Guzheng
This is a Chinese-style song written by famous singer Jay Chou. It describes a sad true love story that happened in what is now China about 1500 years ago....
The melody “Deep Night ” is often used as an accompaniment for the sword dance of Yu Ji in the Beijing opera “Farewell My Concubine”, as well as for the drumming of Ni Heng in the play “Hit the Drum and Curse Cao”. It takes the form of music to express the qualities of loyalty and toughness, which h...
Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping plays the Chinese folk song "Jasmine Flower" on the Guzheng for 2022 China Media Group Lantern Festival Gala....
Dance of the Yao People (sometimes translated as Dance of the Yao Tribe), is one of the best known and most popular Chinese instrumental compositions of the second half of the 20th century. It was composed by Liu Tieshan and Mao Yuan in 1952, inspired by the long drum dance, a form of traditional f...
Fighting the Typhoon is composed in 1965, when Ms. Wang Changyuan was studying in Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She was shocked by the courage of the dock workers to fight against typhoon at Shanghai port and created this piece of music....
The title of this traditional tune is taken from Wang Bo's poem "Teng Wang Ge Xu", written during the Tang dynasty (618 - 906 AD). It describes a beautiful lake and mountain scene where fishermen sail back to their village with the catch of the day....
“Lotus Emerging out of Water” is one of the representatives of Hakka guzheng pieces. It has a modest pitch and elegant style that depict the pure and dignified manner of the lotus remains unaffected by the mud it blooms from....
