huluhu
The huluhu (traditional: 葫蘆胡; simplified: 葫芦胡; pinyin: húlúhú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instruments. 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.
huluhu
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- Huluhu
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- bowed string instrument
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The huluhu (traditional: 葫蘆胡; simplified: 葫芦胡; pinyin: húlúhú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instruments. 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.
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The instrument's name is derived from the Chinese words húlú ("gourd") and hú (short for huqin).
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• Name — Huluhu • Classification — *Bowed string instrument • Related — * Dahu • Erhu • Gaohu • Gehu • Huqin • Sihu • Yehu • Zhonghu • Zhuihu
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