Cotton Clouds and her precious Guzheng
A classical chinese musical instrument commonly featured in Chinese Martial Arts Movies/Dramas.
Equivalent to a western harp.
Ancient Chinese description of the sounds produced by a Guzheng - the sounds of a mildly flowing stream of cool water. How beautiful…
And the most popular question my friends would pop to me,"Why the heck you are so into learning this stuff? *Cough* A Banana (see definition) wouldn’t know how to appreciate anything Chinese???"
Yes, I am a banana, so what? Does it mean I can’t touch and learn my favourite instrument? I believe if I feel like doing something, I make sure I get to do it at least once in my life. So that when it’s time I leave the world, I made sure I wouldn’t regret doing so.
I was glad I took the initiative to learn Guzheng 3 years ago. Before that, I can only listen and enjoy the beautiful music from a radio/cd player/live performance. I enjoyed the music as an audience.
Now, I am proud to say, I play the role as an audience AND performer. And I am so glad.
Definition: Banana - used to sarcastically describe a Chinese that is westernised/ western-educated, and who doesn’t read/speak/write in his/her mother tongue. Yellow skin with a white filling.
Thank God I am still fortunate. I speak fluent Cantonese and moderate Mandarin. Haha….
