Zhao Xiaoxia | World Music Central

This album cover features an elegant, circular watercolor painting of a serene mountain landscape, framed by blossoming cherry branches. The background is a rich blue with subtle textural details, and the text "Prelude to the Divine Realm: Pipa and Guqin" is displayed at the top in a classic serif font. The artists' names, Gao Hong and Zhao Xiaoxia, are written at the bottom. Chinese characters on the right.

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Gao Hong and Zhao Xiaoxia Explore the Depth and Beauty of Chinese String Music

Angel Romero January 15, 2025 No Comments Chinese music Gao Hong guqin pipa world music Zhao Xiaoxia

Gao Hong and Zhao Xiaoxia – Prelude to the Divine Realm 神遊引 (Naxos World, 2025) Prelude to the Divine Realm is an exceptional collaboration between…

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An image of a guqin.

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Guqin, the Ancient Zither of China

Angel Romero January 1, 2025 No Comments Chen Changlin Chen Leiji China Chinese music Gong Yi guqin Haiqiong Deng Li Xiangting Liu Li Lu Peiyuan Shin-Yi Yang Wang Fei world music Xu Jian Zhao Xiaoxia Zheng Minzhong

(headline image: Guqin) The guqin is a seven-stringed plucked zither. It is a long, narrow instrument formed by two planks of wood glued together. As…

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