Congratulations to Dr. Lunlun Zou for her World Outstanding Chinese Award

Congratulations to Dr. Lunlun Zou for her World Outstanding Chinese Award. Lunlun is the first performer gaining this award. She has founded IAMA with a goal of helping the public to understanding chinese traditional music. She also helps raise fund for charity by performing guzheng. For details, please refer to wenweipo on September 23rd, 2015.

FAQ

Anything you want to ask about guzheng, how to play, about Chinese music – ask and you will receive an advice from Lunlun Zou. Q: Long Distance Lessons I live in a remote area of the United States, far away from a city. Finding a guzheng teacher has been a big problem. Do you know of any teacher who offers … Read More

Father of Guzheng

By now he is known all over the world as the “the father of guzheng.” His name is Xu Zhen Gao. He holds the official title of China’s highest master in the art of guzheng-making. Xu Zhen Gao Xu was born on November 27, 1933 in Yangzhou (Jiangsu province). At age 16 he moved to Shanghai to study instrument making … Read More

Guzheng Styles

There are many schools of guzheng playing, and mainly they can be grouped under the Northern and the Southern schools. They may be further divided on a geographical basis into the Shandong, Henan, Zhejiang, Lingnan (Hakka, Chaozhou and Guangdong) schools, as well as the modern guzheng music. Each school has its own stylistic characteristics. Shandong School This is popular in … Read More

Guzheng History

Guzheng is also known as Qin zheng because it originated from the Qin state (located in today’s Shaanxi province) during the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period (771 – 221 BC). It is also commonly known as zheng. After guzheng was introduced to Korea, Japan and Vietnam, it was then known as kayagum in Korea, koto in Japan … Read More

What is Guzheng

Guzheng is musical instrument originating in China approximately 2,000 years ago. It can be said that it is China’s national treasure. Guzheng belongs to the family of fretless plucked zithers. It is the predecessor of the Japanese koto, Korean kayagum and Vietnamese dan tranh. Guzheng is not the same as guqin. Most commonly, modern guzheng (after 1961) has 21 strings, … Read More