New generation of students brings an unexpected revival of the guqin
By Joseph Catanzaro and Cang Wei | China Daily | Updated: 2014-06-09 07:29
The old man's fingers danced nimbly across the strings of his guqin, plucking and sliding, cajoling ancient melodies to life.
For 3,000 years, Chinese musicians have coaxed hauntingly beautiful ballads from the notoriously difficult instrument.
Now, Wang Yongchang is the last living master of its secrets and its sounds.
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