Yunzhongjun (1)
This qin is named Yunzhongjun. It was made by Choi Chang-sau in the mid 1980s and was named by his good friend, Professor Tang Siu-wa who also studied qin with Xu Wenjing. This photo shows the front of Yunzhongjun in Zhongni style.
| Date | Mid 1980s |
| People | Choi Chang-sau | Tang Siu-wa | Xu Wenjing |
| Object | Musical instrument |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story |
| Source | Courtesy of Choi Chang-sau |
| Repository | Choi Chang-sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Choi Chang-sau |
| Accession No. | lcs-hkqs-0054 |
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Yunzhongjun (1)
This qin is named Yunzhongjun. It was made by Choi Chang-sau in the mid 1980s and was named by his good friend, Professor Tang Siu-wa who also studied qin with Xu Wenjing. This photo shows the front of Yunzhongjun in Zhongni style.
| Date | Mid 1980s |
| Style | Zhongni |
| Size | Length (Whole 124 cm, Strings 113 cm); Width (Forehead 18.5 cm, Shoulder 20 cm, Tail 14.5 cm); Thickness 5.2 cm |
| Weight | 3.5 kg |
| Body | Chinese parasol top; Chinese fir bottom |
| Accessories | Mother-of-pearl inlay markers; Buffalo horn tuning pegs; Rosewood feet; Ebony bridge and tail pieces |
| Inscription | [Chinese inscription]（一）軫池下方篆書「雲中君」 （二）龍池兩旁楷書銘文： 張我孤桐 揚彼清宮 浪浪天風 君在雲中 醉彼羽觴 泛彼清商 珮環鏘鏘 六龍翱翔 既刻以羽 復流以徵 知音在茲 憀焉容與 徐文鏡作銘 選堂書 （款下篆文「饒宗頤印」一方） （三）龍池下方篆文「昌壽精斲」圓印、「存誠養德」方印 （四）鳯沼左方篆文「福祿壽」、「昌壽」方印各一 |
| Maker's Note | My teacher, Xu Wenjing promised himself to make twelve qins to match his poetry anthology, Jingzhai Shi’er Qinming (Jingzhai’s Inscriptions for Twelve Qins). It was a pity that he only completed seven of them due to his failing vision. Ownership of all seven qins has been scattered, including Yunzhongjun (The God of Cloud), which he was most satisfied with. I completed my teacher’s promise and created a whole set of qins, inviting my good friend Professor Jao Tsung-I to write the calligraphy of these poems. This qin is inscribed with Yunzhongjun, the first poem in the Jingzhai Shi’er Qinming. My good friend, Professor Tang Siu-wa named the original qin. Professor Tang also studied qin with Mr Xu, and he is the son of renowned radio presenter and actor, Mr Tang Kee-chan. |
| Namer's Note | I started to learn playing qin with Mr Xu Wenjing when I was studying primary six. One day I met a young qin apprentice craftsman of the surname Choi at Mr Xu’s home. He had a thin physique and was from Chaozhou. Mr Choi Chang-sau and I became friends at that first meeting and we have now known each other for more than 50 years. During the two to three years following our first meeting, Mr Xu and Chang-sau made a few qins and were looking for names to match them. I was reading Qu Yuan’s Li Sao (Departing in Sorrow) and the Jiu Ge (The Nine Songs). There were a few very nice song names in the Jiu Ge. So I suggested using Yunzhongjun to name the one that both were most satisfied with. This qin was slightly bigger than usual. Mr Xu and I spent a good many afternoons studying it in great detail, and Chang-sau did the work to perfection. It was later acquired by the renowned qin player, Wu Zonghan and his wife, who brought it to Taiwan. Qin has been part of my life for decades. In addition to playing the instrument for years, I have done quite a bit of research and entered many discussions about qin making with my teacher, Mr Xu over a long period of time. I consider the qin very different from ordinary musical instruments. It is an excellent medium for the student to become cultured at heart through simple melodies. The player and listener are connected by a mutual appreciation of simple sounds and melodies, which is rarely seen in other musical instruments. I now understand why ancient people considered it very difficult to meet a person who shared the same passion for qin music. The feelings of Bo Ya when he smashed his qin when his qin companion, Zhong Ziqi, passed away have also become clearer to me over time. |
| People | Choi Chang-sau | Tang Siu-wa | Xu Wenjing |
| Object | Musical instrument |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story |
| Source | Courtesy of Choi Chang-sau |
| Repository | Choi Chang-sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Choi Chang-sau |
| Accession No. | lcs-hkqs-0054 |
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Yunzhongjun (1)
This qin is named Yunzhongjun. It was made by Choi Chang-sau in the mid 1980s and was named by his good friend, Professor Tang Siu-wa who also studied qin with Xu Wenjing. This photo shows the front of Yunzhongjun in Zhongni style.
