Huqin (Chinese : 胡琴; pinyin : húqin) is a family of bowed string instruments, more specifically, a spike fiddle popularly used in Chinese music. [ 1 ] . The instruments consist of a round, hexagonal, or octagonal sound box at the bottom with a neck attached that protrudes upwards.

huqin, any of a group of Chinese fiddles. Huqin are generally spike fiddles, as the narrow cylindrical or hexagonal body is skewered by the tubular neck. Most have two strings, although some three- or four-string variants exist.

The erhu (Chinese: 二胡; pinyin: èrhú; [aɻ˥˩xu˧˥]) is a Chinese two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a southern fiddle, and is sometimes known in the Western world as the Chinese violin or a Chinese two-stringed fiddle.

2023年11月27日 · The Huqin (胡琴), also known as Xianghu (乡胡) or Ji Qin (稽琴, similar to 奚琴), is a historic and simplistically designed string instrument, primarily used in solo, ensemble, …

There are more than 36 types of Huqins in Chinese culture. Huqins are played using a bow made of horse hair and the bow is lodge between the 2 strings of the instrument. Yes they usually only have 2 strings. Huqins are one of the main foundations in Chinese orchestras.

Two-stringed fiddles (huqin) were introduced into China by nomadic Mongols during the Yuan dynasty (1280-1368). (The presence of "hu" in the name of an instrument indicates that it was a foreign import.)

Huqin is a family of bowed string instruments, more specifically, a spike fiddle popularly used in Chinese music. The instruments consist of a round, hexagonal,...

Erhu was historically known as huqin (lit. “barbarian’s stringed instrument”), indicating its northern association. Hu was a derogatory word for northern ethnic tribes.

2017年12月13日 · The Er Hu belongs to a series of Chinese instruments known as the Huqin (胡琴 – hú qín). These instruments all have two strings (with the exception of the Si Hu, which has four), and a soundbox at the bottom of the neck covered in snakeskin or thin wood. We’ll start with the most famous – the Er Hu.

In ancient times, the people living in the Central Plains called all ethnic minorities living in western and northern China the hu. Therefore, their musical instruments were collectively called huqin. The people in the Central Plains began using stringed instruments to play solos during the Song, reaching a fairly high level of performance skill.