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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it.
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. k8 O8 F' J* `6 S" Hhttps://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng2 E$ \& u% _- v5 y2 @
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The guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a 21-string instrument that resembles a harp, if that harp was played on its side.
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( ~0 V4 ]7 }+ i# @: o1 p! y. ?0 EJarrelle Barton first heard its sound at a public library when he was 13 years old. Soon after, he made his own guzheng using a wooden tea tray and some guitar strings, but eventually convinced his grandmother to buy him one.
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7 M i0 h7 | W' ~6 ]1 I V0 e3 TBut Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.. p. _9 |; r6 P
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"About, maybe the first year, I was completely self-taught," Barton said, explaining that he had bought some tutorials online — but they were all in Mandarin.0 U+ ]1 A9 f& \1 M+ |
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