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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it. $ O) g# Y/ _' I4 H l
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https://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng
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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.
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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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! ]6 {& F1 d4 OBut Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.3 a: P* a2 B8 N7 O
8 f5 F& K1 | X8 C6 z"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.0 f4 G1 U# m- ^9 O4 L8 u$ K
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