News

We are delighted to welcome Alan Yip as the new President, Juni Yeung as the new Vice President, and six new members to the New York Qin Society, marking an exciting milestone for our organization.

Our new members are:

  • Nina Starostina (Moscow)
  • Kathleen Su Weiting (Singapore)
  • Jin Yong Derek Oh (Finland)
  • Alexander Merck, Hippocrates Ching Nam Cheng, and Mark Johnson (United States)

To read the President’s message, please visit: https://newyorkqin.com/agreementc/

ON-LINE & PRIVATE YAJI SCHEDULE of 2025: 乙巳年雅集日程表

The 2025 Yaji will take place on the first Sunday of every even month.

For past year’s events, please click on the ‘Events’ section in the menu.

Qin Articles

The Controversy Over Music and “Sadness” and Changing Conceptions of The Qin in Middle Period China – Ronald Egan

Meaning and structure ‐ the case of Chinese qin (zither) musicKouwenhoven, Frank

The Qin and the Chinese Literati – James Watt