Personal Names (English)
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Personal Names (Chinese)
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Dates
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School or Base
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Remarks
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Tsar Teh-Yun (Mandarin: Cai Deyun)
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蔡德允
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1905—2007
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Hong Kong
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Head of the Deyin Qinshe of Hong Kong, oldest qin player in the last generation. Disciple of Shen Caonong. SBS (銀紫荊星章)
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Chen Changlin
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陳長林
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1932-
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Min/Lingnan Schools
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Transmitter of the Min School. As computer scientist and well-respected guqin player, he participated in the early phase of a "Digital Guqin" project and presented a version using C++, demonstrated a software for generating guqin notations on PC286 which runs on DOS, created in the early 1980s. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
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Chen Leiji
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陳雷激
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1967-
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Shanghai
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Student of Gong Yi. Performed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Chen Wen
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陳雯
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1961-
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Taiwan
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Cheng Gongliang
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成公亮
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1940—2015
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Guangling School
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Professor of Guqin at Nanjing Conservatory of Music. Notable researcher and composer of guqin music.
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Dai Xiaolian
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戴曉蓮
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1963-
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Guangling School
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Professor of Guqin at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Grand-niece of Zhang Ziqian.
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Ding Chengyun
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丁承運
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1944-
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Shu
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Ding Jiyuan
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丁紀園
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1942-
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Shu School
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Gong Yi
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龔一
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1941-
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Shanghai (Conservatory)
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Elite professional qin player previously from the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
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Guan Pinghu
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管平湖
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1897—1967
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Jiuyi
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Revered master; dapued many qin scores such as Liu Shui and Guangling San. In 1977, his recording of Liu Shui (Flowing Water) was chosen to be included in the Voyager Golden Record, a collection of world music sent into space on the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft.
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Guan Zhonghang
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關仲航
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1900—1970
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Jiuyi School
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Gu Meigeng
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顧梅羹
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1899—1990
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Shu School; Huayang
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Gu Zechang
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顧澤長
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1941—2018
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Shu School
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Huang Mianzhi
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黃勉之
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1853—1919
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Jiuyi School
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Li Fan
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李璠
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1913—2008
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Shu School
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國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
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Li Feng
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李楓
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1961-
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Taiwan
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Plays on silk strings; has released a CD.
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Li Fengyun
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李鳳雲
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(act.)
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Tianjin
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Student of Zhang Ziqian. professor in Tianjin Conservatory of Music. She has published a solo CD album by Hugo.
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Li Kongyuan
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李孔元
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(act.)
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Li Mingzhong
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李明忠
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(act.)
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Shanxi
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Qin scholar and maker.
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Li Xiangting
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李祥霆
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1940-
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Beijing (Conservatory)
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Elite professional qin player. Current president of the China Guqin Committee. Noted for improvisation. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
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Li Yuxian
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李禹賢
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1937—2011
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Mei'an School
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Lin Youren
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林友仁
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1938—2013
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Guangling School
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Professor of Guqin at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Transmitter of the Guangling school. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
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Liu Chicheng
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劉赤城
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1938—2019
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Mei'an School
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國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
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Lau Chor-wah (Mandarin: Liu Chuhua)
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劉楚華
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1951-
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Hong Kong
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One of the top players in Hong Kong.
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Liu Jingshao
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劉景韶
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1903—1987
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Mei'an School
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Liu Shaochun
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劉少椿
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1901—1971
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Guangling School
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A player of the Guangling School, noted for his eccentric style and interparation.
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Liu Zhengchun
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劉正春
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1935—2013
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Jinling
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Lo Ka Ping (Mandarin: Lu Jiabing)
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盧家炳
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1896—1980
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Hong Kong
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Has released a CD of his recordings.
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Long Qinfang
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龍琴舫
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1886—1959
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Shu School
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Mei Yueqiang
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梅曰強
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1929—2003
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Guangling School
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Pang Yuzhu
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龐雨珠
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1935-
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Mei'an School
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Pei Tiexia
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裴鐵俠
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1884—1950
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Shu School
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Peng Zhiqing
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彭祉卿
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1891—1946
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Shu School
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Pu Xuezhai
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溥雪齋
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1893—1966
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Beijing
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The cousin of the last emperor of China, Puyi. An artist of Chinese painting.
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Rao Zongyi (Jao Tsung-I)
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饒宗頤
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1917—2018
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Lingnan School
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Famous Sinologist, Professor Emeritus and lecturer at CUHK.
