Songjiang Qin School has new development, and intangible cultural heritage performances are staged in the garden of a century-old house
During the Dragon Boat Festival, a "cultural feast" was staged in Songjiang's century-old house Suyuan. On June 8, the Yunjian Songqin Concert was held at the Suyuan Qin Hall, an intangible cultural heritage protection unit of the Songjiang Qin School, presenting two intangible cultural heritage performances to the public.
At the scene, teachers and students majoring in guqin at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music took the stage to perform a special concert of "Guqin Liuyun", and the Shangyin Jiangnan Sizhu "Xinyue" group brought the first performance of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music's "Music Talent to Help Flying" program in Songjiang. On the same day, 28 district-level enterprises and institutions in the city reached a cooperation intention with Songjiang Qinpai on traditional cultural projects in 2025.
The melodious music played by famous artists echoed in the garden of a century-old house, and the lingering sound echoed in the ears of the audience for a long time, staging an audio-visual feast. It is reported that Suyuan is the inheritance base of Songjiang Qin School’s intangible cultural heritage projects, and is also a treasure land of traditional culture in Songjiang and even Shanghai. It brings together various traditional cultures and arts such as ancient house culture and Guqin art. As the intangible cultural heritage protection unit of Songjiang Qin School, this concert invited teachers and students of Zhongshan Primary School, as well as representatives of guqin enthusiasts from Songjiang District Federation of Trade Unions, Senior Citizens University, and Adult University to meet face to face with famous artists and promote intangible cultural heritage to the public.
"Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms" borrows objects to express feelings, and uses plum blossoms to praise people with noble integrity; the sound refers to the sound of oars and oars or the sound of fishermen's whistles. The music is melodious, fresh and timeless, expressing feelings of attachment to the mountains and rivers. They all reflect the Chinese The temperament and charm of traditional culture," introduced Guqin player Xu Bi.
On the same day, the first performance of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music’s “Music Talents to Help Fly” program in Songjiang was also played at the Suyuan Piano Hall. Cheng Haihua, an inheritor of Shanghai's intangible cultural heritage, led the Shangyin Jiangnan Sizhu "Xinyue" group to bring Jiangnan Sizhu to the school and bring it closer to the public, presenting 11 carefully arranged pieces.
Cheng Haihua said that through this event, Jiangnan Sizhu, an intangible cultural heritage, is introduced to the public, which has unique significance. "Not only is this ancient building in Suyuan very suitable for the style of Jiangnan silk and bamboo, but also here we can carry out more public welfare protection and inheritance projects for society and schools."
At the event, representatives from 28 enterprises and institutions including Xuhui, Minhang, Jinshan, and Pudong reached a preliminary cooperation intention with Bensuyuan Qin Guan for a traditional cultural cooperation project in 2025. In the future, they will cooperate more closely with Songjiang Qin School to help inherit African music. Heritage culture.
It is worth mentioning that the second book in the "Songjiang Qin School" series "Qinglian Fang Qin Athenian Book Translation" was released on the day of the event. It is reported that Lin Youlin, the founder of Suyuan in the Ming Dynasty, once wrote a monograph on guqin "Qinglianfang Qinya", which recorded the guqin system and some qin music at that time. In 2012, the Suyuan Qin Museum began to study and organize the history and culture of the Songjiang qin school. and related classics. This book is now being translated and published.
Dai Yunchen, head of the Guqin district-level intangible cultural heritage Songjiang Qin School inheritance and protection unit, said that it is necessary to explore the cultural connotation of the "Roots of Shanghai" and explore the cultural heritage and historical inheritance of Songjiang Guqin.