Played guqin at Singapore Changi Airport

At Singapore Changi Airport with professional writer Kenny Leong (left) and his banana leaf shaped Guqin. He just bought it from the seller who chose to meet us at the airport. I played it while sitting at a bench in the departure hall. All the people and the environment seemed to cease to exist when I played the qin. Superb qin! 恭喜梁公子！ 跟好琴結緣！絲桐合為琴、中有太古聲。公子您、盡情享受吧！

Special showcase of Mo Yan's books in KInokuniya Singapore

If you are looking for Nobel Prize laureate for Literature, Mo Yan's books in Singapore, there seems to be only one bookshop that stocks them: Kinokuniya 纪伊国屋书店

[Update] It seems that recently Singapore's national library has just stocked their shelves with Mo Yan's books too. Before he won the Nobel Prize, there seemed to be none. *smile*

Kinokuniya has a special area to show showcase Mo Yan's books at their Orchard Road store in Ngee Ann City. If you know how to read Mandarin, you should definitely read his works. Very lighthearted. Not heavy going at all. Happy reading!

Source webpage: http://www.kinokuniya.com.sg/whatson_promos_cbdpromo_2012.html

Banana-leaf guqin selling at Etsy.com (ships from Singapore)

[ Latest update: Guqin has been SOLD!]

If you live in Singapore, there's a lady on Etsy selling a banana-leaf shaped guqin for a very reasonable price. Maybe you can contact her to check it out before you buy it from her.

Disclaimer: I do not know the person selling this guqin. Please kindly contact her directly? Thanks.

Click here to access source webpage at the Etsy store (more details after the jump)

If you wish to learn how to play guqin using silk strings, you can contact Mr. John Thompson (SilkQin.com), who is currently living in Singapore and teaching guqin.

famous Sung dynasty Guqin with silk strings played in Hong Kong

Found on youtube: famous Sung dynasty guqin with silk strings, played by a guqin master in Hong Kong. Enjoy!

Ping Sha Luo Yan on silk strings guqin by Youtuber xj808

Found a very nice youtube video of Ping Sha Luo Yan played on silk strings, uploaded by xj808. Very nicely recorded. Enjoy!

You will notice the lack of jarring metallic noises in silk strings, no metallic twang at all. That's the way it should be: no aural fatigue from listening to silk strings on guqin.

Jun Tian Fang's online store on TaoBao.com

Rejoice, guqin aficionados!

Jun Tian Fang has launched their online store. http://juntianfang.taobao.com

If you live in Singapore, you can use SgShop.com.sg to purchase it from TaoBao for you. They're reliable. I've used SgShop.com.sg a few times. They're trustworthy.

Jun Tian Fang's guqin exhibition in Beijing

Jun Tian Fang (the makers of my guqin) had a big exhibition in Beijing from 9th November 2012 until 8th December 2012. Their exhibition was titled 《无痕－当代琴人生活美学与生命态度》

More pictures at their source webpage after the jump.

Video of Nobel Prize award ceremony of MO YAN

This is the video of Nobel Prize for Literature award ceremony for Mo Yan, a writer from China. You've probably heard of the titles of his books that have been made into movies even if you don't know his name. True to his nature, Mo Yan told a story during his acceptance speech. Fascinating! Enjoy!

You can read the transcript of his Nobel Prize lecture in different languages at http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2012/yan-lecture_en.html




In Singapore, you can find MO YAN's books on a special shelf near the Chinese and Japanese books service counter in Kinokuniya in Ngee Ann City shopping mall.

I have not found any of the local bookstore chains offering Mo Yan's books yet. Neither are there any copies inside Singapore's National Library.

Guqin time with my youngest daughter

Another quality qugin time with my tiny 3 year old daughter. Haha

If she wants to learn how to play guqin when she grows up, I can show her the basics, which is all I know anyway: the basics. LOL