Historically, people from the Central Plains moved south on a large scale many times (in the 4th and 5th centuries), bringing rich Central Plains culture. Make the originally backward southwest Fujian prosperous year by year. The guzheng music of the Central Plains also spread to the southwest of Fujian with the southward migration of the Central Plains people. In the second year of Tang Dynasty (686), Zheng Chen and Chen Yuanguang from Gushi, Gwangju, Henan Province led Zhongyuan people into Zhangzhou, southern Fujian. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Gushi Dynasty and Wang Lingbing entered Fujian, later known as the King of Fujian. At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, a large number of Central Plains bureaucrats fled from Lin 'an to Fujian. These are closely related to the spread of Central Plains culture and art. In addition, northern artists, especially Central Plains artists, come to Fujian to entertain artists. This greatly promoted the development of Fujian culture (including music).
From the late Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China, a folk instrumental ensemble prevailed in counties in southwest Fujian. Zhao 'an County is called "Ancient Music Ensemble", Yunxiao County is called "Lehe", Dongshan County is called "Lehe" and all parts of western Fujian are called "Han Music String". The most prominent feature of this folk instrumental performance is that guzheng is the main instrument, which dominates the beat, especially in Zhao 'an and Xiao Yun counties.
From the Qing Dynasty to the early years of the Republic of China, ancient music was very popular in Zhao 'an, Xiao Yun, Zhangpu and Dongshan. There are eight streets in Zhaoan City, and each street has an ancient music club. Among them, the most influential are the Concert Hall and Liuxiang Concert Hall founded by Mr. Zhang. The concert hall meets friends with music, and music is everywhere at night, which is very lively. Mr. Zhang plays the guzheng himself, and is also equipped with stringed instruments, bamboo strings, flutes, small three-stringed instruments and Shuangqing musical instruments. There are seven or eight players, up to more than ten people. They don't play trendy music. They only worship ancient music. Sometimes they sing Kunqu opera with Qu Di. Yunxiao County and Zhangpu County are also busy with "Le Hui" activities. From the Republic of China to the early 1950s, most rural communities in Yunxiao County had ancient music organizations and activities, but guzheng was rare in the "harmonious music" of rural communities. There is only the ancient music ensemble of Zhende Drama Club in the city. The guzheng played by Mr. Chen is simple and elegant, and still retains a strong traditional charm.
The history of Fujian's "Ancient Music Ensemble" is actually the history of Fujian Zheng, which is dominated by guzheng, similar to the Bantou "Zhongzhou Ancient Music" and "Xiansuo Elegant Music" in Henan Province. It can be said that Minnan Zheng, Henan Zheng, Shandong Zheng, Hakka Zheng, Chaozhou Zheng and Wulin Zheng are of the same origin and may all have originated in ancient times.