Seven Should-not-plays (Chinese Music)
- Seven Should-not-plays (Chinese Music)
In Chinese traditional culture, regarding playing Gu-qin, in seven types of circumstances one should not play:
#when there is big wind or big rain;
#when having big sorrowful mood;
#when one's dress is not tidy;
#when one is drunken and being crazy;
#when one has not burned incense;
#if one does not understand music or is at an vulgar circumstances;
#if one has not had a bath or is at a dirty place;
References
* The Seven Should-not-plays in playing Gu-qin is recorded in "Jing Shi Tong Yan", which is a Chinese ancient collection of novels written by Feng Meng-long (Feng Menglong) of Ming Dynasty.
* The Seven Should-not-plays in playing Gu-qin is also addressed in a Chinese classical literature masterpiece "Feng Shen Bang" (Gods of Honor).
ee Also
* Six Avoidances (Chinese Music)
External Link
* [http://www.foreigners-in-china.com/chinese-musical-instrument.html Chinese Music and Chinese Musical Instruments]
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