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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it. 4 r% b4 B( l% B' X( ?' ^$ p% n
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https://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng3 D* I) d8 _' H6 [6 C/ n
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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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( C! ~$ o) ]2 x4 nJarrelle 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.# o$ K u5 S/ B1 K, E9 R2 ~5 g5 b
2 \: k7 _ @, d& L! |* ^"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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