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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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https://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng0 U2 u3 t9 ?6 o4 ^$ Z( c
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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. f4 A. B/ e' s6 `
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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.! H! |1 }; j' e$ T: x% ?
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But Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.+ z; y" H/ ]6 E, j
, B0 e7 |; v; _* q! D. ^$ }$ V7 c"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.
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