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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it. 5 h8 }$ d, V0 _; p
, C" J) B1 P' J1 Z1 x/ | Phttps://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng+ e7 N) ~- F, L9 R0 c0 q s) m% ^
, H& Q1 b/ Z3 p+ U/ x0 t }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.) a$ Q8 i( m) j A/ I& K3 T
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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.* \+ ?+ j1 S( G% e* q) M+ x
8 a) {& R, p% @+ {& u5 ABut Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.2 M, s; ]1 U/ b8 s6 a
( Q; w0 t1 P- m+ i7 x* G"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.2 I/ |% d* X# ]- M. r3 W: L
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