Portrait of Yung Sum-yin

Yung Sum-yin (1884-1966) was competent in poetry, calligraphy and xiao (vertical bamboo flute). He was greatly loved by his grandmother, Li Zhixian, and was nurtured, mentored and taught the art of qin by Li Zhixian from an early age. Sum-yin also inherited the manuscripts handed down by Qing Rui. Anxious that the Japanese army would mistake the tablature as encoded messages after the invasion of Guangzhou in 1938, Sum-yin destroyed the original printing blocks of the Qinse Hepu. Yung Sum-yin moved to Hong Kong in 1951, and became one of the earliest qin musicians to settle in the territory.

Portrait of Yung Sum-yin Yung Sum-yin (1884-1966) was competent in poetry, calligraphy and <i>xiao</i> (vertical bamboo flute). He was greatly loved by his grandmother, Li Zhixian, and was nurtured, mentored and taught the art of <i>qin</i> by Li Zhixian from an early age. Sum-yin also inherited the manuscripts handed down by Qing Rui. Anxious that the Japanese army would mistake the tablature as encoded messages after the invasion of Guangzhou in 1938, Sum-yin destroyed the original printing blocks of the <i>Qinse Hepu</i>. Yung Sum-yin moved to Hong Kong in 1951, and became one of the earliest <i>qin</i> musicians to settle in the territory. Share