“Artistic skill breeds courage; when your technique is free of any burden, your art naturally rises to another level.”
— Su Chang, Associate Professor of Guzheng at the Central Conservatory of Music
This saying has been a guiding principle for Professor Su Chang since she began practising the guzheng and is also the best answer that Xuang Guang Guzheng has offered to all guzheng enthusiasts over many years of development.
On April 30th, the Xuan Guang brand opened its first flagship store in the world at Shenzhen Bay No. 1, creating a soft, warm, and healing artistic space amidst the urban jungle through contemporary design and traditional music language.
As a special guest performer that day, Su Chang, an associate professor of guzheng at the Central Conservatory of Music, not only performed but also shared her genuine feelings about performance and lighting. The piece "Ru Shi" has accompanied Su Chang for 12 years; each new stage of interpretation and growth in life experience is expressed within the music, moving from relaxation to release, and finally to letting go.
With years of accumulated experience and the refinement of mindset, Master Su Chang now speaks about this piece with a sense of enjoyment; the same goes for Xuanguang. As a pioneering brand in the high-end guzheng market, one of Xuanguang's key strengths is the preservation of the Tang dynasty’s traditional guzheng-making craftsmanship, which dates back 1450 years. As time passes, this craft has developed and innovated through generations, leading to the modern research and technical support for Xuanguang guzhengs. Every quality guzheng serves the development of Chinese folk music art. Therefore, Xuanguang approaches today’s market demands and changes with enjoyment; it is also hoped that every performer using a Xuanguang guzheng and every listener appreciating the sound of the Xuanguang guzheng will share in this enjoyment.
As a guzheng brand from Hong Kong, one of Xuanguang's goals is to create instruments designed for stage performances, embodying both musicality and artistry. What does it mean for a guzheng to possess musicality? Xuanguang defines this primarily by its powerful sound. Therefore, all Xuanguang guzhengs are handcrafted and made entirely from solid wood, with internal carvings added to optimise the original sound quality, allowing for greater musical expression and enabling performances on a broader world stage.
In the design of the guzheng, the aesthetic appeal and quality materials reflect the design philosophy that has always been upheld by Xuanguang. Moreover, in recent developments, Xuanguang has taken the audience's perspective into account, treating the side view as the front design, thereby conveying a three-dimensional and spatial artistic aesthetic on the flat surface of the guzheng.
Innovative manufacturing techniques and technologies, along with a fresh aesthetic evolution and fusion, provide a strong backing for more performers and enhance national confidence on stage. This profound sense of reverence for the guzheng arises from the capabilities of Xuanguang's instruments, as well as from performers' strong recognition of Xuanguang.
