The erhu, a traditional Chinese musical instrument that is sometimes known by Westerners as the Chinese fiddle, is an integral part of life in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province. Strolling through the city, ...

Well, you are only about a millennium behind the times. But never fear. Opportunities to hear this ancient Chinese two-stringed instrument known for it’s plaintive humanlike tone are on the upswing. A ...

When studying the modern history of erhu, a two-stringed Chinese musical instrument, Wuxi in Jiangsu province is a place that researchers can't ignore. Meicun, an ancient town located in the Wuxi ...

This is the sixth ina series of articles about classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we explore how musicians play the eight different types of instrument ...

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an experience of the senses, an invitation to see, taste, and smell. But for me, more than anything else, the Festival is an auditory experience, with its ...

In the Oscar-nominated film “Up in the Air,” audiences watch the familiar routines of contemporary airline travel while hearing the unfamiliar sounds of an ancient Asian instrument, thanks to erhu ...

The modern erhu developed from a musical instrument called xiqin, which was played by many ethnic minorities during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). During the Song Dynasty (960-1279), musicians began to ...

The sound of the traditional Chinese musical instrument erhu is becoming better known globally thanks to the effort of one college student. Chen Yimiao, born in 2004, comes from a Beijing family ...

Photo taken on May 13, 2019 shows the tuning pegs and neck of an Erhu in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province. Erhu, sometimes known as the Chinese violin or Chinese two-stringed fiddle, is a ...

Plucked, like the Chinese zither, or bowed, like the erhu, stringed instruments have been played for hundreds of years in China This is the sixth in a series of articles about classical Chinese ...