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The zheng (pinyin: zhēng; Wade–Giles: cheng), or guzheng (Chinese: 古筝; pinyin: gǔzhēng; lit. 'ancient zheng'), is a Chinese plucked zither. The modern guzheng commonly has 21, 25, or 26 strings, is 64 inches (1.6 m; 5 ft 4 in) long, and is tuned in a major pentatonic scale. It has a large, resonant soundboard made from Paulownia wood ...
The following is a list of notable guzheng players in alphabetical order. (Note that in Chinese, the order is surname first followed by given name. See Chinese names.) The guzheng or zheng is a Chinese musical instrument (specifically a zither) with movable bridges. Alan Walker [1] Chen Huiqing (陈惠清) [2] Chen Meilin (陈美霖) [citation ...
Pages in category "Guzheng players" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of guzheng players; C.
The guzheng is a Chinese plucked zither. Generally, it has 18 or more strings and movable bridges. Performers use picks to play this instrument and they are known as "daimao". Performers can play guzheng with both hands with different skills. There are usually a few guzheng members in a Chinese Orchestra, but it can also be played as a solo ...
His mother, Li Bian, is a guzheng professor who holds the "National First Rank" Performer title in China, and is the only Guzheng Master granted the title of “Son of the East” from the Chinese Government in 1997. [2] [3] His father, Chen Chuan Rong, is a professional conductor and erhu player.
Wang Changyuan (Chinese: 王昌元; pinyin: Wáng Chāngyuán; born 1945 or 1946 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China) is a Chinese guzheng performer and composer. [1]The only daughter of the eminent guzheng master Wang Xunzhi, she graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1969 and in 1984 came to the United States to study world music at Kent State University.
Zou Lunlun (simplified Chinese: 邹伦伦; traditional Chinese: 鄒倫倫; pinyin: Zōu Lúnlún) is a player and teacher of the guzheng, a Chinese zither.. She is fourth-generation guzheng player in a family of musicians. [1]
The Chaozhou guzheng and erhu are also regarded as major members of the southern instrument family. The region is most widely known for the origin of ' Bak Kut Teh ' ( 肉骨茶 ), loosely translated in dialect as 'Meat Bone Tea', which is a popular dish among the overseas Chinese Teochew community in Singapore and Malaysia.