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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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P$ }# ~* o+ l4 v1 `' Ohttps://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng
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* M! W# x6 R+ |# c% tThe guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a 21-string instrument that resembles a harp, if that harp was played on its side.2 a2 C% X$ w4 }8 o8 v
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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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But Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.0 c: r, o5 C0 M6 v9 H2 j; l
1 E5 u' J% j- j( ]% o"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 ^2 i& Q0 \- O0 W+ H- }: c) c
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