Tag Archives: Erhu

The erhu

Posted on 2011-09-14 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Perhaps no musical instrument is more evocative of China than the erhu (二胡), but its origins are in central Asia: The erhu is one of several instruments including gaohu, zhuihu and jinghu that were historically known as “huqin” (barbarian’s fiddle) … Continue reading →

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Chinese instruments and the creation of a national music

Posted on 2011-06-08 by Nick Frisch

Modern Chinese instruments are a lot like modern China: a disparate patchwork of various Parts forcibly cobbled into a Whole that, to hear some tell it, Always Was and Ever Shall Be. That is a bit of an exaggeration: no … Continue reading →

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A blind Beijing beggar and his erhu

Posted on 2011-06-03 by Zhang Lafei

The erhu — compact, cheap and easy to use to make noises that sound like music — is a favorite of itinerant Chinese beggars and buskers. I wanted to speak to an erhu-playing beggar in Beijing about his instrument so … Continue reading →

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