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Guzheng

Guzheng (pinyin: Gǔ Zhēng), also known as Hanzheng and Qinzheng, is an ancient national musical instrument of the Han nationality and is popular all over China. It is often used for solo, duet, instrumental ensemble and accompaniment of song and dance, opera and folk art. Because of its wide range, beautiful timbre, rich playing skills and strong expressiveness, it is known as the "King of Music", also known as "Oriental Piano", and is one of the unique and important national musical instruments in China.

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  • Chinese name:Guzheng
  • time of origin:Warring States Period
  • category:plucked string instrument
  • shape:rectangular wooden speaker
  • aka:Hanzheng, Qinzheng, Yaozheng, Luanzheng
  • timbre:crisp and sweet
  • Representative track:Fishing boat singing late, fighting typhoon, high mountains and flowing water
history
During the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, due to the development of zheng skills and zheng art, people's names for zheng became more and more complicated. Among the more than 100 zheng chanting poems in "Complete Tang Poems", there are as many as 20 titles of zheng.
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With the continuous development of zheng playing technology and the strengthening of playing strength, as well as the thickening of zheng strings, false armor has become more popular.
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There is a legend in ancient times: The Yellow Emperor ordered Su Nu to play a fifty-stringed serpent. After listening to it, she was saddened, so she broke the serpent, and there are only twenty-five strings left. In Qin, there were two brothers arguing with each other, and the result was broken into two, and the name of the zheng was obtained from this.
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Guzheng is one of the oldest plucked instruments in my country. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was prevalent in Shaanxi and Gansu. In 237 BC, when Li Si wrote to Qin Shihuang, he described the vivid scene of folk zheng songs: "The husband strikes the urn and knocks the fou, and the zheng beats the head and sings. Woohoo, quick ears and eyes, the true voice of Qin."
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As early as the Warring States Period from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC, the guzheng was widely circulated in the Qin state (now Shaanxi). The origin of the guzheng is still inconclusive. Due to historical changes and regional influences, local styles and playing techniques have been different, and thus various different guzheng schools have been formed today, making the development of guzheng more and more prosperous.
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Song Tingting is a member of China Guzheng Association and a guzheng teacher of Guangzhou Xinghai Conservatory of Music. He is an excellent guzheng player. Her elegant performance embodies the soul of the guzheng and makes people feel that she is a part of the Guzheng, because she deeply integrates herself into it and is one of the four shows of the Guzheng.
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Lin Yingping graduated from the Guzheng major at the Central Conservatory of Music. Formerly served as a solo performer at the Chinese Opera House. Has won the first prize in performance at the first Guangdong Music Competition. They won awards in the first "Shancheng Cup" National TV Competition and the first "ART Cup" Chinese Musical Instrument International Competition. The guzheng it plays is pure and beautiful in monochrome, round, fresh and elegant, with skillful and comprehensive playing techniques, and has a warm and smooth style without losing its tactful and implicit features.
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Young zither player, the first doctoral candidate (studying) of zither in Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and the winner of "Golden Bell Award", the highest prize in Music of China.
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During my university and graduate studies, I have performed piano skills multiple times at literary and artistic events, and collaborated with classical dance, poetry recitation competitions, violin, erhu, and other art forms. The classical charm and fashionable rhythm are vividly portrayed.
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Wang Li is a Chinese music master, whose representative work is Liuyang River.
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The Guzheng, an ancient and elegant instrument, seems to be a scholar who has passed through thousands of years, telling endless stories with its clever strings. Among the many famous guzheng songs, "Autumn Hibiscus" is like a unique and bright pearl, exuding charming artistic charm.
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The kite song "Naoyuanxiao" is like a vivid folk painting, which unfolds slowly between the plucking of the strings.
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In the northwestern border of China, there is a winding river - Ili River. It not only nourishes a land, but also breeds a rich and colorful culture and art. The song "Yili River" is such a work, it depicts the magnificent scenery and cultural customs of the Yili River with beautiful melody.
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"Chen Xingyuan and Fan" is a popular guzheng song, which not only shows the charm of traditional Chinese music, but also contains profound historical and cultural heritage. The piece tells the story of Chen Xingyuan, a historical figure, with an ancient story as the background, conveying her emotional world and the ups and downs of fate through music.
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In the treasure house of Chinese traditional music, "Spring Dawn" is a very representative guzheng solo piece. With its unique melody and artistic conception, this piece shows the natural changing process from the winter to the warm spring. It is not only a musical journey, but also a profound depiction of the changing seasons and the cycle of life.
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