| Wo Kong Hou is classfied as a sort of chordophones with a long history, which withdrew from the historical stage in the song dynasty. There has been rich research around the origin and development of Wo Kong Hou, but when it comes to its life history——The strong contrast between the rise and fall as well as the cause of extinct, is poor. Based on the research results, the writing is intended to explore through literature investigation, analytic comparison, historical approach, etc. It draws a conclusion that on the one hand, the origin of the Wo Kong Hou is still indeterminate, requiring archaeological evidence; On the other hand, compared with Komungo of north Korea, the writing concluded that the monopoly of the palace, the impact of the other instruments and the rise of civic culture led to its extinction. Furthermore to table a proposal for cultural inheritance, that is "communication, perfection, respect ". |