Chinese Zheng The Shape Tongkao

Zheng is one of the oldest Chinese music instruments. It is still popular even more than 2000 years has passed since it was first invented. With the help of literatures, archaeology founding, fresco and mud engraving, mis dissertation describes the shape of Zheng in the various periods, ancient China, middle China and modern China.The research found that the key reason of Zheng's popularity is that its adjustment in the changing world. Zheng has been and still is part of people's life. The optimization of the shape of Zheng has led to better tamber. This is the most important element of the popularity of a music instrument The flexible of the shape of Zheng in the various period and society has provided it a big room for further development.The early Zheng is kind of bamboo music instrument that is called Halbrohrenzither or Rohrenzither . Then it borrowed some elements of Se, another ancient Chinese music instrument It gained the name of Zheng for the first time in Qin dynasty. Zheng came into matured period from Han dynasty to Tang dynasty. And it was further diversified in the period from Song dynasty to Qing dynasty. Today, modern Zheng is reformed significantly from the traditional ones. The development of the shape of Zheng in the long history also reveals the changes and development of Chinese politic, economic, philosophy, aesthetics and music.By researching the development of the shape of Zheng, the author is trying to identify a rule which governs its changes and development. Then the rule could guide the author to the further development of modern Zheng.