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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it. % Z4 z J# ?6 c( H; Y: y! t4 ~
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https://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng' H% H6 {; s& I7 ~5 z3 s% n" g
9 {3 U; n! j2 _4 K- KThe 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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But Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man./ n3 |/ @) j* y
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"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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