Sanhu
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The sanhu proper is a Chinese
bowed musical instrument with three strings. It was developed in the 1970s and is essentially a three-stringed version of the two-stringed erhu
, with an additional bass string.http://www.soomal.com/gb/002/001/00000012.htmhttp://www.dangongmaosanhu.com/
The Yi people
of the Yunnan
province of southwest China
play a large three-stringed traditional bowed instrument (Yizu sanhu, sanhu of Yi
) that is also referred to as the sanhuphotohttp://ahrb.com.cn/misc/2005-12/09/content_127324.htmhttp://www.58com.com/web/musicbook/mspr_show.aspx?id=143, which was developed in early Qing Dynasty
from xiqin
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China
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bowed musical instrument with three strings. It was developed in the 1970s and is essentially a three-stringed version of the two-stringed erhu
Erhu
The erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a "southern fiddle", and sometimes known in the Western world as the "Chinese violin" or a "Chinese two-stringed fiddle". It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles...
, with an additional bass string.http://www.soomal.com/gb/002/001/00000012.htmhttp://www.dangongmaosanhu.com/
The Yi people
Yi people
The Yi or Lolo people are an ethnic group in China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Numbering 8 million, they are the seventh largest of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China...
of the Yunnan
Yunnan
Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
province of southwest China
Southwest China
Southwest China is a region of the People's Republic of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the municipality of Chongqing, the provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and the Tibet Autonomous Region.-Provinces:-Municipalities:...
play a large three-stringed traditional bowed instrument (Yizu sanhu, sanhu of Yi
Yi people
The Yi or Lolo people are an ethnic group in China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Numbering 8 million, they are the seventh largest of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China...
) that is also referred to as the sanhuphotohttp://ahrb.com.cn/misc/2005-12/09/content_127324.htmhttp://www.58com.com/web/musicbook/mspr_show.aspx?id=143, which was developed in early Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
from xiqin
Xiqin
The xiqin was a bowed string musical instrument adopted by the Chinese from the Xi, a Central Asian people, in ancient times. It is perhaps the original member of the huqin family of Chinese and Mongolian bowed string instruments; thus, the Erhu and Morin khuur and all similar fiddle instruments...
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