Chinese Guzheng Music Calligraphy & Art

The Rochester City School District held its first Chinese Culture Expo at Salvation Army Headquarters for their elementary students in the RCSD New Frontier Chinese Language Program. The students undergo a rigorous Chinese cultural and Mandarin language program emphasizing a comprehensive curriculum of speaking, reading and writing. Cultural programs presentations and demos included Chinese calligraphy and painting, Chinese guzheng zither music, history and culture of bonsai, and tea. Calligraphy is considered one of the highest forms of Chinese cultural art. Legendary tales stem from Huang Di, the Yellow Emperor of China and tell the story of a man named Cang Jie, who invented the Chinese language. The Chinese writing system can be dated back to over 4000 years ago with the discovery of the ancient oracle bone inscriptions called Jia Gu Wen 甲骨文 and was considered one of the earliest records of Chinese characters discovered. Inscriptions were carved onto tortoise shells and animal bones. The writing system evolved through many diverse styles and characteristics reflecting the political and historic trends ruling dynastic China. Renowned artist Dr. Alice Chen, demonstrated her prolific artistry integrating brush strokes into visual poetry. Dr. Chen is a faculty of the Creative Workshop at the Memorial Art Gallery. Born in China, and educated at the Taiwan National University and London University, Dr. Chen is also an internationally noted mycologist. www.alicechengallery.com Guzheng is a plucked string instrument and originated during the Qin Dynasty (897-221BC) in China. The guzheng has played an important role in Chinese history as one of the most ancient Chinese instruments recorded in written archived documents. During the Tang Dynasty, the zither was introduced to Japan, Korea and nearby regions. The guzheng's horizontal shaped body was originally crafted from bamboo or wutong wood. Guzhengs are built with metal strings arched across moveable bridges. The number of strings were increased from the original thirteen in ancient times to now twenty-six. It is traditionally tuned to a pentatonic scale, many modern scales range from combinations of diatonic and semi-chromatic scales. Dr Huoy-Jen Yuh was born and raised in Taiwan and traveled to the U.S. to pursue her PhD at the University of Chicago and post-doc at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Yuh now works at Xerox Corp

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[darknessb930]

these american kiddos not know how to appreciate the beauty of traditional guzheng! I pity thee... All them kids all listen to is like rap and hip hop..

[funkmasteryellow]

this guzheng sounds more classic or is out of tune perhaps? Wtvr, sounds good.