On The Theory And Practice Of Qin Zheng Belongs To Qin

Zheng started from Qin State, so it was called “Qin Zheng”. In the long historical river from Southern and Northern Wei and Jin Dynasty to Tang Dynasty, Zheng was also successively called “Qin Sheng”, “Qin Feng” and “Qin Yun”. At this time, Zheng gained great popularity in the northwestern area. There are also two connotations why it is called “Qin Zheng”. First, it denotes the name of the instrument. At that time, it was the noun meaning “Zheng”. Second, it referred to Zheng music in Qin State. During Spring and Autumn period, in the current Shanxi and western and southeastern Gansu, Zheng music that was popular was called “Authentic Sound of Qin”. For a long time, the so-called “Authentic Sound of Qin” referred to striking the musical instrument that was made of soil and playing Zheng made of bamboos. With singers’ “hum, hum” sound, the performance method gained great favors among the local people. In a number of historical literatures in China, there are many records about Zheng music in Qin State. However, before and after the founding of the nation, Zheng could rarely be seen in the majority of areas in Shanxi, let alone playing Zheng.In 1960, Prof. Zhou Yanjia formally transformed “Qin Zheng belongs to Qin” to written texts, which undoubtedly opened the chapter of the career of “Qin Zheng belonged to Qin”. From then on, Prof. Zhou Yanjia and Qin Zheng team devoted to the career. In order to prosper the School of Shanxi Qin Zheng, Qin Zheng Team collected data, carried out field investigation, summarized data, compiled textbooks, created Zheng songs, universalized education, established Qin Zheng Association, Journal of Qin Zheng and Qin Zheng Art Group, set up Qin Zheng Research Institute and so on. They did a lot of work. However, also for this reason, Qin Zheng career conducted by Shanxi Zheng School developed and prospered rapidly in tens of years.