![]() ![]() Although the Chinese Se is no longer being produced and played, the Japanese Koto, Korean Gayageum, Vietnamese Dan Tranh, and Mongolia Yatga are still popular sister instruments of the Guzheng in the Asian long-zither family. ![]() The Guzheng and Guqin are considered two types of Chinese zither instruments by Westerners. ![]() Therefore, I will also address the instrument by this name in this article instead of the original Zheng. Nowadays, the name “Guzheng” is more commonly known to people both in China and worldwide. Modern Chinese people added “Gu” before the word “Zheng” to express that this instrument is from ancient times. The Chinese word “Gu” (古) means “ancient”. The predecessors of the Zheng are Qin (also known as Guqin) and Se (also known as Guse), which are stringed-instruments with similarities to the Zheng. Zheng became popular in Qin (a state in ancient China) during the Warring State Period, 475-221 A.D. It is a multi-stringed instrument with movable bridges under each string. The original name for Guzheng 古筝 (pronounced goo-jung) is Zheng 筝 (pronounced jung). A Brief Introduction On the Guzheng – by Bei Bei ![]()
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