{"id":539,"date":"2026-06-24T01:44:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T01:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinesemusicsocal.org\/staging\/9533\/?page_id=539"},"modified":"2026-06-24T02:25:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T02:25:39","slug":"wenying-wu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chinesemusicsocal.org\/staging\/9533\/wenying-wu\/","title":{"rendered":"Wenying Wu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinesemusicsocal.org\/staging\/9533\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/%E5%90%B3%E6%96%87%E8%8B%B1.png?resize=702%2C1000&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinesemusicsocal.org\/staging\/9533\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/%E5%90%B3%E6%96%87%E8%8B%B1.png?w=702&amp;ssl=1 702w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinesemusicsocal.org\/staging\/9533\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/%E5%90%B3%E6%96%87%E8%8B%B1.png?resize=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wenying Wu (\u5433\u6587\u82f1) graduated from the China Conservatory of Music with a major in Yangqin (Chinese dulcimer). 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