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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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, n& k( |* O/ F# {# Q) Q+ I- hThe guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a 21-string instrument that resembles a harp, if that harp was played on its side., _( O4 ]$ K. {+ I4 x+ n g
4 M, y, o' Z0 t/ GJarrelle 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. i: T Q* T! G9 s3 N
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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.( Z/ f$ s; U- g7 o3 O% [, y
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