The martial arts blockbuster Hero directed by Zhang Yimou has been a box office hit in China since its premier in late December. Anyone who has watched it may still remember the scene featuring an ...

To tai chi master Guo Huaisheng, music floats from a guqin (a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family) like mist while melodies run from a piano like rainfall. "A great ...

Wu Na started learning guqin at age 9, and now plays contemporary music with the ancient instrument. Photos provided to China Daily Wu Na has been playing the guqin for 23 years, and is passionate ...

A Chinese music instrument Guqin is seen on display in the Museum of Gusli and Guqin in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2020. The Museum of Gusli and Guqin -- traditional Russian and Chinese music ...

For those unfamiliar with its rich history, dating back more than 5,000 years, the simple-looking guqin and its seven strings may not strike a responsive chord. But in the eyes and hands of Huang ...

Choi Chang-sau, 90, a guqin maker, sitting in his workshop in Hong Kong. [Photo/Xinhua] HONG KONG — Choi Chang-sau still vividly remembers his first encounter with his master. Over 70 years ago, his ...

The music of one of the world’s oldest instruments is often haunting and meditative, and a perfect place to enjoy it is in the beauty of Hayward’s Japanese Gardens, where a guqin social event will be ...

The qin more commonly known as the guqin is a seven stringed zither instrument with a history spanning over three thousands years in China. The preferred instrument of the sages and literati, the ...

The guqin, a 7-string zither played by ancient philosopher Confucius, is struggling to find its place among contemporary music makers in China. It is estimated that currently only 2,000 people play it ...

This is the sixth in a series of articles about classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we explore how musicians play the eight different types of ...

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, ...