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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it. % G* u# p: N W/ u
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' n, u8 I# ^4 jThe guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a 21-string instrument that resembles a harp, if that harp was played on its side.: L6 k B8 k& r L ~
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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.
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' A& E7 c$ ~5 T' e"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 w5 w0 Z. {( T* {+ h* Y7 ^& r
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