Jiayeqin, is an old Korean musical instrument that is very popular in the Korean county in the northeastern China. The appearance resembles the guzheng, to which it is closely related.

According to the history books, at around 500 AD, the king of the ancient Korean country created a plucked instrument in the form of guzheng, and the Korean people called it jiayeqin.

Jiayeqin has a 1,500-year history. In the old times, it was cut from an entire piece of log. The end is like the shape of tornado. It has no soleplate, so the volume is quite low. Having been improved for centuries, jiayeqin has been as good as any other minority musical instruments. It even has its own special features. The volume of the modern jiayeqin has been increased, and it has more tones.

Korean people are very selective in choosing the material to make the organ. Different parts must be made of different wood material with high quality.

Since the foundation of People's Republic of China, there have been new improvements to the instrument. There are 18 and 21 stringed organs. For the latter, the resonance box has been expanded, and the strings are made of nylon and nylon steel. The sound of it is loud and clear, and the tone is fair sounding. While performing, the gesture of the player looks quite elegant.

Through the skills of the performer, the music can speak out different feelings of happiness, anxiety, misery, and heroic scenes as well. It is especially good at performing cheerful folk music. In the past, the performers were mostly males. However, there are more and more female performers, especially when the organ has gradually become one of the main ethnic music instruments.

Jiayeqin may be used to play solo or ensemble, but in most cases it is performed in corporate singing and playing and the ethnic bands. There is a traditional form of singing in Korean ethnicity. When the performance begins, a group of girls wearing their ethnic clothes sit in line on the stage. They put the end of the organ on the floor, and the top on the right knee, while singing and performing.