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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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.

& n( n! |: E' U4 r$ [, f6 @1 wJarrelle 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.

# N9 N0 F) w: M; O% xBut Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.

, h% z0 B+ k, d: ]"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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