{"id":19439,"date":"2020-02-10T16:18:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T16:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/gentlest-instrumentkonghou-zhong-guo-le-qi-kong-hou-2\/"},"modified":"2020-02-10T16:18:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T16:18:02","slug":"gentlest-instrumentkonghou-zhong-guo-le-qi-kong-hou-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/gentlest-instrumentkonghou-zhong-guo-le-qi-kong-hou-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gentlest Instrument\u2014\u2014Konghou \u4e2d\u56fd\u4e50\u5668\u7b9c\u7bcc"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>  \t<em>Konghou<\/em>, also called <em>Kanhou<\/em>, is an ancient plucked stringed instrument in China. There are mainly three kinds of <em>Konghou<\/em>: one is<strong> played lying flat<\/strong>, one is <strong>played upright <\/strong>and another one is the<strong> phoenix-headed <em>Konghou<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>  \tAs early as the Spring and Autumn (770-476BC) and Warring States (475-221BC) period, there appeared the rudiment of<em>Konghou<\/em>played lying flat in the <strong>Chu Kingdom <\/strong>in southern China.<\/p>\n<p>  \t<em>Konghou<\/em>was originally used in<strong> court music<\/strong>\u3001and was used in Qingshangyue (a music genre) in the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD). It was used in<em>Yanyue<\/em>(music played in court banquets) in the Sui Dynasty (581-618), and gradually prevailed among the ordinary people and in places inhabited by ethnic minorities.<\/p>\n<p>  \t<em>Konghou<\/em>played upright appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) and got popular in the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) dynasties. It was generally played in rites and ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p>  \tThe phoenix-headed<em>Konghou<\/em>was introduced from India to the Central Plains of China in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), and was prevalent in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.<\/p>\n<p>  \t<em>Konghou<\/em>, with its sweet tamber and wide diapason, can be used to play not only cantus but also chord and has many advantages in both solo and tutti performances. It was an indispensable instrument in China&#39;s ancient royal courts. From basso-relievo in the Yungang Grottoes of Datong and Dunhuang murals we can see persons playing<i>Kouhou<\/i>. This shows that<i>Kouhou<\/i>playing was very popular in China a long time ago.<\/p>\n<p>  \t<strong>KEY WORDS\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  \t\u5367\u7b9c\u7bcc<script language=\"Javascript\">GetWord(\"\u5367\u7b9c\u7bcc\");<\/script>w&ograve; k\u014dng h&oacute;u :played lying flat<br \/>  \t\u7ad6\u7b9c\u7bcc<script language=\"Javascript\">GetWord(\"\u7ad6\u7b9c\u7bcc\");<\/script>sh&ugrave; k\u014dng h&oacute;u&nbsp; :played upright<br \/>  \t\u51e4\u9996\u7b9c\u7bcc<script language=\"Javascript\">GetWord(\"\u51e4\u9996\u7b9c\u7bcc\");<\/script> f&egrave;ng sh\u01d2u k\u014dng h&oacute;u :phoenix-headed Konghou<br \/>  \t\u695a\u56fd<script language=\"Javascript\">GetWord(\"\u695a\u56fd\");<\/script>ch\u01d4 gu&oacute; :Chu Kingdom<br \/>  \t\u96c5\u4e50<script language=\"Javascript\">GetWord(\"\u96c5\u4e50\");<\/script>y\u01ce l&egrave; \uff1acourt music<\/p>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-4052290237\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Konghou, also called Kanhou, is an ancient plucked stringed instrument in China. 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