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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it. - ?: c: s1 q- N: o, T' c, g
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https://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng+ }. g& b( S3 o* j0 h: v; ?8 T
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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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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.( Z; d H4 ^4 v4 _' o
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But Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man., H+ ~8 Y! ?. V) w$ D0 S( o4 d
$ I; N# ?3 ^. f' x1 V7 p"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. _/ p: i! p" d& d/ N* F$ s
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