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Rong Tianqi
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容天折
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1936—1994
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Guangdong
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Shen Caonong
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沈草農
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1891—1973
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Fanchuan School, Shanghai
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Sun Shaotao
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孫紹陶
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1879—1949
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Guangling School
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Sun Yuqin
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孫毓芹
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1915—1990
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Taiwan
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Tong Kin-woon (Mandarin: Tang Jianyuan)
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唐健垣
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1946-
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Hong Kong
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Guqin player and teacher, chief editor of Qinfu 琴府, a composite volume of ancient scores (not to be confused with the Qin Fu of Ji Kang). As well, a virtuoso of the guzheng and nanyin (a singing style).
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Wang Di
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王迪
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1926-2005
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Jiuyi School
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Female student of Guan Pinghu, did a cross country survey of qin players in 1956, tape recorded qin players using magnetic tapes. These recordings are now in Shanghai. Cecilia Lindqvist was a student of hers.
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Wang Duo
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汪鐸
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1938—
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Suzhou
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Guqin player of the Wumen Qinshe of Suzhou. Head of Guqin Research Centre of Suzhou University of Science and Technology. Special research topics include: silk strings, Dapu, Taoist Guqin music, Guqin master player and musician in the "Digital Guqin" project entitled "Zebrafish".
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Wang Huade
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王華德
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1922—2008
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Shu School
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Wang Lu
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王露
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1879—1921
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Zhucheng School
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Founder of the 德音琴社 in Jinan.
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Wang Peng
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王鹏
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1966-
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Founder, Juntianfang. Beijing
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Guqin maestro and master artisan. Wang Peng made the guqin (an exact replica of a 1,000-year-old guqin from the Tang Dynasty) that was used in the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics. His expertise has been formally recognised by the Chinese Government as an 'asset of China's intangible cultural heritage'. Wang Peng has now repaired and restored more than 180 historic guqin made during China's imperial period. His Jun Tian Fang (钧天坊) complex on the outskirts of Beijing has also been recognised as an "asset of China's intangible cultural heritage." It houses a studio for guqin research, development and manufacture (using traditional techniques); a guqin museum; a guqin teaching academy; a state-of-the-art performance theatre and recording studio; a guqin literature, research and publications collection; and a design studio. Wang Peng is also a virtuoso performer, and has performed across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as in Canada and the United States. He has authored seven books, contributed to four others, written numerous journal articles, and spoken at several leading universities both within China, and in the Europe and the U.S.
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Wang Shengxiang
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王生香
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1902—1975
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Jinling, Shandong
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Wang Yanying
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王燕卿
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1867—1921
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Zhucheng and Mei'an
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Founder of the Mei'an School.
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Wang Yongchang
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王永昌
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1940-
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Mei'an School
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Wang Youdi
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王悠荻
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(act.)
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Hong Kong
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Guqin performer, Guqin teacher at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), and Guqin tutor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Enlightened by Prof. Gong Yi; Bachelor of Arts degree from the Central Conservatory of Music in 2010, Supervisor: Prof. Zhao Jiazhen; Master of Music degree from HKAPA in 2012, instructed by Dr. TSE Chun-Yan. Winner of the Gold Medal of the Second National Guqin Competition in 2009. Guqin music design and performance in Three Kingdoms (TV series).
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Wei Zhongle
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衛仲樂
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1908/9—1998
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Shanghai
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A virtuoso of many Chinese instruments, including the pipa and dizi, and important figure in Jiangnan Sizhu.
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Weng Yucang
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翁瘦蒼
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1916—2002
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Yushan School
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Wu Jinglüe
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吳景略
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1907—1987
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Yushan School
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Elite master noted for his prominent role in the modernization and professionalization of the instrument.
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Wu Jinyang
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吳浸陽
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1882—?
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Sichuan
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Wu Lansun
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吳蘭蓀
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1883—1960
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Yushan School
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Wu Wenguang
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吳文光
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1946-
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Yushan School
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Elite professional qin player; son of Wu Jinglue and transmitter of the Yushan school. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
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Wu Zhao
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吳釗
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1935—
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Beijing
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Former president of the Beijing Guqin Society; has published books and research on the qin. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
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Wu Zhaoji
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吳兆基
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1908—1997
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Hunan
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Transmitter of the Wu style.
