On December 8, Meizhou Municipal Federation of Arts and Literature and Municipal Education Bureau issued a notice on the Selection results of 2022 Meizhou Guzheng (Hakka Zheng) Competition. At this point, the game lasted more than five months to a successful conclusion.

It is understood that since the competition was launched on July 7, it has attracted wide attention and active registration of Guzheng fans in Meizhou city and other provinces and cities in China. A total of 268 people signed up for solo performance, including 152 people in primary school group, 78 people in secondary school group and 30 people in adult group; 8 groups signed up for the performance, including 4 groups of primary school and 4 groups of secondary school. The competition is divided into two stages: preliminary audition and online broadcast final. There are three groups: primary school group, secondary school group and adult group. There are two forms of participation: solo or ensemble. Due to the pandemic, the exhibition will be held through video submission. On September 30, the preliminary results were announced. After several layers of screening, 99 people (groups) qualified for the rematch, including primary school group 49 soloists, 2 groups of ensemble; Secondary school group 29 soloists, 3 groups of ensemble; Adult group 16 soloists. On November 18, the rematch was selected in the form of live video broadcast on Meizhou Literature Network. After the selection of experts in different places, the organizer publicized and reviewed, Liu Siying and other 20 players (groups) won the first prize; Zhou Xiaohan and 30 other players won the second prize. Yang Jiating and 40 other contestants won the third prize; Liao Qi and other 8 contestants won the excellence award; Chen Chunxia and 41 other comrades were rated as excellent instructors.

According to the organizer, the judges of the competition are strong, highlighting the brand of the event. National Guzheng masters are invited to serve as judges.  He Xiaodong, member of the New Music Group Working Committee of the Chinese Musical Association and member of the Chinese Ethnic Orchestral Society; CAI Yi, the fifth generation descendant of Chaozhou Zheng and member of the Guzheng Society of the Chinese Musical Association.

Secondly, there are many entries, highlighting Hakka characteristics. The pieces submitted by the contestants in this competition are rich and diverse in style. The players are well prepared, well performed and have strong expression. Among them, 102 players (groups) take Hakka Zheng song as their pieces, which highlights the characteristics of Hakka Zheng song and is refreshing. Based on the regional characteristics of Hakka, the high guzheng performance of the contestants and the gradual increase of Hakka zheng players reflect the sound development of Meizhou Guzheng (Hakka zheng) and inherit the excellent traditional Hakka culture.

In addition, 41 excellent instructors were selected this time. It can be seen from the Guzheng (Hakka zheng) program that participated in the competition that the instructors carefully cultivated the students, provided good guidance on the performance techniques and techniques and made many innovations, which better demonstrated the new achievements of Hakka Zheng since it was included in the New time civilization practice and promotion project by the Municipal Federation of Arts and Literature and Art Volunteers Association.

Haka Zheng -- The 2022 Guzheng (Hakka Zheng) Competition in Meizhou is jointly organized by the Municipal Federation of Arts and Culture, the Municipal Education Bureau and the Municipal Musicians Association. As the largest and most influential Guzheng (Hakka Zheng) exhibition in Meizhou area, it aims to promote the excellent traditional Chinese culture and strengthen the ideological and moral education of minors. At the same time, it also builds a platform for the majority of Guzheng (Hakka zheng) fans to show their talents, and improves the talent level of young people in Meizhou. The successful holding of this competition has played a positive role in promoting the development of Hakka zheng and promoting the vigorous development of Meizhou Guzheng (Hakka zheng).

At the end of the competition, the organizer will present certificates to the winners and hold an exhibition of the winning works.