SAN FRANCISCO — When you stroll through San Francisco's Chinatown you will hear a variety of sounds. Not far from this historic neighborhood is a beautiful sound the Chinese have created for ...

The first Beijing Guzheng International Music Festival, which will last for six days, will open on July 26. One thousand guzheng performers from around China and countries like Germany, South Korea, ...

All throughout May, WTOP is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with stories about the people and places shaping the D.C. region. One of the oldest, most identifiable sounds ...

Guzheng soloist Chang Jing has had a radical haircut before her concert on June 9 at the Poly Theater of Beijing. With short hair, she looks different from the usual image of a longhaired beauty, ...

The first Guzheng Beijing International Music Festival, which will last for six days, will open at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing on July 26. This is the first music festival China has ever ...

Wang Yong laughingly describes himself as "a hybrid." He is definitely not, but his music might be. He has been trained in traditional ways, yet he produces his music on a computer. He teaches ...

Entering the main office of the Anderson Center, a historic estate just outside Red Wing, it's not uncommon to hear music, since the property has long served as an artists community. But this month, ...

She once performed the guzheng solo "Ritual Music - Spring Moonlight on the Flowers by the River" at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which won her the nickname of "Guzheng ...

The earliest records of the guzheng were found in the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) but it was only in the following Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) period that it gained prominence. The musical ...

Chang Jing used to keep her hair long, but says she wants to bring the art of guzheng up to date with a change of image. Provided to China Daily Guzheng soloist Chang Jing has had a radical haircut ...