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Mandarin Lunch and Learn, Session 49: 10.10.25

The full recording of the October 2025 Mandarin Lunch and Learn Workshop. Starting September 2025, join us on a journey through the guqin’s rich history and cultural significance. Explore how traditional Chinese philosophy shapes its design and structure, how its unique notation system emerges from Chinese characters, how it influenced scholars’ lifestyles, and how its timeless music reflects poetry and classical literature. Through demonstrations and guided discussions, participants will experience the artistry, emotion, and intellectual depth of this ancient instrument—an engaging opportunity for Chinese learners to connect with language, culture, and history through sound and music! Speaker: Yi Zhou 周懿 Pipa and Qin Performing Artist | Educator Praised by The Washington Post for her “breathtaking” technique and expressive artistry, Zhou Yi is a New York–based soloist specializing in the pipa (Chinese lute) and qin (Chinese zither). Born in Shanghai, she began her musical training at the age of five and later graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She is the co-founder and Artistic Director of the Ba Ban Chinese Music Society of New York and serves as an instructor and teaching artist at the China Institute in America and the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts.