Mid-Autumn Trilogy 〈2〉 Gui Zhi Xiang - Zide Qin She feat. My Humble Poem

Mid-Autumn Trilogy・Part Two | "Gui Zhi Xiang" If "Huai Huang" was a journey far away in autumn, "Gui Zhi Xiang" is like standing on high ground, looking back at a city. This piece is inspired by Wang Anshi's "Gui Zhi Xiang • Remembering Jinling." Zide Qin She presents it with flute, erhu, guzheng, pipa, guqin, and great drum, accompanied by orchestral music, transforming the autumn scenery of Jinling, once only existing in lyrics, into a space that can be heard. The guzheng and pipa first bring the scenery before your eyes. One is clear, the other has the grainy texture of plucked strings, adding detail to the mountains, water, flowers, trees, and riverbanks. The addition of the flute draws the gaze further away, the melody constantly extending outwards, so "The clear river is like silk, the green peaks like clusters" is no longer just words, but gains a sense of distance and proximity. After the erhu and guqin appear, the scenery begins to gain human emotion. The bowing sound of the erhu has a more pronounced singing quality, while the guqin is more sparse and tranquil. These two sounds slowly draw the originally magnificent autumn scenery into the human heart. And the great drum and orchestral music bring in the weight of time. They expand the music from the scenery of a city to the scale of history. The more it depicts Jinling's past prosperity, the clearer the desolation of "Six Dynasties' old tales follow the flowing water" becomes. Therefore, the most moving part of "Gui Zhi Xiang" is not just depicting autumn, but allowing "scenery" to gradually transform into "human" sentiment. Attached is a poem I wrote in a flash of inspiration upon hearing this piece back then. Wishing everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. July's fire retreats, August brings the fall, Hanluo flowers fade, leaving golden hues. Leaves drop, blossoms wither, bare branches remain, Deep autumn still holds the fragrance of cassia branches.