Chengdu: Ancient Guqin Experience Courtyard Restoration（ Appointment Only）

Overview

Step into a hidden oasis just beyond Chengdu’s bustle, where time slows to the rhythm of silk strings. Your journey begins as we escort you to the secluded garden studio of a revered guqin master—one of China’s foremost custodians of this 3,000-year-old art, honored as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Highlights

• Quick Knowledge of Basics of Guqin as a musical instrument and Chinese Guqin culture 
  
• Listen to masters’ playing the Guqin and learn how to appreciate the Guqin rhythms 
• Learn playing the Guqin under the guidance of Guqin masters 

Itinerary （1.5 hours）

Pick up address: Multiple pickup locations offered.

Pickup details

Offer door-to-door service: our team will collect you from your hotel at the start and ensure a comfortable return after the experience.

Start Time: from 10:30 AM- 5:00 PM

You can contact us to choose you prefer time.

Guqin Course

For over two decades, the Guqin master has preserved the guqin’s meditative traditions, and today, you’re invited into her private world. Wander through her sun-dappled courtyard, where bamboo whispers and koi ripple in lotus ponds—a landscape seemingly lifted from a Tang dynasty painting.

Chinese Ancient Musical Instrument

• Quick Knowledge of Basics of Guqin as a musical instrument and Chinese Guqin culture 
• Listen to masters’ playing the Guqin and learn how to appreciate the Guqin rhythms
• Learn playing the Guqin under the guidance of Guqin masters 
  

Guqin playing developed as an elite art form, practiced by noblemen and scholars in intimate settings, and was therefore never intended for public performance. Furthermore, the guqin was one of the four arts-along with calligraphy, painting and an ancient form of chess-those Chinese scholars were expected to master.

According to tradition, twenty years of training were required to attain proficiency. 

Include

• Local English-speaking guide
• Venue fee for the learning how to play the Guqin
• Commission for the Guqin masters and translation services
• Coffee and/or Tea
• Small group tour (less than 4 people)
• Private transportation

Exclude

• Gratuities
  

Additional Information

• This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Confirmation Detail

• Confirmation will be received at time of booking
• If you don't receive a confirmation email, please reach out to our customer support (support@realchinatrip.com)

Cancellation policy

1. All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.