Zha Fuxi

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Zha Fuxi
Simplified: 查阜西
Traditional: 查阜西
Hanyu Pinyin: Zha Fuxi
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Zha Fuxi (Traditional Chinese: 查阜西, 1895-1976) is the acclaimed master in playing guqin, a classical Chinese musical instrument. Born in Jiangxi, he started learning Guqin since his childhood. In 1936, he co-found Jinyu Society Qin Society (今虞琴社) which later became one of the major national musical organization for guqin.

Besides his profession on guqin, he worked for the civil aviaton company and was an activist for labour movement. Since People's Republic of China was established in 1949, he was a vice-chairman of the National Musical Association, president of the Beijing Guqin Society, department head of Central Institute of (Folk) Music.

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