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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it. / _+ X3 ]7 V! q8 r/ K
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https://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng" i5 v! S6 | h* r
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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.+ k* t; e2 {3 R8 t4 z
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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.+ W/ b4 L& C# K
( R" s+ h% k4 u" u"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.4 B4 f0 r+ l; Q5 k+ h+ c
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