Wang Changyuan

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Wang Changyuan (Chinese: 王昌元) is a Chinese guzheng performer and composer. The only daughter of the guzheng master Wang Xunzhi, she graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and in 1984 came to the United States to study world music at Kent State University. Wang Changyuan is the composer of the famous guzheng solo piece, Zhan Tai Feng (Chinese: 战台风, "The Fight with the Typhoon"), a dramatic depiction of fight of the Shanghai harbour proletariat against the forces of nature, while protecting the property of the people and the Chinese communist government. She composed the work in 1965 while living for three months in the dormitories of the Shanghai harbour and sharing her quarters with the workers there. Wang lives in Rego Park, Queens, New York and teaches in Manhattan, Queens, and in nearby New Jersey. She occasionally performs in the New York metro area, by herself or with her students. Her students include many prominent world-class guzheng soloists, among whom are Xu Lingzi (Hong Kong), Sha Lijing (China), Ma Li (United States), and Fiona Sze-Lorrain (France/United States). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Master of Traditional Chinese Music：Zheng

Master of Traditional Chinese Music:Zheng

Autumn Reflections: Zheng Solos By Wang Changyuan

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Guzheng Classics By Chinese Guzheng Masters

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Chinese Music Classics Of The 20th Century: Guzheng I

Masters Of Traditional Chinese Music - Wang Changyuan: Zheng

Treasure Edition: Zheng Solo by Wang Changyuan

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Best Collection of Traditional Chinese Music Vol. 2: Fishermans Song at Dusk

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Masterpieces by Guzheng Masters

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Wang Changyuan - Zheng

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Select Classical Chinese Music Vol. 1: Snow in the Bright Spring

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Select Collection of Performances By China’s Most Famous Guzheng Players

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