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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it. + T# a3 Z4 I- p: b( n
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https://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng# q- S# n3 r* y9 W
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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.7 `7 M9 ?5 ~( X: o' K
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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.
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But Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.0 b. { O: ~7 P5 k
, c* e1 E: a( Y8 }"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.1 Z$ Z: k8 u) O& M1 o
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