The ''sanhu'' proper (Chinese:
三胡
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; pinyin: sānhú) is a Chinese bowed
musical instrument
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with three strings. It was developed in the 1970s and is essentially a three-stringed version of the two-stringed ''
erhu
The ''erhu'' (; ) 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-s ...
'', with an additional bass strin
http://www.dangongmaosanhu.com/]
The
Yi people
The Yi or Nuosu people,; zh, c=彝族, p=Yízú, l=Yi ethnicity historically known as the Lolo,; vi, Lô Lô; th, โล-โล, Lo-Lo are an ethnic group
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of the
Yunnan
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province of
southwest China
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Geography
Southwest China is a rugged and mountainous region, transitioning between the Tibetan Plateau to the west and the Chinese coastal hills (东南丘陵) and ...
play a large three-stringed traditional bowed instrument (''Yizu sanhu'', ''sanhu'' of
Yi) that is also referred to as the ''sanhu''
photo
/su
http://www.58com.com/web/musicbook/mspr_show.aspx?id=143], which was developed in early Qing Dynasty
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from Xiqin.
See also
* Chinese music
Music of China refers to the music of the Chinese people, which may be the music of the Han Chinese
The Han Chinese () or Han people (), are an East Asian ethnic group native to China. They constitute the world's largest ethnic group, ma ...
* List of Chinese musical instruments
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* Huqin
''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, or octagonal sound box at the bottom with a neck attached that protrudes up ...
External links
Dagongmaosanhu pageArticle about Yi ''sanhu''
Video
''Sanhu'' video
Huqin family instruments
Bowed instruments
Chinese musical instruments
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