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He Baoquan is born in 1939 at Tianjing, China. He started learning
guzheng, erhu, and dizi at age nine with Folk music master Wang
Dianyu. At age thirteen, he decided to concentrate in guzheng and
followed the Master Zhang Weizhou of Shangdong School, Master Cao
Dongfu of Henan School, Master Luo Jiuxiang of Hakka School, and
other masters such as Zhou Yuzai, Zha Musu, Wang Shingwu, Wang
Zhuangzhi, and Lin Mao Gen. He has also studied at Central
Conservatory Music, Tianjing Conservatory Music and Shengyang
Conservatory Music. After he graduated in 1961, he stayed at Tianjing
Coservatory Music as a professional teacher. Currently, he is the
guzheng professor at Shanghai Music Conservatory.
In the 30 years of his professional guzheng teaching period, He
Baoquan has consolidated mass amount of guzheng information and
published many textbooks. He has trained many young performers
such as Luo Xiaoci and Luo Jing. Besides that, He Baoquan is also
dedicated in refining guzheng instrument and innovation. He invented
the Butterfly Style Guzheng that allows an easy tune change.
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