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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it. ( r" l' Z9 {/ ?( ?5 [
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* D5 B+ t9 k, D- @' J" IThe guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a 21-string instrument that resembles a harp, if that harp was played on its side.! \$ u6 v7 q1 z% I# c1 n. 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.# T7 X6 s+ g4 U! p. @0 V0 e
1 f' u" F( a+ ^# N# L8 c2 {3 NBut Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.. G% P7 i" M1 P1 y5 B
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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.0 d% n* x1 n/ W; B' P$ a
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