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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it. 5 D% U' x; S9 M6 ~ K
: ^8 | K7 C9 N2 q0 Dhttps://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng E. B4 U3 E/ y g% B! Y
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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.# p7 G/ S o( i+ 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.
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7 x3 H3 G1 [& Q/ l& U u7 V- {& [But Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.
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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.6 t# H4 I' s- h$ A' n3 c( e% X
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