And then, plucked instruments are like Stringed instruments, but the way to play the instruments is different. The number of the instruments are same as many as Chinese musical instruments have such as Liuqin, Sanxian, Ruan, Yueqin, Guqin, etc. The shape of the Guqin is like one of the Chinese musical instrument, Guzheng. The instrument has over 3,000 years of history. In the past, it was often referred to as the instrument of sages to enriching the heart and elevating human spirit. The famous a musician and a social philosopher of Confucius was a master of this instrument. In the imperial China’s past, educated people of the elite society must be able play this instrument expertly because Guqin was one of the four arts in that period. There
