The modern Konghou is very different from its ancient namesake which was basically a type of lyre introduced to China through the Silk Road and that fell out of use centuries ago. The modern Konghou is a combination of Western harp with elements from existing Chinese string instruments, primarily the Guzheng.
Sorry, but the ancient konghou had three different types, and not one of them was a lyre. 1. The shu konghou (or chien konghou) was an upright played angular harp (a true harp as it was known from the Assyrians, later in Persia) 2. The fengshou (phoenix-headed) konghou, an arched harp, it came probably from India to China 3. The wo konghou (a zither type) The shown in the video isn’t ancient at all, but a very modern developed instrument of the late 20th century.
This is not a Konghou ! But a French harp disguised with chinese features . Konghou were smaller, tiner, simpler and not really appreciated, reason what it disapeared since the 16th century
Took some random online quiz to see which instrument matches my personality and found myself here. Glad I did because I’d never heard of this instrument before
A western harp crossed with blues guitar! She's pressing the strings on one side to bend the pitch. The music is pretty darned different too. There is less of a distinction between the right/melody hand and the chord/left hand than you'd get with a classical or romantic piece from Europe.
Actually this instrument was invented quite recently in 20th century AD. There were however a few different harp-like instruments in chinese history which were also called konghou.
According to Wikipedia, the konghou was mentioned in Chinese literature from as far back as 700 BC, and that the konghou was revived in the 20th century. The konghou in 700 BC looked different from the konghou of the 20th century. The konghou now uses space-age polymers, special electronic pick-ups, and a vast array of psychedelic lights and synthesized sounds. The konghou in 700 BC didn't have these things.
It'a not even a harp at all (it has bridges and the strings run along the sides of the soundbox). It's actually a sideways guzheng with a neck that imitates the western harp.
Nothing authentic! This is not a Konghou ! But a French harp disguised with chinese features . Konghou were smaller, tiner, simpler and not really appreciated, reason whyit disapeared since the 16th century...
no, i told about the differences of the "Kungfu hustle" guqin and a guzheng. Not a real guqin :) but the one in KH seems like a combination of guzheng and guqin, cuz i saw it has bridges :-?
What's the other one called? The one in kung fu hustle that the two blind dudes were playing. I'm really interested in finding out and if I know more about it, I'm thinking of getting one myself.
nono you have it the other way round. a guzheng is very long, mine is about 160 cm and has 23 string. a gu qin is short and only has 5 strings. the one seen in kung fu hustle is a giant gu qin lol~
You should check your facts before you rudely dismiss others' comments as "nonsense". The earliest evidence for harps is in Mesopotamia, and as far back as 3500 BCE. Its gradual spread from there to the Iranian plateau, then to Central Asia, and then finally many centuries later into China is well documented in art and literature. I know of no serious organologist who disputes that fact. Even angular harps, the specific class to which the ancient konghou belongs, go back to 1900 BCE.
This is not a Konghou ! But a French harp disguised with chinese features . Konghou were smaller, tiner, simpler and not really appreciated, reason what it disapeared since the 16th century
what evidence is there that the konghou (original) was imported from the west? that's nonsense. the modern konghou obviously, but the original instrument dates as far back as the 700s BC
I'm a harpist and I looked at the details of this instrument. It imitates the western harp in so many ways that there's no way you can claim it's not a derivative. The name "konghou" may have referred to something else centuries ago. This one is a modern blend of western harp and guzheng.
The earliest harps and lyres were found in Sumer, 3500 BC, and Konghou appear in China in Han Dynasty. Like erhu and pipa, they are all imported from west, and almost all the "two characters" instruments in Chinese are imported from the west. But they lived and be greatly modified in China and become an important part of Chinese culture. Why you are so mad about "We invent every thing" and not be happy with the facts.
