Anna Guo

Anna Guo, a.k.a. Guo Ming Qing (Chinese name: 郭敏清) is Chinese-born, Canada-based yangqin player. She has been active as a traditional musician since the 1960s, having performed in China under her birth name Guo Minqing. She has been teaching and playing the yangqin for more than 30 years. She is a former professor at the renowned Shanghai Conservatory of Music. From 1985 to 1996, Guo was head of the Shanghai Women's Silk String Quintet, a successful Chinese music ensemble that gained a solid reputation worldwide.