An American musician becomes a master of Guzheng

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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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1 n: r. w# A3 G4 u+ ^2 \4 F; ~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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. f8 y, D3 W! D+ |9 S$ Y- n5 yJarrelle 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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& R; ]/ W# H* z( {But Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.
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& J/ [7 T3 `0 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.