From Wikipedia, _"The konghou was "revived" in the 20th century and this instrument resembles a Western concert harp."_ So yeah, a form of vertical harp does exist in ancient China, but the modern one, like in this video is intentionally modelled after the modern western harp.
this is not the traditional way of music, the red color cloth , the girl who is playing the instrument, and the way how she play and feeling could not be feel as elegance. no sense of beauty
i can listen to this melody all day long. beautiful
The modern Konghou is very different from its ancient namesake which was basically a type of lyre introduced to China through the Silk Road and that fell out of use centuries ago. The modern Konghou is a combination of Western harp with elements from existing Chinese string instruments, primarily the Guzheng.
Exactly. Thanks for setting it straight.
Sorry, but the ancient konghou had three different types, and not one of them was a lyre.
1. The shu konghou (or chien konghou) was an upright played angular harp (a true harp as it was known from the Assyrians, later in Persia)
2. The fengshou (phoenix-headed) konghou, an arched harp, it came probably from India to China
3. The wo konghou (a zither type)
The shown in the video isn’t ancient at all, but a very modern developed instrument of the late 20th century.
This is unbelievably beautiful. I've been a guitarist for around 12 years and this blows my mind. I have to buy one of these. I must learn this.
This is not a Konghou ! But a French harp disguised with chinese features . Konghou were smaller, tiner, simpler and not really appreciated, reason what it disapeared since the 16th century
@@ganikus8565 this has two sets of string, French harp only has single set of string
@@ganikus8565 You're misleading him
I agree with you.The chinese music is very beautiful and harmonic.
This is the most BEAUTIFUL sound!!
Took some random online quiz to see which instrument matches my personality and found myself here. Glad I did because I’d never heard of this instrument before
Where did you find that quiz? I want to do a quiz like that. Thanks and regards!
her hands are so beautiful and elegant, I love watching her,
she is mesmerizing.
Absolutely beautiful
beautiful Chinese art...
Incredible performance. I love it.
Just lovely!
fantastic!! Thank you for sharing this. Bless
This Is So Harmonious... It Should Be More Than This °♡°
I love this!!! ^-~
Wonderful music, and a big surprise, Just beautiful music, extraordinary to my european ear. But still very hearttouching. Thanks.
yes it has the most beautiful sound :)
So glad I stumbled upon this. wow. thanks for sharing your gift!
A western harp crossed with blues guitar! She's pressing the strings on one side to bend the pitch.
The music is pretty darned different too. There is less of a distinction between the right/melody hand and the chord/left hand than you'd get with a classical or romantic piece from Europe.
It's not a western harp. It's called konghou, an ancient Chinese instrument with over 2000 years of history.
@@hixihx It doesn't matter if you _call_ this konghou -- this one is actually a modern instrument that combines western harps with guzheng.
@@harpfully This is not a western harp. This instrument has dated back to as early as the Han Dynasty. This is different from a western harp
bIng xIe 这是60年底发明的乐器，就是竖琴+古筝+琵琶的改造。。。
Actually this instrument was invented quite recently in 20th century AD. There were however a few different harp-like instruments in chinese history which were also called konghou.
According to Wikipedia, the konghou was mentioned in Chinese literature from as far back as 700 BC, and that the konghou was revived in the 20th century. The konghou in 700 BC looked different from the konghou of the 20th century. The konghou now uses space-age polymers, special electronic pick-ups, and a vast array of psychedelic lights and synthesized sounds. The konghou in 700 BC didn't have these things.
It'a not even a harp at all (it has bridges and the strings run along the sides of the soundbox). It's actually a sideways guzheng with a neck that imitates the western harp.
¡Maravilloso!
双排的箜篌好听
尽美矣！又尽善矣！
Amazing!!!
I request your help, kindly help me with the harp
It sound so authentic
Nothing authentic! This is not a Konghou ! But a French harp disguised with chinese features . Konghou were smaller, tiner, simpler and not really appreciated, reason whyit disapeared since the 16th century...
@@ganikus8565 no your wrong
very nice
♡ beautiful ♡
The strings are intimidating , imagine playing it would be much more challenging .
How can we buy a modern kong hou?
0:33 How is that sound called? Its like a degrade of tones
HOLY SHIT! SO FUCKING GOOD, I LOVE YOU!
So this has two sets of strings! I only play the regular harp.
