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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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https://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng' N2 w4 _) ~: {$ u3 G7 d
V9 t' K/ k9 j; w$ ?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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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.2 o5 l3 L6 j4 r: g: m
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But Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.
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z- {3 V# e# d: r$ w"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.: A+ x! L/ O& h$ ^8 {( G
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