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 ...

The history of the guqin dates back as far as 3,000 years ago. However, more young people are now bringing this ancient musical instrument back to the fore. Jacob Charles is a Mexican-American ...

HONG KONG, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Choi Chang-sau still vividly remembers the first encounter with his master. Over 70 years ago, his father, who ran a musical instrument shop, had entrusted him with the ...

Guqin : a plucked seven-string instrument created in ancient China (China Daily) Wandering sounds, irregular rhythms and a carrier of gentle emotions. This is the musical language of guqin, a plucked ...

A guqin concert serves as a highlight of a recent culture festival, Zhang Kun reports in Suzhou. The Suzhou Culture and Tourism Festival, which started on Aug 24, is showcasing 22 performances of 18 ...

Streaming platforms for Music Beyond Sound: An American's World of Guqin haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

UK Chinese Ensemble members pose in front of London’s Tower Bridge after a performance in 2022 (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY ) During the afternoon of the second Saturday of every second month, musician ...

This is the sixth ina 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 instrument ...

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 ...