Introduction to “xiao”
There is a traditional Chinese music instruments called “xiao”. As above picture shows, it is the Chinese for “xiao”. Normally, “xiao” is made of bamboo. In ancient Chinese culture, people had special emotion toward bamboo because bamboo’s characteristics are used to describe highly ethical people. For example, people have self-respect, justice and rightness.
The picture shows what “xiao” look like. Traditional “xiao” has only 6 finger holes, modern “xiao” has 8 holes. Modern “xiao” makes it self more easily to play. Modern “xiao” is pitched in the Key of G.
The love story relating to “xiao” and “qin”
The man was an apprentice of Huashan sword style branch to practice kungfu. The branch is named publicly as representative of light and justice.
A girl was daughter of ex-bishop of an organization called “sun and moon”, who fell in love with the man due to his justice and tough. “Sun and moon” are regarded publicly as an evil organization.
However, the man thought he was from a justice branch that cannot allow him to make friends with any other evil branches.
Due to some events happened, it makes the man feel there is no such a branch named as justice, or organization named as evil. Some named branches as justice are more evil than he thought. Suddenly, he found no good or bad in this world but only winners or losers.
After a lot of conflicts, he chose to be togather with the girl. They leave this chaos world behind to have fun with playing instruments, or to have a simple life.
The favorite song they always play is “To be proud to laugh at such an ambiguous world”.
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