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Wu Zonghan
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吳宗漢
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1902—1991
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Mei'an School
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Xia Yifeng
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夏一峰
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1872—1963
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Jinling
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Xie Daoxiu
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謝導秀
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1940—2019
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Lingnan School
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Tse Chun-Yan (Mandarin: Xie Junren)
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謝俊仁
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(act.)
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Hong Kong
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One of the top players in Hong Kong.
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Xie Xiaoping
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謝孝苹
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?—1998
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Yushan School
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Xu Jian
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許健
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1923-2017
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Beijing
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Qin scholar who wrote the Qinshi Chubian.
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Xu Kuanghua
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徐匡華
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1917—2007
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Zhejiang
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Founder of the Xihu Qin Society. Appeared in the film, Hero. Died Feb 13, 2007.
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Xu Lisun
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徐立孫
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1897—1969
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Mei'an School
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Xu Shaoying
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徐曉英
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1937—2016
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Zhe School
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Xu Yuan-bai
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徐元白
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1893—1957
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Zhe School
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Xu Zhongwei
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徐忠偉
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1920—
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Yushan School
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Yang Xinlun
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楊新倫
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1898—1990
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Lingnan School
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Yang Zongji
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楊宗稷
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1865—1931
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Jiuyi School
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Founder of the Jiuyi School, compiler of the Qinxue Congshu.
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Yao Bingyan
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姚丙炎
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1921—1983
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Zhe School
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Dapued (transcribed) the classic version of Jiu Kuang in triple-time rhythm.
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Yao Gongbai
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姚公白
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1948—
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Zhejiang
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Yao Bingyan's second son. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
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Yao Gongjing
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姚公敬
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1955—
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Yao Bingyan's third son.
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Ye Mingpei
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葉名佩
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1929—
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Zhe School
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Yu Bosun
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俞伯蓀
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1922—2013
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Shu School
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Yu Qingxin
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余青欣
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1956-2015
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Beijing
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古琴协会秘书长, 国家一级演员, 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
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Yu Shaoze
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喻紹澤
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1903—1987
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Shu School
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Transmitter of the Shu School.
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Yue Ying
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樂瑛
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1904—1974
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Jiuyi School
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Zeng Chengwei
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曾成偉
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1958—
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Shu School; Chengdu
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Highly regarded guqin maker as well as transmitter of the Shu School.
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Zha Fuxi
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查阜西
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1895—1976
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Yushan School
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Great researcher and player of qin music, specialising in qin songs.
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Zhan Chengqiu
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詹澂秋
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1890—1973
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Zhucheng School
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Teo Kheng-chong (Mandarin: Zhang Qingchong)
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張慶崇
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(act.)
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Hong Kong
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Guqin player and researcher from Singapore, musician in sound properties of the guqin instrument, has developed a bright style of guqin playing. Participated in the "Digital Guqin" project entitled: "Pale Ink". Teacher of guqin, and scholar researcher of guqin music.
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Zhang Lu
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张璐
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1992
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Beijing
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Started learning at 11 years of age. Graduate of the Central Conservatory of Music. Has performed on Chinese television as well as internationally (Australia, New Zealand, England, Russia, Peru, USA).
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Zhang Qingji
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張清治
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1940—
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Taiwan
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Zhang Youhe
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張友鶴
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1895—1940
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Zhucheng School
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Zhang Zhisun
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章志蓀
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1885—?
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Taiwan
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Zhang Ziqian
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張子謙
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1899—1991
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Guangling School
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Revered master of the Guangling School.
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Zhao Jiazhen
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赵家珍
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(act.)
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Beijing
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Student of Wu Wenguang and professor at the China Conservatory of Music; Wu Na was a student of Zhao. Zhao has explored film music with guqin and has set up the Zhao Jiazhen Guqin Art Centre (赵家珍古琴艺术中心) in Beijing.
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Zhao Xiaoxia
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赵晓霞
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Beijing
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Virtuoso who plays internationally (ex: Tan Dun's piece at UNESCO in Paris (Concert Music for Water, March 22, 2013), and teacher at Beijing Central Conservatory of Music.
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Zheng Minzhong
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鄭珉中
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1923-2019
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Jiuyi School; Beijing
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Student of Guan Pinghu, well-respected player, specialist in guqin connoisseurship in Palace Museum, Beijing. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
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Zheng Yunfei
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鄭雲飛
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1939—
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