Antique Guqin Collecting ：Collector Behavior and Current Antique Qin Collecting Market in China

Abstract

Antique Guqin collecting activity have been long existed in China. This dissertation traces back to the history of antique guqin collecting activity and presents an analysis of today’s market of antique Guqin and collector behavior in China. Please note that the data gathered and used for this dissertation only includes market analysis in mainland China. Antique Qin refers to Guqin that made prior to Republican Period