Yaji

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A yaji ([[wiktionary:雅|雅]][[wiktionary:集|集]]) is a special term meaning "elegant gathering". It describes a gathering or meeting of likeminded individuals and is mostly associated with the literati or interllectuals of Chinese artistic and cultural society. Although yaji can be composed of any people from an array of artist backgrounds, it has now come to be exclusively mean the gathering of players of the guqin (an ancient Chinese zither with seven strings), where the purpose is to not only play music, but to discuss it.

Normally, yajis are composed of only a few people; friends or colleagues that understand the art. Nowadays, yajis can be composed of over 30 people and can incorporate food and other artistic aspects.

Many guqin societies hold regular yajis, often bi-monthly.

	Guqin [古琴]

Contemporary guqin players | Guqin literature | Guqin notation | Qinpu | Qin societies | Yaji Melodies Guangling San | Jieshi Diao Youlan Schools Guangling | Jiuyi | Lingnan | Mei'an | Pucheng | Shu | Yushan | Zhe | Zhucheng Historical personage Bo Ya | Guo Chuwang | Song Huizong | Xi Kang | Zhu Quan Players Cheng Yu | Li Xiangting | Gong Yi | Guan Pinghu | Wang Fei | Wu Jinglüe | Wu Zhaoji | Zeng Chengwei | Zha Fuxi

 

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