Imagine a friendship so deep, it transcends time – welcome to the legendary bond between Boya and Ziqi, China’s ultimate #FriendshipGoals from over 2,000 years ago!
This iconic folktale tells of gifted musician Boya who believed no one could truly understand his music… until he met woodcutter Ziqi. Their connection? Pure harmony. When Boya played of mountains , Ziqi saw peaks. When melodies flowed like rivers
, Ziqi envisioned rushing waters. Talk about being *on the same wavelength*!
Though tragedy later separated them, their 'zhiyin' (soulmate friendship) became legendary. Even today, the phrase 'high mountains and flowing streams' symbolizes unbreakable bonds – basically the ancient Chinese version of friendship bracelets!
Why does this story still slap? Because whether you’re sharing AirPods or TikTok duets, we all crave that one person who just *gets* us. Boya and Ziqi remind us that true connection is timeless – and occasionally comes with
guqin solos.
Reference(s):
cgtn.com