- Banhu
Infobox Instrument
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*Bowed string instrument
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*Erhu (China)
*Gaohu (China)The "banhu" (,pinyin : bǎnhú) is a Chinese traditional bowedstring instrument in thehuqin family of instruments. It is used primarily in northern China. "Ban" means a piece of wood and "hu" is short for "huqin".Like the more familiar
erhu andgaohu , the "banhu" has two strings, is held vertically, and the bow hair passes in between the two strings. The "banhu" differs in construction from the "erhu" in that its soundbox is generally made from acoconut shell rather than wood, and instead of a snakeskin that is commonly used to cover the faces of "huqin" instruments, the "banhu" uses a thin wooden board.The "banhu" is sometimes also called "banghu," because it is often used in "bangzi"opera of northern China, such as
Qinqiang fromShaanxi province.The "
yehu ", another type of Chinese fiddle with a coconut body and wooden face, is used primarily in southern China.Audio Sample
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Listening
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ee also
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Huqin
*Yehu
*Music of China
*Traditional Chinese musical instruments
*String instruments
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