Bo Ya, who was good at playing the qin, often played it for his friend Ziqi. One day, when Bo Ya's imagination took flight in ecstasy, he played music on the qin which sounded like climbing Mt. Tai. Zhong Ziqi heard this, and praised it, saying, "You really play well!
春秋時代，有兩位好朋友名叫伯牙與鍾子期，善鼓琴的伯牙常彈琴給子期聽，有一回，胸中志氣高昂的伯牙，彈出的琴聲有如登上泰山；鍾子期叫好說，你彈得真好呀！