On the eve of the New Zealand Chinese Week in 2022, Hart International Boys' School, located in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, ushered in the annual Campus Chinese Week. Recently, Zuo Ruoyan, a guzheng teacher at the Wellington Chinese Cultural Center, was invited to the Hart International Boys' School to launch a five-hour, ingenious "Chinese Teana - Let You Know Guzheng" for more than 70 boys from grades 8 to 13 in the school. Teaching workshop activities.

"How many people know this Chinese musical instrument?" "Can you name it in Chinese?" "How long has it been circulating in this world?" Zuo Ruoyan used a series of questions as the opening remarks of this teaching workshop. It attracted more than 70 young music lovers at the scene to concentrate and answer enthusiastically.

To Zuo Ruoyan's surprise, about half of the students have "experienced" this ancient Chinese musical instrument through the Internet. Some people can accurately answer the earliest discovery time of the guzheng, some can vividly describe the unique timbre of the guzheng, and some can Read the word "Guzheng" in standard Chinese.

Zuo Ruoyan briefly introduced the origin, structure, material, fingering and music theory of the guzheng in order to let these young New Zealand students who are interested in ancient Chinese musical instruments fully understand the sounding principle and playing techniques of the guzheng in a relatively short period of time. After waiting for the basic concept, he specially adapted an inspirational theme English pop golden song "Believer" that is familiar to local children. Unexpectedly, this famous rock-style song played by the guzheng strings still sounds powerful and rhythmic, especially after the percussion techniques of drums are subtly integrated, it makes the song sound like a patchwork, ups and downs of the East. The charm also makes the little music enthusiasts surprised by the diversity, inclusiveness and creativity of ancient Chinese musical instruments.

After helping New Zealand students understand a series of basic concepts of guzheng, Zuo Ruoyan turned to another focus of this teaching workshop, that is, how to use this instrument to play traditional Chinese repertoire, and then played the long-standing Chinese repertoire. The famous guzheng song "The Fishing Boat Sings Evening" and shared its notation, so that the New Zealand young students can appreciate the authentic Chinese guzheng famous songs and their charm, and also let individual Chinese classical music lovers who are interested in starting a guzheng practice career. Hold the treasure book and start calmly.

During the free exchange between teachers and students, Zuo Ruoyan played the English pop song "Monsters" for the children with the guzheng, and adapted the music score into a numbered notation suitable for guzheng playing. Under the guidance of Zuo Ruoyan, a number of students played against the musical notation with great interest, and it sounded like a "rudimentary". Year 10 student Irwin Wood, who has always had a soft spot for classical music, expressed his excitement at being able to play a familiar melody with an ancient Chinese instrument in such a short time. "I did it! It's very interesting. I especially like the timbre of the guzheng, which is pleasant to the ears and has a unique expressive power!" Ai Wen said in admiration, expressing his willingness to continue exploring and deciphering the playing skills of the Chinese guzheng.

"In the next September, the 2022 New Zealand Chinese Language Week activities will be carried out nationwide in New Zealand. Over the years, the China Cultural Center has insisted on moving different types of Chinese culture teaching workshops into the New Zealand campus during this event, striving to bring The Chinese culture classroom is vivid, entertaining and entertaining, so that the majority of Chinese language lovers in New Zealand know that if they learn Chinese well, they will be able to open the door of Chinese culture calmly and appreciate the vast ocean of Chinese culture. It is colorful and wonderful." Guo Zongguang, director of the Wellington Chinese Cultural Center, said that 2022 coincides with the historic moment of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and New Zealand. The cultural exchange activities in which the majority of New Zealand students actively participate in and enjoy it will be launched one after another, so stay tuned.