[Guzheng, Yehu] Play "The Bell of the Zen Temple"
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"The Bells of the Zen Court" is a Cantonese poll composed by Cantonese musician Cui Weilin between 1939 and 1940. The music tells the story of a scholar who fell in love with a woman. After he went abroad to study hard and seek fame, he returned to his hometown and found that his sweetheart had married someone else, so he became a monk. On the night of his ordination, he remembered the ruthlessness and injustice of the unscrupulous people, and he could no longer help himself, so in the temple, he sang his full of sorrow and the condemnation of the unscrupulous person to the sound of bells, wind, and wooden fish.

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Rao Ningxin, male, Guzheng master of the Southern School of China, born in Dapu, Guangdong in 1941, Hakka people. Guzheng performer and educator, known as a descendant of Chinese music masters and an innovator of Cantonese music.
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Zhang Zunlian, a famous erhu performer, master tutor of China Conservatory of Music.
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Yehu (pinyin: yē hú) is a traditional Chinese rubbing stringed musical instrument. Popular in Hainan, Guangdong, Fujian and other provinces.
Guzheng (pinyin: Gǔ Zhēng), also known as Hanzheng and Qinzheng, is an ancient national musical instrument of the Han nationality and is popular all over China. It is often used for solo, duet, instrumental ensemble and accompaniment of song and dance, opera and folk art. Because of its wide range, beautiful timbre, rich playing skills and strong expressiveness, it is known as the "King of Music", also known as "Oriental Piano", and is one of the unique and important national musical instruments in China.

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Cantonese opera culture has a deep history in Qinglian. Qinglian established a Cantonese opera club very early. In the early days of liberation, there were three cultural prosperity of Cantonese opera clubs. At that time, business people also donated and built a special opera for Cantonese opera performances. shed.
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Organized by Eno Elvis on 2022-03-07
Zhang Jiawei, a huqin performer from the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, held a special Huqin music exchange at the small theater of the Taijiang District Cultural Center. At the scene, in the style of a talk show, he gave everyone 7 Huqin instruments in one breath: the Erquanqin specially tailored for the performance of "Erquan Reflecting the Moon", the coconut shell made of coconut shells for the speaker, and the Jinghu, Zhonghu, Erhu, Guangdong Gaohu, Xiqin.
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Organized by 赵锦辛 on 2022-02-16
When playing, sit in a sitting position, place the qin barrel on the left leg (or sandwich it between the two legs), hold the qin in the left hand to press the strings, and hold the ponytail bow in the right hand to play between the two strings.
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Organized by 沈梦溪 on 2022-02-16
The shape, materials, and craftsmanship of Yehu are similar to those of Qinqiang Banhu. It's just that the piano bar is slightly thinner and shorter, with a total length of 67 cm, and is made of hardwoods such as mahogany.
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Organized by 天井 on 2022-02-16
Yehu, a traditional Chinese rubbing stringed musical instrument, is popular in Hainan, Guangdong, Fujian and other provinces. It is used in Cantonese music, Chaozhou music and local opera and quyi bands in Fujian and Hainan.
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