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 ...

Editor's note: Guqin, a plucked seven-string zither, is one of the oldest and most revered traditional Chinese musical instruments. Known for its refined sound and deep cultural symbolism, the Guqin ...

This is a music celebration of Grandmaster Zhang Ziqian's life in guqin. The Guqin is one of China's oldest string instruments, dating back over 3000 years. Throughout Chinese history schools of guqin ...

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 ...

Tang Bin performs with a custom-made guqin, which is wired with electronic effects in a live show last year in Shanghai. [Photo provided to China Daily] A part and parcel of the nation's intellectual ...