Playing hither and zither

Young musician mesmerizes foreign audiences with her traditional Chinese instrument, Cai Hong reports.

When Peng Jingxuan began playing the guzheng, a Chinese plucked zither, on the streets of France in 2018, she did not expect the traditional instrument would change her life.

Peng, 28, has become a social media sensation for her online video performances in French cities. She has shared more than 200 original videos on You-Tube tagged under "@jingxuanGuzheng", with the most popular clip viewed over 16.61 million times.

The square outside the Grand Theatre in Bordeaux, France, is one of the places where Peng performs. The mesmerizing melodies from her zither always draw huge applause from listeners.