The guzheng is played by picking or plucking the strings with the right hand, and pushing or pulling the strings with the left hand to change the pitch and create vibrato. The Yaozhi tremolo technique involves rapidly picking a string inward and outward repeatedly.
Is guzheng easy to learn?
Guzheng is easier to get started, and the more strings in a plucked instrument, the easier it is usually.
Why is the zheng instrument important?
The zheng or guzheng is the parent instrument of the Asian long zither family. The zheng has played an important part of Chinese history as both a court and folk instrument, and many centuries old stylistic schools of playing the zheng are still in existence today.
How does guzheng make sound?
Silk strings were originally used for the guzheng, but these have been replaced with metal strings or metal strings wrapped with nylon. The player plucks the strings on the right side with the right hand, while the left hand presses the strings on the left to produce a vibrato sound.
How did Zheng He travel?
Zheng He's first two voyages followed familiar trade routes to Southeast Asia and India. He visited what are now modern-day Vietnam, Thailand, the Malaysian port of Melaka, and the Indonesian island of Java, crossed the Indian Ocean to Kozhikode in India, and stopped at Sri Lanka.
Did Zheng He travel by boat?
Admiral Zheng He was most famous for a series of voyages he took between 1405 and 1433 with an enormous fleet of nearly 300 ships. The voyages served a dual purpose of being both a trade mission and showcasing the power of the Ming Dynasty of China.
Did Zheng He have a map?
The map is therefore generally considered to be based on maps dating to the time of Zheng He's voyages, and accordingly named as Zheng He's Navigation Map in modern Chinese sources.
What did Zheng He accomplish?
He is credited as the first man to establish a sea route directing the western Pacific and the Indian Ocean worlds. He made seven major trips in the Indian world from around 1405 to 1433.