Guo Mian was a famous qin player in Hangzhou at the end of the Southern Song dynasty (mid 13th century). He is better known by the name 郭楚望 Guo Chuwang, Chuwang meaning "Chu-looking". Chu was an ancient Chinese state roughly equivalent to the modern provinces of Hubei and Hunan. He apparently liked to travel in this region. He is particularly known for melodies associated with that region. It is said that from Chu he looked south at the Jiuyi Mountains (Cangwu), and this caused him to feel patriotic sentiments because of these mountains' association with Emperor Shun.

Guo Chuwang's compositions are said to include:

Guo's biography in Qinshi Xu begins:

More information is in Xu Jian's History 6a3.⁴

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1 郭沔 Bio/xxx; 40338.xxx; 15473.99xxx (gives 楚望 Chuwang as the literary name of three people, including a 王沔 Wang Mian 21295.454 [Jinshi during 976-984]). (Return)

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