Wang Yong (ηε;
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
, 1964) is a Chinese rock and world music musician. He trained as a
guzheng
The zheng () or gu zheng (), is a Chinese plucked zither. The modern guzheng commonly has 21, 25, or 26 strings, is long, and is tuned in a major pentatonic scale. It has a large, resonant soundboard made from ''Paulownia'' wood. Other co ...
player.
[Andreas Steen, biographical entry in editor Edward L. Davis Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture 2012 " 1964, Beijing Rock musician Wang Yong belongs to the first generation of Chinese rock musicians in the PRC and is now active in the broader field of worldmusic. He began learning the 24string guzheng (zither, see zheng) at age nine under ...] In 1996 he issued his best-known album ''Samsara'' (εΎη).
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1964 births
Living people
Chinese rock musicians
Musicians from Beijing
Date of birth missing (living people)
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