Erxian

Erxian ( Chinese  二弦 , Pinyin èrxián  - "two-string") is a two-stringed Chinese tube skewer that is bowed with a bow . The erxian resembles - like many other regional variants - the erhu . It is used in the music of Canton , Chaozhou and the Nanguan music of Fujian . In the old Chinese musical instrument categorization Bayin ("Eight Sounds") it belongs to the category of silk.

Web links

• Erxian . ( Memento from July 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Photo
• Erxian page ( Memento from August 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Chinese)

See also

• List of traditional Chinese musical instruments