Guzheng, a stringed instrument
Guzheng, a plucked stringed instrument, also known as Han Zheng and Qin Zheng, is an ancient national musical instrument of the Han nationality and is popular all over China. After thousands of years of development, four main schools of Hakka zither, Chaozhou zither, Shandong zither and Henan zither have been formed. [17] It is often used in solo, ensemble, instrumental ensemble and accompaniment of singing and dancing, opera and folk art. Because of its wide range, beautiful timbre, rich performance skills and strong expressiveness, it is called "the king of all music", also known as "Oriental piano". It is one of the unique and important national musical instruments in China. 古筝，弹拨弦鸣乐器，又名汉筝、秦筝，是汉民族古老的民族乐器，流行于中国各地。经过千百年的发展，主要形成了客家筝、潮州筝、山东筝、河南筝四大流派。[17]常用于独奏、重奏、器乐合奏和歌舞、戏曲、曲艺的伴奏。因音域宽广，音色优美动听，演奏技巧丰富，表现力强，而被称为“众乐之王”，亦称为“东方钢琴”，是中国独特的、重要的民族乐器之一。
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