Ancient Chinese stringed instrument – guqin

Have you ever heard of the story of Bo Ya (伯牙) and Zhong Ziqi (钟子期)? It is a widely spread classical allusion in China, related With guqin (古琴). The guqin, literally "ancient stringed instrument" is a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family. It has been played since ancient times, and has traditionally been favored by scholars and literati as an instrument of great subtlety and refinement.