Chinese traditional music by Liu Fang on guzheng 古筝曲 寒鴉戲水 劉芳古箏獨奏

[MrMerrick75]

Perfectly beautiful music from perhaps the greatest culture in the history of the world (I mean the ancient China). Thank you.

[darominu]

Great Music !!!!

[drewcox010101]

guzheng hero

[musicbyshaun]

this is SO beautiful, must buy this.

[laceylingerie]

chinese guitar :D

[azwan1992]

nice... i like this instrument

[totalpokemonrocks321]

i just need to download a chinese song for a shool project help me

[filipe200x]

And i thought i was cool cause i have a 7 string guitar. ¬¬

[jeanaro]

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love and respect for liu fang

[Tenshionnanoko128]

These ancient musical instruments always amaze with these sounds they produce... It's so magical and relaxing at the same time... :)

[shangubi]

Ancient 筝 Qu cold playing in the water Liu Fang Zheng solo

[heng80]

i remember this song. it was played in a lot of chinese tv series in the 80's and 90's, if you watch the legend of the condor hero you hear it quite often

[Armatige]

My wife and I went to Hong Kong a few years ago (she was my girlfriend back then) and we stopped by one of the big music stores there on HK Island. I had always wanted to see these instruments close up.

These things are massive! They look big in the clips, but you have no idea how big they are till you try and A- lift one and B- stand it up and stand next to it. The owner knew I was not going to buy, but let me handle the instruments all the same once he knew I was interested.

[ninjaman381]

its very relaxing the music

[pewmanfustudios]

I love this!

[TheMaxi2308]

初めてハマった歌手〜

上海ハニーで大好きになった

ちなみに今でも上海ハニー大好き

テンションあがる

[birdandthe]

ANYONE KNOW IF THIS ARTIST HAS ANY CDS ?

[moremusicale]

Hi Birdandthe,

You can find by google search for "Liu Fang CDs".

[TimThrown1]

I so want to play one of these now! It's like a piano, but with the combined hand technique of a guitar and a tonal range covering way more than any standard western instruments like guitars and pianos and such since you can bend every note pretty much up an octave it seems. Nice!

[ZHT1991]

@TimThrown1

you can see that as a harp which had been laid down

[daschur]

a chellenger appears...

[TonyBtheEG]

Incredible.

[bsod4u2]

Another incredible performance by a true master,stunning.

[UntoldDarkness66]

traditional asian music is sooooo relaxing! makes me feel like i want to become a monk XD

[TEAMGRUNT]

Just got finished watching Kung Fu Hustle and I had to look up music being played on this thing it's so awesome I love the way it sounds.

[kashalashafu]

nice:)

[cagedbeast87]

what a beautiful instrument.

[Dragonwing16]

God so beautiful and it's so hard to play that instrument well

[urikookitty]

I really like asian music specially K-pop and j-pop

[westernshit666]

高山流水

[OyeMiVoz]

Ok, this is gonna sound very weird but since I've seen Avatar: the last airbender, I've been interested in this type of music.

it's just so lovely & relaxing:)

Thanks 4 Uploding :)

[El316]

same here!!!!! i am really ticked it's over!! but i'm looking forward to the 2010 movie it better not suck!

[Dragonwing16]

no thats not weird

u got interested in one thing from another

but yes this music is excelent

[mudsling3]

That's a funny way to put it. An individual artist will go all out to be herself...would be care less about from what culture/tradition she draws her inspiration. The only tradition worth keeping is innovation. Chaozhou school was not formed in one day or by one individual, then who has the authority to define what is and what is not tradition. I am just enjoying this piece, and let others sort it out in a hundred years.

Wondering if it makes a difference if she were to wear green.

[lonniecharper]

I hate to rain on your parade mudslinger but as a harper who's studied in the Irish tradition, I have to say that following a tradition is nothing to scoff at... individual artisits come and go, no matter how special they seem at the time, but traditions last for centuries.... never the less its a fabulous video and i can't understand what's wrong with it.

[mudsling3]

Too many deleted posts in between makes my comment seem out of context. Glad you enjoy this piece as some think this is not "traditional" therefore "inferior"... Tradition lasts isn't simply because it is tradition... individual artists push its boundries over time...it is an ongoing develpment.

[mudsling3]

I like it because there is strong 劉芳ness in all her pieces.

And you expect she is a cookie out of a Chaozhou cutter?

