What kind of instrument does the erhu belong to?

First of all, the erhu, a kind of folk music, is one of the main bowed string instruments (rubbing instruments) in the family of Chinese musical instruments.

The erhu began in the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than a thousand years. It originated from an ethnic minority group in the northern region of China in ancient times, and was called "Xiqin" at that time. Chen Luan, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, recorded in the Book of Music that "the Xiqin is a hu music also ......", and Cen Sen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote the poem "The Chinese army set up wine to drink the returning guests, the huqin, pipa, and qiang flute", which indicates that the huqin had begun to circulate in the Tang Dynasty, and that it has been widely used in the Tang Dynasty. Tang Dynasty has begun to circulate, and is the general term for Western and Chinese stringed instruments and plucked instruments.

The erhu was mainly popular in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the past, so it is also known as the southern hu. The erhu is a popular instrument in the middle and high ranges of the human voice, and is widely accepted by the public for its expressive and emotional qualities. 1920's, the erhu was first used as a solo instrument on the stage. Before that, the erhu was mostly used for folk music or accompaniment of folk songs and operas

You can learn more about the erhu through Baidu's word "erhu".

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