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Zheng popular in city
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IN Shenzhen, a city famous for its booming economy, it sounds a little bit interesting that there are about 10,000 people who love a traditional instrument, the Zheng, a 21- or 25-stringed plucked instrument in some ways similar to the zither.
The Zheng, which always has been listed with chess, calligraphy and painting as four necessary skills for literary people in ancient China, are now really creeping into the life of Shenzheners silently.
"Now, we can sell over 500 Zhengs a year instead of no more than 100 at the beginning," said Yan Xiaoping, a clerk from a Zheng producing factory based in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. Yan is a folk music fan.
"More and more people came to realize the beauty of our folk music," she said.
"Compared with other traditional instruments, the Zheng is relatively easy to learn, especially for adults. And in recent years, there has been a renaissance of interest in Chinese classical culture, which boosts the revival of traditional music," she added.
Miss Sun, a local teacher, has planned to learn playing the Zheng when she was still an undergraduate. Now her dream came true. "I love all classical things, classical music, classical literature, all of them. "
Miss Lee, who learned playing piano before, now is turning to the Zheng because it is easier for her. She said she has always wanted to learn to play an instrument so that she could entertain both herself and her friends.(Rena Qin)
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