http://neigong.net/2006/06/02/grasp-sparrowss-tail-is-like-two-men-sawing/ a simple reference to no thing Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:22:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://neigong.net/2006/06/02/grasp-sparrowss-tail-is-like-two-men-sawing/#comment-34 Chris Mon, 07 Aug 2006 06:15:19 +0000 http://neigong.net/2006/06/02/grasp-sparrowss-tail-is-like-two-men-sawing/#comment-34 While watching an recent erhu performance by Yang Ying, I occurred to me that playing Grasping the Bird's Tail is something like playing the erhu. The opposing movements of the bow are smooth and continuous, expressing infinite variations on a simple theme of forward and back. While watching an recent erhu performance by Yang Ying, I occurred to me that playing Grasping the Bird’s Tail is something like playing the erhu. The opposing movements of the bow are smooth and continuous, expressing infinite variations on a simple theme of forward and back.

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