A yaji (雅集) is a special term meaning "elegant gathering". It describes a meeting of like-minded individuals and is mostly associated with the literati or intellectuals of Chinese artistic and cultural society. Although yaji can be composed of any people from an array of artistic backgrounds, it now exclusively means the gathering of players of the guqin (an ancient Chinese zither with seven strings), where the purpose is to not only play music, but to discuss it.
Normally, yajis are composed of only a few people; friends or colleagues that understand the art. Nowadays, yajis can be composed of over 30 people and can incorporate food and other artistic aspects.
Many guqin societies hold regular yajis, often bi-monthly. Generally, yajis are informal affairs.
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