After Chi K'ang died, a man by the name of Hsu Ning from Tunghai was in his room when in the quiet of the night he heard the strange sound of an instrument. Hearing the sound he inquired of his teacher, a magistrate of Nanhai named Pao Ching, what it was. Pao Ching replied, "It's the sound of Chi K'ang playing the zither!"
嵇康死後，東海徐寧夜聽得靜室有奇怪的琴聲，因問老師南海太守鮑靚，鮑靚答：「是嵇康彈琴呀！」