All throughout May, WTOP is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with stories about the people and places shaping the D.C. region. One of the oldest, most identifiable sounds ...

BEIJING, June 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The pursuit of beauty has been a timeless thread weaving throughout human history. China's distinct aesthetics are not only embodied in every aspect of Chinese ...

Bei Bei believes every plucked string and every performance plants a cultural seed — one that can sprout among listeners of diverse backgrounds and help Chinese music flourish across the world. To her ...

Label, Booking, Sync, ManagementStyle: World Fusion, Chinese instrument, Organic Lo-Fi Electronic Bei Bei is, according to her online bio, “an internationally acclaimed and award-winning guzheng ...

On Nov. 15, I was seated in the Nelson Music Room ,eagerly awaiting people from all walks of life — elders with graying hair ...

SAN FRANCISCO — When you stroll through San Francisco's Chinatown you will hear a variety of sounds. Not far from this historic neighborhood is a beautiful sound the Chinese have created for ...

West meets east in an intriguing St. Andrew’s Bach Society concert Sunday, June 30, featuring a western guitar and a Chinese guzheng. “Bach Without Borders,” the second installment in the popular ...

The earliest records of the guzheng were found in the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) but it was only in the following Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) period that it gained prominence. The musical ...

Entering the main office of the Anderson Center, a historic estate just outside Red Wing, it's not uncommon to hear music, since the property has long served as an artists community. But this month, ...

"Music in Splendid Attire," an aural and visual feast newly presented by the National Orchestra of Traditional Chinese Music, is currently being performed in Australia with its fusion of traditional ...

Prior to this morning, I’d no idea what the traditional Chinese stringed instrument known as a “GuZheng” looks or sounds like, but I recognized it instantly when I clicked play on the video above of a ...