Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of ...

HANAPEPE — Hanapepe Public Library announced in celebration of Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb. 10, the Hawai‘i State Public Library System will present an Erhu talk and recital by Dr. Sun Hui on ...

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 ...

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 ...

"I hope to organize my concert in the near future, so I can help more people learn about Chinese folk music." Zheng Xiaohui, a postgraduate student in Milan, Italy, shared that wish during an ...

Even for an experienced and veteran actor like Wang Yuqing, his new drama series posed quite a few difficulties. For one, it wasn't easy for the four main leads to match their comedic timing, the ...

Inside a small workshop packed with cupboards and a carpenter’s bench, 76-year-old Tong Man-hak carefully measures pieces of wood and places them precisely before using an electric saw to cut them.

The Straits Times' new live music video series ST Sessions continues with another homegrown singer and rising star Tay Kewei for the second episode. After the first episode featuring local boy Gentle ...

What sounds sweeter and more personal than a violin? Many people would say the erhu, a Chinese string instrument dating to the mid-8th century that has been put to some very modern uses recently.

A 70-year-old man has played the erhu to his paralysed wife every day for the last 25 years. Huang Suo plays the two-stringed instrument, which is also known as the Chinese violin, to Gao Aixia to ...

Dressed stylishly, with a light touch of make-up, Ma Xianghua, 25, presents a pleasing picture of youthful vitality. It is hard to relate such a sprightly and fashionable young woman with the erhu, a ...

The erhu, a traditional Chinese musical instrument that is sometimes known by Westerners as the Chinese fiddle, is an integral part of life in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province. Strolling through the city, ...