In ancient my country, there was a dial instrument，called "箜篌"，Also known as Konghou、Kan，Different from its shape and performance method，Divided into 箜 箜、Vertical 箜篌 箜篌。

箜篌 箜篌 箜篌 箜篌，To distinguish the later vertical，and name it "lying 箜 篌"。"Release" in "Release"，箜篌 The earliest appeared in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods，but，Most people think that 箜篌 appeared in the Western Han Dynasty。Sima Qian recorded in "Historical Records · Feng Zen Book"，Emperor Hanwu pray to sacrifice too much to play music for a while。"Hanshu · Suburban Sacrifice": "Emperor Xiaowu Emperor Cyan Yue，Prayer Said Taiyi、Rear soil，Began to use the musician Hou to adjust the piano as the music，Say Qikan should be rhythm also，Hou's surname is crowned。or empty Hou takes the air。"Emperor Xiaowu is the famous Emperor Hanwu。"Taiyi" refers to the sky。The meaning of here is，When Emperor Hanwu bet365 best casino games sacrificed Taiyi and the post -soil，Only let Hou Tun this musician according to the piano，Make a musical instrument to play the music of Kankan，It is very good to say that the rhythm of Kankan is very good，and name this kind of instrument with the "Hou" surname of Hou Tune。Some people say，The reason why this instrument is called "Konghou"，It is because this musical instrument is created by Hou Tune，And its middle is empty，Therefore, it is called "Kong Hou"。

Later，Kong Hou was written as "箜篌"。箜篌 This kind of instrument，First play in the suburban temple，Sacrifice Taiyi、Play Yale when the back soil，After gradually popularization。

In ancient historical books，Although there are text records for lying lying，But the real thing is not passed down。Someone said，箜篌 looks like Qinse，There are pillars above the panel。Du You recorded in "Tong Dian": "(箜篌) Yixin，Press its shape today，Similar and small，String with a bomber，Like Pipa。"From this we can know，The shape of the lying cricket is close to Qinse and smaller than Qinse，There are pillars Bet365 lotto review above the panel，Use dial when playing，Do not play in hand。

The principle of pronunciation of 箜篌 箜篌 is the same as the pronunciation principle of musical instruments such as Qinse，The speakers are all under the panel，Press string when playing when playing，Dial with one hand。There are a few strings in the hid 箜篌，But from the perspective of related records，It seems less than the number of strings。Wei Jin period，箜篌 箜篌 is very popular，It is still very popular to the Sui and Tang dynasties。The "Ritual and Music" in "New Tang Book" records that there are Xiliang and Korean music messenger playing lying 卧。After the Sui and Tang dynasties，箜篌 箜篌 gradually decline and die。

Vertical 箜篌 also known as "箜篌 箜篌" and "Hu Yan"，It was originally not Chinese instrument，Originally originated from West Asia，It was introduced in the late Eastern Han Dynasty。The vertical puppet in the late Eastern Han Dynasty is only seen in the text record of historical books，The real thing has not been seen yet，It is difficult to know what it looks like。

bet365 best casino games Most of the vertical puppet -shaped systems in the Wei and Jin Dynasties can be seen in the cave carving and murals。It is similar to the bow shape，Seven Strings，String distance is different，When playing，There are right -handed and arms holding vertical，Playing in the left hand，There is also a left hand holding vertical，Playing in the right hand。The height of the vertical 箜篌 is equivalent to the height between the upper part of a person's thigh and the forehead。Some cave carvings and mural display，When people sit and play vertical，Its height is between the chest and the top of the head，Also played in one hand。to Beiqi、Northern Zhou Dynasty，Vertical 箜篌 becomes ten string，The distance between the string and the strings is the same，Playing with both hands。Compared with the Wei and Jin Dynasties，The length is increased，increased number of string，easier to play，and change the first -hand performance as a two -handed performance，The shape is more mature。

to the Sui and Tang Dynasties，The development of vertical bet365 live casino games 箜篌 has reached the heyday，And more popular in the people。Except Gansu、Outside Shaanxi，Hebei、Henan、Hunan and other places are also popular with vertical。At that time，Ease can be played with all the instruments with the same stage。Tang Xuanzong Li Longji established in the left and right religion workshops，There is a special learning of vertical。Vertical 箜篌，Performance level and skills have been greatly improved。The number of strings is also increased than before，Although there are about ten string，But at this time bet365 best casino games Most of the vertical puppets have six or six or more strings。Twenty -two string or twenty -three string is the maximum number of string，This also reflects that the skills of playing musical instruments at that time were very high。

The principle of vertical pronunciation is mainly through the formal resonance slot of the upper part of the elbow wood，Resonance slot is generally leather，between the two strings inside and outside。Resonation when dialing the string。Placed on the chest mostly，Play both hands，There Bet365 lotto review are also placed on the left or right threats。Performance or stand or sit，Either posture。Five Dynasties to the two Song Dynasty，vertical 箜篌 follows the style of the Sui and Tang dynasties，Although often appears when performing，But the scenery is no longer，Gradually decline。

The shape of the phoenix head is very similar to the vertical，but but，It often uses phoenix head as decoration，Therefore, the name "Feng Shou 箜篌"。The speakers of Feng Shouyu are set at the part of the horizontal wood below，The upward Qumu has 轸，or play a role，Use tight strings when playing。Phoenix's head is introduced from the Western Regions，It also carried forward the light during the Sui and Tang dynasties，After the Ming Dynasty，Phoenix's head disappears。