SAN FRANCISCO — When you stroll through San Francisco's Chinatown you will hear a variety of sounds. Not far from this historic neighborhood is a beautiful sound the Chinese have created for ...

The earliest records of the guzheng were found in the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) but it was only in the following Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) period that it gained prominence. The musical ...

The guzheng strikes a resonant chord for traditional, modern music fans One of the oldest, most identifiable sounds of traditional Chinese music is enjoying a surge in popularity ...

Guzheng Musician Rocks On Wang Yong laughingly describes himself as "a hybrid." He is definitely not, but his music might be. He has been trained in traditional ways, yet he produces his music on ...

Peng Jingxuan plays the traditional Chinese instrument guzheng in Paris, France. Photo: Courtesy of Peng Jingxuan Under the Eiffel Tower, beside the Arc de Triomphe, along the bustling streets of ...

A great occasion for the art of guzheng and a long history of Chinese traditional music. On the morning of July 26 at the National Indoor Stadium, a thousand performers put on a grand show entitled ...

The guzheng, a harp-like instrument that is an imposing 1.63 metres long, is a difficult one to master. “In China, a good player is a fully 100 per cent traditional player.