Chio-Hung (秋鴻) , consisting of thirty-six sections, is regarded as a large-scale music piece for Guqin. There are two parts in this study, the first part which is a work to adapt Chio-Hung from its tablature, and the second part is to extract a concise version from its complete one.

Yan (雁) or Hung-Yan (鴻雁) (literally ‘swan goose’) is a kind of season migratory birds, which has been looked as a symbol of the five elements (benevolence, loyalty, propriety, wisdom, fidelity) of human virtues. It is also the bird brings message to people from faraway lands. Chio-Hung has been published in thirty-six Guqin tablatures since ancient times. It can be reasoned that it is popular with literati. Due to its large-scale structure, guqin players seldom played this song in the last hundred years. Hence, before extracting some excerpts from this song, one will interpret the tablature. The interpretation include (a) concept, musical language and rhythm arrangement, (b) fingering patterns and unique fingering techniques. The song structure, involving thirty-six sections, will be analyzed as well.

The thirty-six sections version of Chio-Hung is rarely to be performed in concert stage or a small gathering due to its large scale. Therefore, via the skills of extraction and deletion, this study attempt to recompose the concise version of Chio-Hung and hoping it can be heard by more people, in the future.