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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it. % b+ \3 B; y; r W# U
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https://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng t8 a. Z3 A! f" H! M! U
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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.
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. h8 z) k* h# fJarrelle 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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u9 B2 e" [5 {( [: M0 _# V. qBut Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.
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b2 I& T, j, N& a0 k"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.8 K& J, D4 {% {3 M8 O6 V
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