Wuhan - Guqin Tai Terrace

The Guqin Tai Terrace was laid out probably in the 11th C, in memory of the famous qin player (a qin is a seven-stringed zither-like instrument) Yu Boya, who lived over 2000 years ago and is thought to have come here often to sit and seek solace in his music. It seems that his close friend, Zhong Ziqi, was the only one who appreciated the quality of his composition ''Mountain Brook''; when Zhong Ziqi died Yu Boya decided never to play his zither again. On the terrace stands a small pavilion on the ledge of which hangs a small wooden plaque with four Chinese characters which mean ''mountain brook''; a commemorative column marks the spot where Yu Boya used to sit and play.