(Video) “Chinese Violin”- Erhu Performance: Yuan (Predestined Relationship), by Qi Xiaochun

From NTDTV video on Youtube, of Shen Yun Performance, October 2006, by Qi XiaoChun-

Sometimes known in the West as the “Chinese violin” or “Chinese two-string fiddle,” Erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles and large orchestras.

The Erhu consists of a long vertical stick-like neck, at the top of which are two large tuning pegs, and at the bottom is a small resonator body (sound box) which is covered with python skin on the front (playing) end. Two strings are attached from the pegs to the base, and a small loop of string (qian jin) placed around the neck and strings acting as a nut pulls the strings towards the skin, holding a small wooden bridge in place. (wikipedia)

2 comments on “(Video) “Chinese Violin”- Erhu Performance: Yuan (Predestined Relationship), by Qi Xiaochun

  1. There is just so many things we don’t comprehend about universe. It is a big agreeable world. Your post is nothing more than a small part of it. Small but significant .

  2. Pingback: resouces stuff

Leave a Reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Log Out / Change )

Twitter picture

You are commenting using your Twitter account. Log Out / Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. Log Out / Change )

Connecting to %s