List of Guqin Societies - North America

North America

Society Name (English) Society Name (Chinese) Location or base Date of founding Website Remarks
United States of America
North American Guqin Association 北美琴社 San Francisco 1997 Website One of the earliest qin societies in the West headed by Wang Fei. Activities are wide ranging.
New York Qin Society 紐約琴社 New York 2000 Website A more formal qin society based in New York.
Canada
Jiuyi Qinshe 九嶷琴社 Vancouver 2005 Website
University of Toronto Guqin Association 多倫多大學古琴社 Toronto 2005 http://guqin.sa.utoronto.ca (defunct) Restructured into the "University of Toronto Chinese Cultural Aesthetic Society (UTCCAS)" since August 2007, guqin aspects again restructured in August 2008.
Toronto Guqin Society (TQS) 多倫多古琴社 Toronto 2005 Website Restructured from UTCCAS' guqin operations in August 2008, with this group oriented toward the Toronto community.
Northern Crane Qin Club 北鶴琴社 Toronto 2006 Website

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