[chuestall]

voll shippie mässig.....lol

[calebfdrr]

lovely :)

[54spiritedwill54]

very nice I love it

[Bellydanceshiva]

I wanna learn to play air ghuzeng much like air guitar

[LittleStarryAngel]

i play this instrument

[FerencLiszt]

Very quiet! Awesome!

[martinmaniad35]

really relaxing! you are very gifted. i love the pi pah as well! God bless!

[KrazeDDeviL]

lol this helps me do my homework alot and its realxing.

[KnorpelDelux]

I will try that too

[triangletheorytrey]

I enjoy listening to defferent types of music, such as this.  I'm a U.S. citizen. Peaceful sounding and relaxing.

[cougarlt]

Wonderful. I loved it so much.

[RahsaansBiggestFan]

Can someone tell me where I can get a good cd of traditional Chinese guzheng music with as little western mainstream influence possible.

[mikedubya]

Do you live in a city with a Chinatown? I live near LA and I've found the best method is to drive until you can't read the signs and then shop in those stores. You can get all kinds of cool stuff, even Lao Fu Zi comics.

[13914214]

wo hen xi huan zhe ge yin yue, mei ciwo ting dao wo hen gao xing (I love this piece of music,every time i hear this music i am happy) =) have fun learning asian culture guys, good wishes to all

[PunkWaterDragonGirl]

Pure.Ownageness.

[nikjey]

wow , i didnt know u can do this with just a couple of strings

[evilwitch18]

Violin

[fuckapotomis]

hahahahahaha nice

[fabasianchic18]

this song i heart. it's featured in a lot of dramas

[vladimir41]

Hen hao!

[kotopoulo13]

this instrument delivers so much harmony...i now started listening to chinese traditional music and i am excited... :)

[VanityIsGlamour]

it's beutiful ... *learn how to breathe*

[paexou]

Wo xinhuan nide yinyue hen hao wode jiejie!

[w123boy]

对！汉服比较好看！

[zetlana]

Delightful and charming! Graceful and sounds like water trickling over the stones!

[tokyo3457]

there are too many strings on that guzheng, so hard to play, she is very skill!!

[sw0mgt]

Is she wearing plastic fingerpicks?

[Hypocriteria]

yes - traditionally the instrument had strings made of silk, and would be played with fingernails. Modern ones are steel, so require artificial 'nails' in order to play.

[Vanessa119117]

Is it a bit too slow at the beginning?? Can anyone answer me cuz im learning the song now??

[jrotc1991]

no,it's not too slow

[Bouquaimissaire]

And this music is normally play with HanFu dress = /

[Bouquaimissaire]

I think too PirateKing ...

[PirateKing1256]

I think chinese should stop wearing qi qao and wear "Han-Fu". It's better looking.

[aiwozhonghua]

对！汉服比较好看！

[PirateKing1256]

Yep. QiQao look so....bland and boring. Han-fu is superior.

[H2Zman]

This really brings out the mellow side to me. I normally listen to rock music, but I could listen to this for hours. so gorgeous and relaxing. just awesome.

[Vampgurl184]

got that right

[ImpaleUK]

Nice.

But what is the instrument called?

I think there is also a japanese version of this instrument that's used on Takeshi's Castle theme tune, its awesome!

[ReanimatedFeline]

As mentioned in the title, the instrument is called "guzheng" (古箏). It is an ancient Chinese zither (not to be confused with quqin (古琴), a bridge-less Chinese zither even more ancient). Guzheng is the parent instrument of the Japanese "koto". Wikpedia to learn all about it.

[Bomberboy777]

leave japan out of this... Japanese instruments has nothing to do with this

[bidufu]

um, on the contrary, Japanese culture in many ways derives from aspects of ancient Chinese culture. I'm not saying there aren't any differences.

But in any case, the koto almost certainly derives from the guzheng, and the biwa from the pipa (the Tang dynasty form of it, anyways).

[vladimir2145]

Actually, in the Song dynasty, many of the aspects of Chinese culture moved to Japan, such as martial arts and oragami.

[3AHMAD3]

La musica orientale insegna...

[3AHMAD3]

La musica orientale insegna...

[RenatoABabka]

peacefull music... very beautifull!!

[dancheeker]

great melody ...

[OperafanSingapore]

A famous tune from the Chaozhou area (south eastern)of Guangdong. Chaozhou music often has a rustic flavour.

[HUSEYiNADANA88]

plesa write "kanun" and watch

[morganboystar]

j'adore! j'aime les musiques chinoises comme celle ci. elles sont très reposantes...

[KaitieQ209]

very nice I love it

[MasterofMusic13]

Bright and cheery!