But, through history, the arrow has also symbolized war, power, swiftness, the rays of the sun, knowledge... as well as deities such as the Greek god Apollo and goddess Artemis (both hunters), the Hindu weather god, Rudra; and various gods of sexual attraction: Eros (Greek), Cupid (Roman), Kama (Hindu)....
The sanxian is most popular in the north. Ruan ()- commonly referred to as Chinese guitar, is an ancient four-stringed moon-shaped lute with long and straight neck and various number of frets, dated back at least to Qin Daynasty (around 200 BC). Ruan is used to be called p'i-p'a (pipa) or qin-pipa.
Rock and heavy metal. Cui Jian is regarded as the forefather of rock music in China. His 1980 rock song known as âYi wu sou youâ (âNothing to My Nameâ) was revolutionary as he was the first person to use electric guitar in China. He was critical of the government and most of his concerts were subsequently cancelled or banned.