China News Agency, Yunnan, Dali, June 26th, title: Guqin player Yasuo: Opening the door to cultural exchanges with Oriental music and art as the key
Author Luo Jie
Walking into the ancient courtyard next to the ancient city of Dali, Yunnan, China, guqin performer Kang Fu played one of the top ten traditional Chinese guqin songs "Flowing Water".
This guqin piece once followed the American "Voyager" spacecraft into space to search for a "confidant". It was also played in South Asia and Southeast Asian countries under the performance of Guqin player Yasuo.
The picture shows Kang Fu playing the guqin in the ancient courtyard next to the ancient city of Dali in Yunnan on May 12.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Jiaxian
"The most essential and representative culture of China will be brought out in Sino-foreign exchanges, and the effect of exchanges will be better." Yasuo said that music has no borders, and using oriental music and art as the key to open the door of cultural exchanges is not only a manifestation of cultural confidence, Different sparks can also be collided.
Yasuo has been playing the guqin for more than 20 years. He has held solo recitals in Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Yunnan, as well as hundreds of guqin collections and lectures all over China.
The picture shows Kang Fu playing the guqin in the ancient courtyard next to the ancient city of Dali in Yunnan on May 12.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Jiaxian
Yasuo's musical journey began with the Western instruments accordion and piano.
The pianist Gu Shengying's artistic experience inspired him to break through the bottleneck of piano performance by learning Tai Chi.
"Gu Shengying has a beautiful hand in Tai Chi. I believe that Tai Chi affects her cognition and understanding of the art of music. It is like a key that opens another door to communication with Western music through Eastern culture." This key Immediately, Yasuo's musical art path led to the guqin.
The picture shows that on May 11, Kang Fu was interviewed by a reporter from China News Agency in the ancient courtyard next to the ancient city of Dali, Yunnan.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Jiaxian
The legend of the guqin was created by Fuxi and has been alive since the pre-Qin period, with a history of at least 3,000 years.
Its tone is low and the aftertaste is long.
In 2008, Guqin art was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
In 2001, Yasuo left Shenzhen, where he settled, and went to Shandong, Yangzhou and other places to visit the Zhucheng School of Guqin, the Guangling School and other famous schools.
Four years later, he began to play and teach guqin.
The picture shows Kang Fu playing the piano in the ancient courtyard next to the ancient city of Dali in Yunnan on May 12.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Jiaxian
Since 2015, he has successively traveled to Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, Singapore and other countries to conduct cultural exchanges using the guqin as a medium.
How does a violin with only seven strings produce such a powerful and charming music?
This is the curiosity that Yasuo often hears from foreign friends when exchanging guqin music with foreign countries.
The picture shows on May 11, Kang Fu led students to practice Tai Chi in the ancient courtyard next to the ancient city of Dali, Yunnan.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Jiaxian
"In fact, the greatest charm of guqin performance comes from its flexibility and freedom, and the presentation of music is closely related to the state of the performer." Yasuo said, "The endless transformation and distant artistic conception in the guqin music makes foreign audiences admire, 'No I think Chinese guqin music is so beautiful'."
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the original performance plans to the United States, Canada, Europe and other places had to be put on hold.
In 2019, Kangfu moved to Dali, Yunnan to settle down. In the natural charm of Cangshan and Erhai, he developed a new yearning for the inheritance of Guqin art.
"As one of the thousands of guqin players and inheritors, I want to try my best to convey the spirit of the Chinese people through the guqin, and use music as a carrier to let more foreigners feel the Chinese music and art ideas." Kang Fu said .
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