摘要
Zhang Zhengyan, a Chongqing native, graduated from China Theatric Art College and is specialized in pipa （Chinese lute） and jing erhu （two-string） as well as guzheng （plucked zither）. She began learning pipa at age 9 and was later admitted in the middle school attached to China Theatric Art College. In 1996, she passed the entrance examination with excellent performance and was enrolled in China Theatric Art College. Her mentors included such master musicians as Prof. Cao Baorong, Wu Chongyi, Li Guanghua, Lin Xueming, Gu Yujie and Zhao Zhiquan.
