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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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0 J3 r4 U! S G/ |0 `0 O' [https://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng; a& E3 x; Y9 T; n- z
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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.' L, Z! M5 W4 T5 G+ N' x$ U2 S1 e
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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.! S5 W6 E; Y5 I- |9 K) h
6 D8 D* H$ ~3 c) v2 UBut Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.
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' M) p8 |: F) i"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.5 L* y: k1 h1 u- W+ Q
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