Erhu: Traditional Chinese Music with a “Modern” Instrument

Making a erhu requires dozens of steps to complete. The erhu is a traditional Chinese bowed string instrument with a history of over a thousand years. The erhu originated from the instrument "xiqin" of the Xi ethnic group in northern China during the Tang Dynasty. It is a bow-stringed instrument that resembles a drum with strings, with a round soundbox and two strings, played with a bamboo bow. The Tang Dynasty poet Cen Shen's verse "The central army sets up wine for returning guests, accompanie

Making the erhu requires dozens of processes to complete. The erhu is a traditional Chinese stringed musical instrument with a history of more than a thousand years. | Maya Life Vlog

Origin of the Erhu and Other Chinese String Instruments