Sound of Guzheng Performance YouTube
Spring Sprout (春苗)
A bright, energetic piece that uses brisk, uplifting melodies to celebrate the vibrant vitality of new growth bursting through the soil.
Performances, lessons & on screen
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Performance YouTube
Autumn Recollections (妆台秋思)
A deeply melancholic and expressive piece that captures a woman’s gentle longing and sorrow as she reminisces by her dressing table in the crisp autumn air.
Performance YouTube
Fishermans Song at Dusk (渔舟唱晚)
A timeless masterpiece that beautifully transitions from serene, sunset-lit waters into a lively, rhythmic celebration of fishermen returning home with a bountiful catch.
Performance YouTube
A Song of Mulberry Leaves (采桑词)
This performance blends the expressive, melancholic opening of "A Song of Mulberry Leaves" with the vibrant, celebratory rhythms of "The Dance of the Yao Tribe" to showcase the dynamic and lyrical emotional range of the guzheng.
On Screen YouTube
Guzheng in Film Kung Fu Hustle
Played by a pair of blind assassins, this intense, fast-paced composition utilizes sharp, aggressive plucking and frantic glissandos (sweeping across the strings) to magically manifest invisible, flying spectral blades that slice through everything in their path.
On Screen YouTube
Guzheng in drama The Double
A deeply emotional and technically masterful zither performance during a competition, moving the audience to tears with a melody that powerfully conveys a woman's grief and grievance against fate.