Huluhu

Chinese bowed string instrument
Huluhu
Classification
  • Bowed string instrument
Related instruments
  • Dahu
  • Erhu
  • Gaohu
  • Gehu
  • Huqin
  • Sihu
  • Yehu
  • Zhonghu
  • Zhuihu

The huluhu (traditional: 葫蘆胡; simplified: 葫芦胡; pinyin: húlúhú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instruments.[1][2][3] It has two strings, and its sound box is made from a gourd, with a face made of thin wood. It is used primarily by the Zhuang people of the southern Chinese province of Guangxi.[3]

The instrument's name is derived from the Chinese words húlú ("gourd") and hú (short for huqin).

See also

References

  1. ^ Yuan, Haiwang (2008-08-30). Princess Peacock: Tales from the Other Peoples of China. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1-59158-416-2.
  2. ^ Sfetcu, Nicolae (2014-05-07). The Music Sound. Nicolae Sfetcu.
  3. ^ a b "Huluhu, China – Musis". www.musis.pt. Retrieved 2023-12-01.

External links

  • Huluhu photo
  • Huluhu page (Chinese)
  • Huluhu page Archived 2007-03-13 at the Wayback Machine (Chinese)
  • Huluhu page (Chinese)


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