However, the erhu—played here by Ding Jing—takes the place of the fiddle. The two-stringed bowed instrument has been part of traditional Chinese music for centuries and it fits beautifully ...

A top Civil Affairs Ministry official stressed new reforms must be rolled out over the next decade to be effective.

Meicun village in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, known as "China's erhu capital", established a folk music instrument factory and industry in 1965 with the aid of erhu masters. The village has maintained ...

Today, Wuxi has become a major supplier of high-quality instruments. For example, the city produces approximately a quarter of China's mid-to-high-end erhu instruments annually. It is no ...

Ethan Yang Enhua, 23, has been playing the erhu, a traditional Chinese two-stringed bow instrument, since the age of 11. His vision, which was damaged because of a premature birth, has been ...

HAVE BOW WILL TRAVEL showcases bowed string instruments from diverse cultures, including erhu (China), kamancheh (Iran), rebab (Indonesia), violin and double bass. Various combinations of instruments ...