China Daily/Asia News Network
Many believe children s intellectual abilities can be boosted by learning the instrument. Zhao Xinying reports.
Guo Yujing hasn t touched her piano for two years.
That would have been unimaginable when she was learning to play the instrument from the ages of 5 to 15.
At that time, Guo practiced for at least two hours a day. When an exam drew near, she spent all day－with the exceptions of mealtimes and sleeping－studying the black-and-white keys.
That lasted until 2010, when Guo passed the Grade 10 exam, the highest level for students.
Success of this type is a satisfying achievement in the eyes of many Chinese parents, and also a sign that they can temporarily call a halt to the piano studies of their often unenthusiastic children.