Nails of the Royal Court

10/24/19 • 25 min

The guzheng, also known as a Chinese zither, is a Chinese plucked string instrument with more than 2,500-year history. Today and in the following episodes, let's explore the Chinese 21string-zither with Ms. Zhang Lu, a celebrated instrumentalist from China National Traditional Orchestra. Music lists: 1. The Wandering Songstress 2. High Mountain and Flowing Water 3. Battling the Typhoon

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Rechiming China’s Legendary Bells

From China’s Warring States period more than 2,400 years ago, the Zenghouyi chime bells were unearthed in 1978, the year that marked the start of a new chapter in China’s history. The discovery of the bells revealed a design that had been lost to history and enhanced Chinese musicology. It has witnessed the changes in China over the past 40 years.

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Making Waves with the Guzheng

Zhang Lu, an instrumentalist with China National Traditional Orchestra, brings us a very classic guzheng piece called the High is the Moon or Yue'er Gao in Chinese. We also hear about a special experience in Zhang’s solo concert in Norway. Song Lists: 1. Tear Sands. 2. High is the Moon. 3. Nordnorsk Julesalme.