"Heritage and Future" Exchange and Sharing (9): Zhenghua Zheng — The Guqin, Past and Present

Zheng Zhenghua: A folk musician, composer, and educator, specializing in the dizi (Chinese flute), xiao (vertical bamboo flute), and guqin (ancient Chinese zither). Born in Shanghai in 1946, he joined the Shanghai National Orchestra in 1963 and the Shanghai branch of the Chinese Musicians Association in 1965. In late 1981, he moved to Vancouver and, after being invited by UBC to give a concert, remained in Canada as a special professional, becoming a visiting lecturer in folk music at UBC. In 1983, a guqin made from local Canadian wood was collected by a Canadian museum. From 1988 onwards, he engaged in folk music teaching and promotion, as well as composing, arranging, performing, and conducting in Taiwan. In 2008, he became the director of the Guqin Research Institute at the Asia Research Institute in Taiwan. He has published 12 albums of dizi, xiao, and guqin performances. He has made outstanding contributions…