古琴,是我国最古老的乐器之一,它至少有二千七百年的历史了。春秋、战国、秦、汉时期的古琴,已很难找到。现在最古老的琴,要算唐代的“雷琴”了。唐代蜀地有个著名的造琴工人,名叫雷威。他以精制造古琴出名。雷氏非常讲究选材,把好的材料视为制成一张优质琴的首要条件。他说:“选材良,用意精,五百年,有正音”。因此,他所造 Guqin is one of the oldest musical instruments in our country. It has a history of at least 2,700 years. Guqin during the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties was hard to find. The oldest piano now is the Tang Dynasty “Rayqin.” In the Tang Dynasty, there was a famous manufactory named Lei Wei. He is famous for making guqin. Reiz is very particular about material selection and considers good materials as a prerequisite for making a high quality violin. He said: “Good material selection, use of essence, five hundred years, there is a positive tone.” So he made