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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, [9 L+ i3 C! h0 Y& N" c. fhttps://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng
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9 u5 F7 k, Y. L0 X/ L  JThe guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a 21-string instrument that resembles a harp, if that harp was played on its side.

  }& [( s7 s; ^* o/ k9 ]) 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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. [$ d- W6 o) l& ]* r& L0 F! L' XBut Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.
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8 \' I3 F, I" Y, W& v! x"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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