The various schools of Chinese guzheng mainly include the following: Shandong Zheng School, Henan Zheng School, Shaanxi Zheng School, Zhejiang Zheng School, Chaozhou Zheng School, Hakka Zheng School, Fujian Zheng School, Inner Mongolia Zheng School and Korean zither sect.

Hakka guzheng is popular in Meixian, Dapu and other Hakka areas of Guangdong, and has a long history. Guangdong Hakka music, also known as Han music, is an elegant, quiet, beautiful and euphemistic style influenced by local styles and dialects. Representative repertoire includes "Water Lotus", "Banana Window Night Rain", etc.

Chaozhou guzheng is mainly spread in the Chaozhou area of ??Guangdong, forming unique tunes such as light six, heavy six, and live five. The music is rich and unique. Its representatives include Guo Ying, Su Wenxian, Lin Maogen, etc. Representative repertoire includes "Jackdaw Playing in the Water", "Autumn Thoughts", etc.

Shandong guzheng music is mostly in the palace style, composed of eight boards. Its playing style is simple and elegant, with strong local characteristics of Shandong. The representative repertoire of this Zheng school includes: "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace", "Four Duan Jin", "The World is Together", "Beauty is Homesick", etc.

Henan guzheng was introduced to Henan from Qin zheng and merged with local folk music to develop into the famous Zhongzhou ancient tune in later generations. Characterized by deep inner impassionedness. In the 1920s, Wei Ziyou of Suiping was the first to introduce Henan guzheng to the public, and passed down more than ten pieces of music such as "Xiao Kaishou", "Guan Ju", "The Great Harmony of the World", and "Fishing Boats Sing Evening".

Zhejiang Zheng School is popular in Hangzhou. Its music is mostly transplanted pipa music, which is lyrical and dramatic. When playing, the traditional Zhejiang Zheng School's left-hand rubbing, chanting, sliding and pressing techniques are relatively simple. They only modify the melody a little, and the performance is just right and not exaggerated. Representative repertoire includes "High Mountains and Flowing Waters", "General's Order", etc.

The Shaanxi Zheng School is a genre that has been revived in recent years. Zheng music involves many and complex opera types and music types. It includes the ups and downs of Qin Opera music and the tragic momentum of the impassioned "heroic music"; there are also Meihu, The "desolate tone" of Wanwan tune music is full of tears, lingering drizzle, and euphemism.

The Fujian Zheng School was only discovered in the 1970s and is rarely spread. Some of its tunes and music are similar in style to Chaozhou and Hakka zheng music, and some with the same song and different name belong to the Southern Zheng School. The music is mostly smooth and slow.

The Inner Mongolia Zheng has only 10 strings and is mostly used to accompany folk songs and pastoral songs.