Gu Yangfeng was born in Nanzheng County, Shaanxi Province in 1947. Influenced by his parents, he loved national music since he was a child. He stood on the stage and played the erhu when he was 8 years old. When he was 15 years old, he made his own erhu with bamboo and wood. The first was an erhu, and later his father bought a violin. When he graduated from high school, he was good at playing, singing, storytelling, photography, and calligraphy.

After graduating from high school, he returned to his hometown and became a farmer. Because he liked to ponder and was good at learning many things, after getting married in 1975, he often traveled around the country with a camera in hand, doing side jobs for the collective. After the reform and opening up, he also engaged in professional photography.

Gu Yangfeng raises orchids and enjoys orchid appreciation. In his early years, he discovered that there were many orchids on the hillside of Xiaonanhai, so he selected seedlings from the hillside and planted them in the courtyard for observation and cultivation. In 1993, he discovered that three of them were extremely special. The center of the flower looked like a smiling Maitreya Buddha statue. Sitting on the lotus platform with a red base, with a lifelike expression, a new orchid variety "Chinese Folan, Nanhai Guanyin" was successfully cultivated. After expert appraisal, it was registered by the China Orchid Variety Registration Committee as Orchidaceae No. 44. This is At present, it is the only officially named Fulan in China.

In the autumn of 1984, Gu Yangfeng founded a chemical factory. After more than 300 days and nights of repeated tests, he successfully extracted a variety of non-ferrous metal and non-metal mineral processing agents from grease sediments, and passed national identification.

In 1990, after Gu Yangfeng completed a mineral processing project for a mining company, the factory representative drove him up the mountain in a jeep to take pictures of the scenery. By chance, Gu Yangfeng discovered some black stones in the ravine. "These stones are so strange." , it is dense and hard, smooth and delicate. It is fibrous and has a matt surface. He picked up a few pieces and took them back to the laboratory to conduct comprehensive research on their molecular structure and performance characteristics, and then carved them into exquisite crafts. With strong curiosity, he searched the Qinling Mountains and finally discovered a larger mineral deposit. "It's amazing. It's like cloth, woven vertically and horizontally. It's soft inside the cave and can be bent and transported out when the wind blows." It hardens and can be cut at will, and the thinnest can be cut into plates of 2 mm. ”

This major discovery excited Gu Yangfeng. So he began to use these stones to make furniture and speakers. In 1996, he was invited to participate in the 30th International Geological Science and Technology Conference. In 173 countries and At the conference attended by more than 6,000 geological experts from the region, he introduced his research and utilization results on fibrous jade, which amazed the participating geological experts. The organizing committee of the conference awarded him the "filling the foundation for a mineral resource" "Resource Application Blank" certificate.

Special national gift

In 1995, Gu Yangfeng enlarged the original silk volume of "Eighty-seven Immortals" collected by Mr. Xu Beihong and carved it with fiber jade. A 15-meter-long giant stone carving. Celebrities in the cultural circle spoke highly of this magnificent masterpiece: "A stone line carving of this scale is a rare treasure."

In 1995, the World Conference on Women was held in Beijing. He held a conference to donate the rubbings of "Eighty-seven Immortals Scroll" in the autumn of 2000, which was exhibited at the International Cultural Exchange in Izumo City, Japan for a week, causing great shock.

Gu Yangfeng was hired as a craftsman for the production of national gifts. Later, Gu Yangfeng also carved the "Chaoyuan Immortal Staff Picture", "Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes Guanyin", and rubbings of them and "Eighty-Seven Immortals Scroll". The scroll became a special national gift for international friends.

“The world’s best stone piano” shocked the world

The fiber jade was like a wooden board, and Gu Yangfeng came up with a bigger idea: In 1993, Gu Yangfeng began to make stone erhus. The erhus he carved were extremely exquisite. The body of the erhu was decorated with a whole dragon. The window decoration was a dragon's head spitting water. A dragon ball was held in the mouth. When it was pulled, the erhu turned in the dragon's mouth, making a loud sound. It is soft and smooth, like the tremolo coming from the deep mountains and deep valleys. After playing it, Zhou Wei, the erhu soloist of the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, excitedly praised it as the "Shenlong Baoqin".

In 1996, Gu Yangfeng successfully made a stone violin based on a famous European violin owned by violinist Sheng Zhongguo. In October 1996, he successfully developed a jade piano.

After many years of dating, Gu Yangfeng and Sheng Zhongguo have become good friends. Once, Gu Yangfeng visited Sheng Zhongguo's house. He saw a 180 cm high speaker placed in the living room and said, "It's so grand." Sheng Zhongguo said proudly: "You know, my speaker is the No. 1 speaker in Beijing. Yes, just a few sets." Gu Yangfeng invited Sheng Zhongguo and his wife to his home and put the CD played by the couple into the stereo. When they heard "Confession" and "Swimming Song" coming from Gu Yangfeng's homemade stone speakers, the couple Stunned, Sheng Zhongguo said: "The music is not in the ears, but seems to be echoing in the stomach. This is a truly good speaker."

On April 26, 1999, Gu Yangfeng took his Stone erhu, violin, piano and a set of stone speakers were invited to the Kunming World Expo. His stone piano was displayed in the first seat of Hall Zero of the China Pavilion, representing the country.

The jet-black stone piano shocked the world. Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush sat down and played the jade piano. Former United Nations Secretary-General Gary Gary wrote an inscription: "A new wonder of the world, the pride of the Chinese people." Gary His wife repeatedly said, "Wonderful, wonderful!" World Bank President Jean Michel signed an inscription: "A great Chinese stone musical instrument, a fine product in the world." Bode Schneider, director of the American Country Folk Music Art Troupe Said: "I played the stone violin and piano, which is indeed a rare experience in my life." Mr. and Mrs. Jones, director of the Sydney Opera House in Australia, wrote: "What we hear in the West is the sound of celestial bodies, and in China we hear the sound coming from stones. The beautiful music is incredible!"

When Richard Clayderman was playing the jade piano, he was so excited that he played with one hand and danced with the other, and praised: "I played it. The best upright stone piano in the world. ”

Gu Yangfeng and his magical and beautiful natural sounds are famous at home and abroad. During the year, *** received German Chancellor Schroeder, and the United Kingdom. Prince Charles and other social groups, state officials, scholars and artists from more than 120 countries. At the closing of the World Expo, Li Lanqing, director of the organizing committee and former vice premier of the State Council, presented Gu Yangfeng with the special award of "The Best Stone Qin in the World".

Gu Yangfeng’s calligraphy works have also been collected by heads of state, dignitaries and museums in more than 80 countries.

In 2000, CCTV, Shanghai Oriental TV, and the World Guinness Championship Headquarters specially invited the "No. 1 Stone Qin in the World" to participate in the World Guinness Championship. Violin soloist Sheng Zhongguo and famous Japanese pianist Yuko Yorida jointly played Gu Yangfeng's jade violin and jade piano. "The best stone piano in the world" once again caused a sensation