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发表于 2007-2-17 03:44:01
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NAGA reports with great sadness that <I>guqin</I> master Xu Kuanghua passed away on
February 13th ( Beijing time) at the age of 90.
Mr. XU Kuanghua was born into a musical family in 1917 in Haimen, Taizhou
(today's Shujiang), Zhejiang Province . He devoted himself to the <I>guqin</I> for over 70
years from the age of 13. His father Xu Yuanbai, founder of the new Zhejiang School of
<I>guqin</I> playing, was a <I>guqin</I> master famed both inside and outside China who made great contributions to <I>guqin</I> performance, creativity, transmission and manufacture.<P 0cm 0cm 0pt">
Mr Xu Kuanghua's remarkable performance as the old blind <I>guqin</I> player in the movie "Hero" played a role in raising the profile of the <I>guqin</I>, many <b>people having became </b><I>guqin</I> <b>enthusiasts after seeing it. </b></P><P 0cm 0cm 0pt">
North American Guqin Association
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