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Huqin Wikipedia

Huqin are a family of instruments used in Chinese music. They consist of a basic round, hexagonal, or octagonal sound box at the bottom with a stick attached that protrudes upwards. The Huqin family varies from two to four strings and consist of either thin wood or snakeskin covering the soundbox. The Huqin family has from two to four pegs, one peg for each string. The pegs are attached vertically through holes drilled in the stick. The most common huqin are the Erhu (essentially a Chinese violin), Zhonghu (Chinese viola) and Gaohu (A higher pitched erhu.) Over thirty
types of huqin instruments have been documented. There are also huqin family instruments from China's neighboring countries,
such as Mongolia, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.

Last Modified:   2005-11-07