Chinese Musical Instruments - Instrument 9
Zhuihu - Bowed String Instrument
The zhuihu also called zhuiqin or zhuizixian) is a two-stringed bowed string
instrument from China. In construction, it resembles the sanxian, and likely
evolved as a bowed version of that musical instrument. Unlike bowed string
instruments in the huqin family (such as the erhu), the zhuihu has a fretless
fingerboard against which the strings are pressed while playing.
The zhuihu is used to accompany a form of traditional narrative singing
referred to as zhuizi, which originated in the Henan province of China. A more
modern version of the zhuihu called the leiqin was developed in China in the
20th century.
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