| Date | Mid 1980s |
| People | Choi Chang-sau | Tang Siu-wa | Xu Wenjing |
| Object | Musical instrument |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story |
| Source | Courtesy of Choi Chang-sau |
| Repository | Choi Chang-sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Choi Chang-sau |
| Accession No. | lcs-hkqs-0054 |
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Yunzhongjun (1)
This qin is named Yunzhongjun. It was made by Choi Chang-sau in the mid 1980s and was named by his good friend, Professor Tang Siu-wa who also studied qin with Xu Wenjing. This photo shows the front of Yunzhongjun in Zhongni style.
| Date | Mid 1980s |
| People | Choi Chang-sau | Tang Siu-wa | Xu Wenjing |
| Object | Musical instrument |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story |
| Source | Courtesy of Choi Chang-sau |
| Repository | Choi Chang-sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Choi Chang-sau |
| Accession No. | lcs-hkqs-0054 |
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Yunzhongjun (1)
This qin is named Yunzhongjun. It was made by Choi Chang-sau in the mid 1980s and was named by his good friend, Professor Tang Siu-wa who also studied qin with Xu Wenjing. This photo shows the front of Yunzhongjun in Zhongni style.
| Date | Mid 1980s |
| People | Choi Chang-sau | Tang Siu-wa | Xu Wenjing |
| Object | Musical instrument |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story |
| Source | Courtesy of Choi Chang-sau |
| Repository | Choi Chang-sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Choi Chang-sau |
| Accession No. | lcs-hkqs-0054 |
Other photos
Yunzhongjun (1)
This qin is named Yunzhongjun. It was made by Choi Chang-sau in the mid 1980s and was named by his good friend, Professor Tang Siu-wa who also studied qin with Xu Wenjing. This photo shows the front of Yunzhongjun in Zhongni style.
| Date | Mid 1980s |
| People | Choi Chang-sau | Tang Siu-wa | Xu Wenjing |
| Object | Musical instrument |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story |
| Source | Courtesy of Choi Chang-sau |
| Repository | Choi Chang-sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Choi Chang-sau |
| Accession No. | lcs-hkqs-0054 |
Other photos
Yunzhongjun (1)
This qin is named Yunzhongjun. It was made by Choi Chang-sau in the mid 1980s and was named by his good friend, Professor Tang Siu-wa who also studied qin with Xu Wenjing. This photo shows the front of Yunzhongjun in Zhongni style.
| Date | Mid 1980s |
| People | Choi Chang-sau | Tang Siu-wa | Xu Wenjing |
| Object | Musical instrument |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story |
| Source | Courtesy of Choi Chang-sau |
| Repository | Choi Chang-sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Choi Chang-sau |
| Accession No. | lcs-hkqs-0054 |
Other photos
Yunzhongjun (1)
This qin is named Yunzhongjun. It was made by Choi Chang-sau in the mid 1980s and was named by his good friend, Professor Tang Siu-wa who also studied qin with Xu Wenjing. This photo shows the front of Yunzhongjun in Zhongni style.
| Date of Death | Mid 1980s |
| People | Choi Chang-sau | Tang Siu-wa | Xu Wenjing |
| Object | Musical instrument |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story |
| Source | Courtesy of Choi Chang-sau |
| Repository | Choi Chang-sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Choi Chang-sau |
| Accession No. | lcs-hkqs-0054 |
Other photos
Yunzhongjun (1)
This qin is named Yunzhongjun. It was made by Choi Chang-sau in the mid 1980s and was named by his good friend, Professor Tang Siu-wa who also studied qin with Xu Wenjing. This photo shows the front of Yunzhongjun in Zhongni style.
| Date | Mid 1980s |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story |
| Source | Courtesy of Choi Chang-sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Choi Chang-sau |
| Accession No. | lcs-hkqs-0054 |
Other photos
Yunzhongjun (1)
This qin is named Yunzhongjun. It was made by Choi Chang-sau in the mid 1980s and was named by his good friend, Professor Tang Siu-wa who also studied qin with Xu Wenjing. This photo shows the front of Yunzhongjun in Zhongni style.
| Date | Mid 1980s |
| Material Type | Image |
| People | Choi Chang-sau | Tang Siu-wa | Xu Wenjing |
| Object | Musical instrument |
| Collection | The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story |
| Source | Courtesy of Choi Chang-sau |
| Repository | Choi Chang-sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Choi Chang-sau |
| Accession No. | lcs-hkqs-0054 |
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