Guzheng player Shi Yue will present a night of Chinese folk with her students.

The guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a Chinese plucked string instrument with more than 2,500 years of history. It has a large, resonant cavity made from wutong wood. Other components are often made from other woods for decorative reasons.

The guzheng is ancestral to several other Asian zithers, such as the Japanese koto, the Korean gayageum, the Mongolian yatga and the Vietnamese dan tranh. An early guzheng emerged during the Warring States period (475-221 B.C.). It became prominent during the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.), and by the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the guzheng may have been the most commonly played instrument in China.

Although most guzheng music is Chinese folk music, U.S. composer Lou Harrison (1917-2003) also played and composed for the instrument. The guzheng has been used in rock music by Chinese performer Wang Yong, Jakko Jakszyk and J.B. Brubaker. Multi-instrumentalist Bradley Fish played the guzheng in a rock-influenced style and electronic effects on his 1996 collaboration “The Aquarium Conspiracy.”

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 7

Tickets: 120-320 yuan

Venue: Shenzhen Grand Theater, 5018 Shennan Road East, Luohu District (罗湖区深南东路5018号深圳大剧院)

Metro: Line 1 or 2 to Grand Theater Station (大剧院站), Exit B(SD News)