***** Oh, wow! Who knew! Thanks for the info :)
It's single strung, the string goes through the soundboard and out onto the other side of the soundboard
The shown in the video isn’t ancient at all, but a very modern developed instrument of the late 20th century.
不是竖琴吗？有什么不同？
@TheGuqinLover no, it's a guqin, guzheng is shorter n smaller than that
现代箜篌的音色更接近古筝
China薛傲峰 閉上眼睛，你一定以為是古筝。何必呢？
@hm0ngpo0ny0u sorry my mistake. found the kungfu hustle video on youtube, the instrument looks like a guqin, but its a guzheng
no, i told about the differences of the "Kungfu hustle" guqin and a guzheng. Not a real guqin :) but the one in KH seems like a combination of guzheng and guqin, cuz i saw it has bridges :-?
What's the other one called? The one in kung fu hustle that the two blind dudes were playing. I'm really interested in finding out and if I know more about it, I'm thinking of getting one myself.
It’s a Guzheng.
zither
@hm0ngpo0ny0u probably a guqin?
nono you have it the other way round. a guzheng is very long, mine is about 160 cm and has 23 string. a gu qin is short and only has 5 strings.
the one seen in kung fu hustle is a giant gu qin lol~
I was told to play konghou
大中华的瑰宝
xD anyway, i love that 'strange' instrument xd u must be very excited in playing guzheng, right xD
Wow
Je me crois au paradis.....😇💘👍
This bears close resemblance to the Greek harp. Are they related in some way?
lamdawave yes, but it was invented in east something search it in wiki lolll
Are those judges? because that's a lot of judges.
i love CHINA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyone want to give me a guess what the vibrato tone change here is?
You should check your facts before you rudely dismiss others' comments as "nonsense".
The earliest evidence for harps is in Mesopotamia, and as far back as 3500 BCE. Its gradual spread from there to the Iranian plateau, then to Central Asia, and then finally many centuries later into China is well documented in art and literature. I know of no serious organologist who disputes that fact.
Even angular harps, the specific class to which the ancient konghou belongs, go back to 1900 BCE.
Incorrect. In Tang Dynasty murals in China, there were harps and harps, so it was much earlier.
This looks like the guzheng but put into a harp
It's not so old.It is made based on real ancient Chinese harp and western harp combined togther. Different from the original one
Konghou pic
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This is truly amazing. Not like that stupid "Aquaharp" bullshit.
a guqin doesn't have bridges, so i guess it's more gu zheng than gu qin xD
Quick! Someone get rid of the western harps in the school orchestra and replace it with this Jewel!
What's wrong with western harps?
:')
This is not a Konghou ! But a French harp disguised with chinese features . Konghou were smaller, tiner, simpler and not really appreciated, reason what it disapeared since the 16th century
this was a 20th century attempted recreation of the Konghou, but yes, it's very much taken from the western harp/
its a koto on steroids
what evidence is there that the konghou (original) was imported from the west? that's nonsense. the modern konghou obviously, but the original instrument dates as far back as the 700s BC
I'm a harpist and I looked at the details of this instrument. It imitates the western harp in so many ways that there's no way you can claim it's not a derivative.
The name "konghou" may have referred to something else centuries ago. This one is a modern blend of western harp and guzheng.
The earliest harps and lyres were found in Sumer, 3500 BC, and Konghou appear in China in Han Dynasty. Like erhu and pipa, they are all imported from west, and almost all the "two characters" instruments in Chinese are imported from the west. But they lived and be greatly modified in China and become an important part of Chinese culture. Why you are so mad about "We invent every thing" and not be happy with the facts.
From Wikipedia, _"The konghou was "revived" in the 20th century and this instrument resembles a Western concert harp."_
So yeah, a form of vertical harp does exist in ancient China, but the modern one, like in this video is intentionally modelled after the modern western harp.
a sexy and modern girl dress in a special way. play some instrument with intention. probally this is a mean to catch eyes of public .
this is not the traditional way of music, the red color cloth , the girl who is playing the instrument, and the way how she play and feeling could not be feel as elegance. no sense of beauty