Major components:

1. Seven strings.

2. Hui: 13 marks showing the musical notes and their harmonics.

3. Yueshan: the bridge to which the strings are attached.

4. Nayin: a wood box inside the body of guqin, allowing the sounds to linger. 5, 6. Pillar of Heaven and Pillar of

Earth: the main support underneath.

7. Qinzhen: tuning pegs.

8, 9. Dragon Pond and Phoenix Pool:

amplifying sound boxes.