In the Oscar-nominated film “Up in the Air,” audiences watch the familiar routines of contemporary airline travel while hearing the unfamiliar sounds of an ancient Asian instrument, thanks to erhu ...

Eric Lee blends fresh elements into erhu. Provided to China Daily Stereotypically the erhu, a traditional two-stringed bowed Chinese instrument, is known for its plaintive melodies. For Hong Kong's ...

“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’s” theme music is typified by the sounds of a melancholy stringed instrument. Without hearing it before, you might think the music was a special type of ...

The modern erhu developed from a musical instrument called xiqin, which was played by many ethnic minorities during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). During the Song Dynasty (960-1279), musicians began to ...

"Her erhu narrates universal tales, with its two strings painting scenes beyond words," a UN-based journalist said after experiencing a concert by Chinese erhu virtuoso Ma Xiaohui. Recently, Ma, a ...

While waiting to have his photographs taken, Ray Wong Hae picks up his erhu and starts playing a number of tunes: Autumn Feeling, Birds Chirping in the Mountains and Reflection of the Moon on Water.

Talent is a ticket. Some people use it to nail auditions, others to get into a top school. Jia Pengfang used his to see the world, and his particular talent was the erhu. Born in 1958 in China's ...

In the Oscar-nominated film “Up in the Air," audiences watch the familiar routines of contemporary airline travel while hearing the unfamiliar sounds of an ancient Asian instrument, thanks to erhu ...