Zha Fuxi

Also known as Zha Zhenhu · Zha Xiaoxiang

Zha Fuxi, given name Zhenhu, also called Yiping, came from Xiushui in Jiangxi. Trained in aviation, he worked for many years in civil aviation while devoting himself to the qin; his playing of Xiaoxiang shuiyun earned him the nickname Zha Xiaoxiang. In 1936 he co-founded the Jinyu Qin Society with Peng Zhiqing, Zhang Ziqian and others and edited its journal, the Jinyu qinkan, linking qin players across the country. In the 1950s he led Wang Di, Xu Jian and others on survey trips that recorded some 260 pieces from 86 players; in 1958 he published a catalogue of extant qin scores, and he directed the compilation of the Qinqu jicheng. He died in Beijing in 1976.