Wang Fei
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Wang Fei is a musician
of Chinese
descent. She specialises in traditional Chinese musical instruments such as the guqin
and the guzheng
. Her teacher of the guqin is mainly Li Xiangting
of the Central Conservatory of Music
since 1981. She has two sisters, one of whom resides in China and one resides predominantly in the United States.
She now resides in the United States, where she continues to promote qin culture. She is the founder of the North American Guqin Association, based in the SF Bay Area; and co-founder of Chinese Culture Net. She is also a council member of the China Guqin Committee. She is a published writer and an international award winning digital artist.
She has given a number of performances and concerts throughout the world, especially in China
, the United States, and Japan
. She also participated in many seminars, conferences and lectures in China. She has been written about and interviewed by over a hundred journalists in the media in China, Japan, and the United States. Her biographical profile was included in the Chinese version of World Who's Who
in 1998 and World Class Chinese Intellectuals in the Musical And Artistic Fields, vol. 5.
As well as being a high-class performer of the guqin, she also promotes its culture by organising qin related events, such as conferences and yaji
s. She has often held speeches, seminars, lectures workshops and demonstrations at various academic establishments as well as the public. She has also written many articles as an introduction to the qin for many people. When she was in Beijing
, she and her "Three Sisters of Beijing Literature and Art Studio" did much to promote the qin in China. Her studio also supports other qin-related organisations.
She then moved to the United States
, where she began to use technology to promote and expand the interest of the qin. In particular, she was the first MA
graduate in Multimedia Studies from China at California State University, Hayward
(the first multimedia graduate program in the United States); which she used her knowledge to establish an online guqin community, the North American Guqin Association
(NAGA), in 1997. Thousands of people around the world have contacted her through her work. In 2002, she organised the first ever online guqin gathering.
, Maryland in 1993, and in 1995 she was made a Daughter of the City of Maoka, Japan.
Wang Fei also plays the guzheng
and does Chinese painting
.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
of Chinese
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
descent. She specialises in traditional Chinese musical instruments such as the guqin
Guqin
The guqin is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family...
and the guzheng
Guzheng
The guzheng or "gu zheng", also called zheng is a Chinese plucked zither. It has 18-23 or more strings and movable bridges....
. Her teacher of the guqin is mainly Li Xiangting
Li Xiangting
Prof. Li Xiangting is considered one of the master players of the guqin. He was born in Liaoyuan, Jilin in 1940. At an early point he became interested in the guqin and studied under Zha Fuxi. He entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China in 1958, graduated in 1963 and would later...
of the Central Conservatory of Music
Central Conservatory of Music
The Central Conservatory of Music is the national leading music school in Beijing, China.Founded in 1950, the Conservatory offers courses to both Chinese nationals and foreign students, and caters for all levels from primary up to postgraduate programmes...
since 1981. She has two sisters, one of whom resides in China and one resides predominantly in the United States.
She now resides in the United States, where she continues to promote qin culture. She is the founder of the North American Guqin Association, based in the SF Bay Area; and co-founder of Chinese Culture Net. She is also a council member of the China Guqin Committee. She is a published writer and an international award winning digital artist.
Biography
Wang Fei started her guqin studies in 1981 with Prof. Li Xiangting, who soon regarded her as his most promising student out of his 300 or so students worldwide. She gradually developed a high understanding of qin music throughout her study and has done numerous research on it. She also mastered many technically difficult melodies, including Youlan and Guangling San.She has given a number of performances and concerts throughout the world, especially in China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, the United States, and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. She also participated in many seminars, conferences and lectures in China. She has been written about and interviewed by over a hundred journalists in the media in China, Japan, and the United States. Her biographical profile was included in the Chinese version of World Who's Who
Marquis Who's Who
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in 1998 and World Class Chinese Intellectuals in the Musical And Artistic Fields, vol. 5.
As well as being a high-class performer of the guqin, she also promotes its culture by organising qin related events, such as conferences and yaji
Yaji
A yaji is a special term meaning "elegant gathering". It describes a meeting of like-minded individuals and is mostly associated with the literati or intellectuals of Chinese artistic and cultural society...
s. She has often held speeches, seminars, lectures workshops and demonstrations at various academic establishments as well as the public. She has also written many articles as an introduction to the qin for many people. When she was in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, she and her "Three Sisters of Beijing Literature and Art Studio" did much to promote the qin in China. Her studio also supports other qin-related organisations.
She then moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where she began to use technology to promote and expand the interest of the qin. In particular, she was the first MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
graduate in Multimedia Studies from China at California State University, Hayward
California State University, East Bay
California State University, East Bay is a public university located in the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The university, as part of the 23-campus California State University system, offers over 100 areas of study...
(the first multimedia graduate program in the United States); which she used her knowledge to establish an online guqin community, the North American Guqin Association
North American Guqin Association
The North American Guqin Association is a guqin society based in the State of California, in the United States, which serves guqin players on the West Coast of the United States...
(NAGA), in 1997. Thousands of people around the world have contacted her through her work. In 2002, she organised the first ever online guqin gathering.
Artistic achievements
Wang Fei has won a number of awards throughout her professional career, including first place in the Chinese College Student Art Contest in 1989. As she has traveled to many places promoting the guqin, she was given many honorary awards, including being made honorary citizen of the City of BaltimoreBaltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland in 1993, and in 1995 she was made a Daughter of the City of Maoka, Japan.
Other artistic activities
Wang Fei is also a well-known author. She and her two sisters are collectively known as the "Chinese Bronte Sisters". Their book Three Sisters' Skies and Dreams was a bestseller in Beijing in 1997. The book The Story of the Chinese Bronte Sisters (China City Publishing House, 2002), written by their mother, included their stories, articles, photos, and music CDs. The first edition sold 30,000 copies in the first month. It was the No. 4 bestseller in the Beijing Book Exposition in January 2002 and has broken all sales records for the China City Publishing House.Wang Fei also plays the guzheng
Guzheng
The guzheng or "gu zheng", also called zheng is a Chinese plucked zither. It has 18-23 or more strings and movable bridges....
and does Chinese painting
Chinese painting
Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. The earliest paintings were not representational but ornamental; they consisted of patterns or designs rather than pictures. Early pottery was painted with spirals, zigzags, dots, or animals...
.