Guzheng

A modern guzheng

Guzheng player

The guzheng, also spelled gu zheng or gu-zheng (Chinese: 古箏code: zh is deprecated ; pinyin: gǔzhēng, with gu 古 meaning "ancient"; and also called zheng 箏) is a Chinese plucked zither.

Books

• Han Mei. "Guzheng." In The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London, 2001).

Guzheng Media

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  The number of strings on the Guzheng has gradually increased over its 2,000 year history.

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  Ensemble of musician figurines, with three Zheng players; 2nd century BCE, from Mawangdui tomb

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  Strings of a typical guzheng tuned to C major

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  Woman playing guzheng in Taipei (2010).

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  Guzheng in a Chinese New Year celebration (2016) in Dublin, Ireland

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  Guzheng instruments on display