Is the erhu an intangible cultural heritage?

Erhu is an intangible cultural heritage.

Erhu art (Jiangnan Sun's erhu art), is a national intangible cultural heritage. on May 24, 2021, was included in the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative project list. Cultural heritage protection on October 31, 2023, the "national intangible cultural heritage representative project protection unit list" was announced, erhu art (Jiangnan Sun's erhu art) project protection unit Shanghai Fengxian District Cultural Center (Shanghai Fengxian District Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection and Inheritance Center) assessment qualified.

The introduction of the erhu art to university campuses has changed the erhu art from the traditional teaching of teachers and apprentices to a systematic and scientific education model, which plays an important role in the inheritance and development of the erhu in China. At the same time, the art of erhu has also spread to other countries through the media for more people to enjoy. However, because the overall audience of erhu is getting smaller and smaller, the inheritance and development of the art of erhu is still very limited.

Maintenance

During the use of the bow, do not touch the bow hairs with your hands, so as not to affect the performance after a long period of time when the bow hairs are stained with oil. Once you find more oil on the bow hair and affect the performance, you can remove the bow, wash the bow hair in water with soap, dry it, and then rub the rosin on it before using it again.

After each playing, the bow hairs should be relaxed to return the bow to its normal shape, otherwise the bow will be deformed after a long time, affecting the performance of the bow. If the bow is not used for a long time in the case, you should put some moth-proofing agent in the case to prevent the bow hair from being bitten off by moths.

In the daily use of the erhu does not need to be on the skin of the vegetable oil, petroleum jelly, etc., not to mention the need to seal the wax on the back of the skin. If you coat the inner and outer surfaces of the skin with oily substances, it will affect the air permeability of the skin and the vibration of the skin. The back of the skin cannot be processed after the skin is masked, because scraping or sanding the back of the skin from the back of the barrel will lead to uneven thickness of the skin, and in serious cases, it will cause the skin to rupture.