An American musician becomes a master of Guzheng

billzhao

古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it.

3 Y( F' v/ H) whttps://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng
' F8 `( I6 m+ e. m- A
) y' r- `* L: R4 ]3 n7 q# cThe guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a 21-string instrument that resembles a harp, if that harp was played on its side.
8 P6 U3 a3 L& n6 b. V- ]6 t. o3 G
Jarrelle 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.

But Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.

) z$ o5 Z. o- H5 _& \1 b% u"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.