In the play Cai Wenji, newly written by venerable Guo Moruo, reference is made to jiao wei qin, a zithern partly made of scorched wood by Cai Yong, father of Cai Wenji.

• 在郭老新编的话剧“蔡文姬”里，提到了蔡文姬的父亲蔡邕（yong）所造的那张焦尾琴。