size: 11 x 66 x 15 case - Guzheng (古箏)Chinese Orchestra Section: Plucked String​The guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a Chinese plucked string instrument with 18 to 21 strings and movable bridges. The guzheng is played with fingerpicks worn on one or both hands. The guzheng is one of the oldest native Chinese instruments with a more than 2,500-year history. The guzheng first appeared during the Warring States Period about 2,500 years ago and its current form dates to the Tang Dynasty about 1,400 years ago.The guzheng is often played as a solo instrument, in guzheng ensembles, and in Chinese orchestra. The guzheng gives a distinctly Chinese sound to the Chinese orchestra, because it is part of the Chinese orchestra's plucked string section, a section which does not exist in the Western orchestra.