - 5:30p.m.) Telephone: 2921 0285 Lord Wilson Heritage Trust Telephone: 3509 7083 |
The Qin, also known as the Guqin, is a Chinese musical instrument with over two thousand years of history. The art of Qin making, called zhuoqin, is an 1800-year-old contemporary art enjoyed by Qin players, virtually unchanged since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. During the second half of the 20th century, the art of zhuoqin was on the verge of extinction. Luckily, one line survived and flourished in Hong Kong. In 2014, Hong Kong’s art of zhuoqin was enlisted as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of China at the National Level. In this talk, the apprentices of Choi Chang Sau (also known as Lau Chang Sau, Representative Inheritor of Intangible Cultural Heritage of China at the National Level) will introduce the history of zhuoqin as a creative art form and the emergence of zhuoqin as a musicians’ art culture in Hong Kong.
The talk is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organizing an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit https://ccpo.gov.hk/en .
