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Her voice rises, her eyes brighten, her smile broadens. Joy overtakes master musician Gao Hong whether she's talking about teaching at Carleton College in Northfield, learning how to improvise or ...

Zhang Hongyan, director of the Traditional Instruments Department at the Central Conservatory of Music. [Photo provided to China Daily] A training session that aims to promote the Pinghu style of pipa ...

A Chinese lute that requires virtuosic technique to master its intricate and delicate tonality. Let's see Sting try and wrap his fat fingers around this one ... What is it? A kind of Chinese lute.

In 1972, six years into China's turbulent Cultural Revolution, nine-year-old Wu Man’s father put a traditional four-stringed instrument known as a pipa in her hands and told her to learn. She quickly ...

Within the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, the sound of pipa (a four-stringed lute) alternates between commanding grandeur and delicate elegance, resonating with the listeners present. Beyond ...

Zhao Yang, a Chinese student in Strasbourg, France, captivates global audiences with her pipa performances, redefining perceptions of Chinese youth through music. In the bustling tourist city of ...