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The '''Guqin''' 古琴 ("ancient qin", pronounced "goo chin") is the modern name for a plucked 7 string [[China|Chinese]] [[musical instrument]] of the [[zither]] family. Traditionally it was called simply '''qin''', but by the 20th century there were so many other qin (e.g., [[piano]] in Chinese is "steel qin" 鋼琴) that "gu" was added for clarification. It can also be called '''qixianqin''' 七絃琴 ("seven-stringed qin"). The guqin is not to be confused with the [[guzheng]] (古箏 "old zheng"), another Chinese long zither also without [[frets]], but with moveable [[bridges]] under each string. Because R. H. Van Gulik's famous book about the qin is called ''Lore of the Chinese Lute'', the guqin is sometimes inaccurately called a [[lute]].
[[Image:Lian Zhu Shi.jpg|thumb|560px|center|Lian Zhu Shi Guqin|A guqin in the Lian Zhu 連珠 or "continuous pearl" form/shape]]
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