Guzheng

Guzheng

Name: Guzheng

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Origin: China

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Description:   a traditional plucked Chinese zither, also called the zheng. It was invented before 231 B.C. during the Chin Dynasty. The guzheng has twenty-one strings tuned pentatonically with a movable bridge. It is the parent of the Japanese koto and is the main Chinese ";long zither"apart from the rare and venerable qin.  

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Photo credit: Courtesy of Wind Records

Information Sources: World Music Portal and wind Records.

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