筝是中华民族古老的特有民族乐器,春秋战国时期已流行。在漫长的发展过程中,筝在各地的民歌说唱戏曲艺术中得到广泛的应用,并与各个地区的器乐相融合,形成了秦筝陕西派、河南筝派、山东筝派,近代以降,又产生了蒙古筝派、朝鲜伽耶琴筝派、潮州筝派、客家筝派、福建筝派、浙江筝派,最终形成中华筝乐流派纷呈、风格多样、相互争奇斗艳的局面。
Zither is a unique and ancient musical instrument of Chinese people, and its history can date back to Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. Zither has been widely used in folk songs and dramas, and has been in-fluenced by other instruments in many districts. In this way, different schools have been formed, such as Shan ’xi School, He’nan School, and Shandong School. Since modern times, many other schools have emerged, such as Mongolian School, North Korean School, Chaozhou School, Hakkaness School, Fujian School and Zhejiang School.