Guqin books and CDs from China

Here are the stuff that took 2 weeks to ship by sea-frieght from China to Singapore, purchased from Taobao.com via Sgshop.com.sg (very reliable, as always!) The books and CDs were inside a very nice eco-friendly bag. Nice touch!

There are some pictures inside the books. What struck me was, the guqin still looked the same, same design, same shape. The people wore different clothing which reflected their societal norms, but the music and the qin were almost identical to today (2010s decade).

The names of the people in the photos were so elegant and refined. They must have been from very learned and educated families.

Also, they must be people of considerable importance to have their pictures taken using a camera in the year 1919AD.

There was a picture of a guqin table with a little trapdoor for the qin player to tune the instrument. Nifty!