Zhang Ziqian (simplified Chinese: 张子谦; traditional Chinese: 張子謙, 1899-1991), a famous seven-string zither qin players, was born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, The People’s Republic of China. He studied the guqin with the master Suo Shaotao at the age of thirteenth. In the 1930s, Zhang moved to Shanghai and worked as an accountant at a salt factory. In Shanghai, he met Zha Fuxi (Chinese: 查阜西) and Peng Zhiqing (Chinese: 彭祉卿) who were active qin players then. Read more on Last.fm