Editor's note: Guqin, a plucked seven-string zither, is one of the oldest and most revered traditional Chinese musical instruments. Known for its refined sound and deep cultural symbolism, the Guqin ...
Cheng, who has a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology, is founder of both the UK Chinese Ensemble and London Youlan Qin Society. She is also a researcher with the Chinese Music Department, University of London, ...
Made by veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Lau Shing-hon over 10 years, MUSIC BEYOND SOUND tells the story of an unlikely guqin master. In 1974, John Thompson, an American, went to Taiwan, then Hong Kong, to ...
Wang Bing hones wood by hand with a chisel during the process of making the body of a guqin. [Photo by Zhou Xumin/For chinadaily.com.cn] At a young age, under the guidance of his grandfather, Wang ...
Four decades after that dark period, China’s oldest stringed instrument has returned to favour, headlining this cultural exchange performance by Jun Tian Yun He Ensemble — a group devoted to ...
Against a serene natural backdrop, like sunlight flickering on the surface of a lake, or a vast, flower-strewn meadow, and clad in traditional Chinese attire, guqin player Xu Chaoran aims to create an ...
When French President Emmanuel Macron visited China in early April, he enjoyed a music performance during his trip to Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong Province. The artist played ...
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