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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it. * h; X7 P& z; {& k9 e
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https://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng* z/ [7 z) Y& x: c$ n+ j1 D
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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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! e. [" Y7 x& L, }5 G, \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.- C6 m G$ V, v
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But Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.1 C' w' }6 L& [4 a# E# ~! U3 _; i+ ^. u
5 Q4 W3 H- B- q1 [; m"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., w) ?6 ~( S& Q$ U Z& X Y1 D
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