Jin Changxun
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Jin Changxun, Male, Korean, from Yanbianchaoxianzuzizhi, Jilin, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Ethnic Instrument Making Craftsmanship (Ⅷ-124). The tradition is documented in Yanbianchaoxianzuzizhi, Jilin. Within the regional tradition and school record of Ethnic Instrument Making Craftsmanship in Yanbianchaoxianzuzizhi, Jilin: The Korean ethnic traditional instruments of Yanji City, Jilin Province, have a long history of nearly two thousand years. Yanji City in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province is the main research, development, and production base for Korean ethnic instruments.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Jin Changxun is anchored in the documented technical standards of Ethnic Instrument Making Craftsmanship in Yanbianchaoxianzuzizhi, Jilin. Within the documented technical tradition of Ethnic Instrument Making Craftsmanship in Yanbianchaoxianzuzizhi, Jilin: Chinese ethnic musical instruments have a long and distant history, are closely tied to the cultural life of all ethnic groups, and are an important component of traditional Chinese culture. These instruments have a concise and graceful form, a rational structure, exquisite workmanship, and a pure tone, and have been loved by music lovers of every era. Since ancient times, ethnic musical instruments have been played at folk festivals, weddings and funerals, joyous occasions, and deity-inviting fairs, as well as at the major political, military, and religious ceremonies held by court and government. The craft of making ethnic musical instruments has become an important traditional manual skill of our country, transmitted to the present day with far-reaching influence. Chinese ethnic musical instruments come in a great variety, with superb craftsmanship, renowned at home and abroad. Among them, the making of Zhangzi resonant bronze instruments, Korean ethnic instruments, Suzhou ethnic instruments, the Caifumei drums, and Uyghur ethnic instruments are particularly distinctive. Currently in common use there are more than thirty kinds of Korean ethnic instruments, mainly bamboo-and-wood wind instruments and percussion, with string instruments as a supplement. The key process steps in their making are polishing, assembly, and tuning. The bamboo-and-wood wind instruments transmitted to the present include the horizontal flute, the dongxiao (vertical flute), the duanxiao (short flute), and others; the percussion include the long drum, the round drum, the dragon drum, the hand drum, and others—all precious material for studying China's traditional ethnic instruments. Korean ethnic instruments have a unique structure and a beautiful, gentle tone; the music they produce is known for fresh, flowing, graceful, and lively melodies and a rich variety of long-short rhythms, and is commonly used for song-and-dance accompaniment and instrumental ensemble. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Archival Records of the Production Process": The key process steps in their making are polishing, assembly, and tuning.
Archival Records of the Production Process
The key process steps in their making are polishing, assembly, and tuning.
Core Technique I
Chinese ethnic musical instruments have a long and distant history, are closely tied to the cultural life of all ethnic groups, and are an important component of traditional Chinese culture.
Core Technique II
These instruments have a concise and graceful form, a rational structure, exquisite workmanship, and a pure tone, and have been loved by music lovers of every era.
Core Technique III
Since ancient times, ethnic musical instruments have been played at folk festivals, weddings and funerals, joyous occasions, and deity-inviting fairs, as well as at the major political, military, and religious ceremonies held by court and government.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Jin Changxun was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Ethnic Instrument Making Craftsmanship, with Yanbianchaoxianzuzizhi, Jilin as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Ethnic Instrument Making Craftsmanship in Yanbianchaoxianzuzizhi, Jilin: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2008 (batch 2), with Yanbianchaoxianzuzizhi, Jilin as its declared area, and Yanji Ethnic Yue Qi Research Institute as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
The Korean ethnic traditional instruments of Yanji City, Jilin Province, have a long history of nearly two thousand years. Yanji City in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province is the main research, development, and production base for Korean ethnic instruments.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Gaihao | Zhangzi, Shanxi | 03-1384 | Other regional school |
| Jin Jifeng | Yanbianchaoxianzuzizhi, Jilin | 03-1385 | Same declared area |
| Reheman Abudoula | Shufu, Xinjiang | 03-1386 | Other regional school |
| Wu Jingxin | Haidian, Beijing | 04-1885 | Other regional school |
| Hada | Keerqinyouyizhongqi, Inner Mongolia | 04-1886 | Other regional school |
| Xu Zhengao | Minxing, Shanghai | 04-1887 | Other regional school |
| Feng Mingjun | Suzhou, Jiangsu | 04-1888 | Other regional school |
| Aiyiti Yiming | Xinhe, Xinjiang | 04-1889 | Other regional school |
| Zhao Jide | Yanbianchaoxianzuzizhi, Jilin | 05-2817 | Same declared area |
| Gao Zhanchun | Minxing, Shanghai | 05-2818 | Other regional school |
| Cai Zhiqiang | Zhangzhou, Fujian | 05-2819 | Other regional school |
| Pan Rouda | Kaili, Guizhou | 05-2820 | Other regional school |
| Fengchuanshi | Lincangshilinxiang, Yunnan | 05-2821 | Other regional school |
| Li Sufang | Minxing, Shanghai | — | Other regional school |
| Gong Yaozong | Minxing, Shanghai | — | Other regional school |
| Suolangqiongla | Lazi, Tibet | — | Other regional school |
| Jin Changxun | Yanbianchaoxianzuzizhi, Jilin | — | This page |
| Luo Dongyuan | Hengyangshileiyang, Hunan | — | Other regional school |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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