The earliest images of this instrument were found in Yulin Cave and Eastern Thousand Buddhist Cave (both of these caves are part of the Mogao Grottoes, a world heritage site on the ancient Silk Road) in Gansu Province, where five erhu images were discovered on the murals. To study about the history and evolution of erhu, historians usually reference ancient paintings, sculptures, and murals.
As it was mainly played by ordinary people and the playing technique was passed down by oral tradition, there are few written records about erhu that can be found in antiquity. In the Song Dynasty (960-1279), musicians had already begun to use this type of huqin to perform a variety of melodies, and thus it became quite a popular instrument among the society. The modern erhu developed from a musical instrument that was played by many ethnic minorities during the Tang dynasty (618-907) called xiqin. Two seniors enjoy playing erhu together in Bama Yao Autonomous County, Hechi City of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. “I became captivated by its unique sound the first time I played it,” she said, then added, “Even though it only has two strings, they can produce quite expressive music.”
Later when she was 15 years old, Li began advanced studies of erhu at a local conservatory.
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When Li was little, she started to learn how to play erhu from her father who was an erhu lover. “Among Chinese bowed stringed instruments, erhu is the most widely used in a variety of folk arts,” said professor Li Ying of Minzu University of China. It is the most popular of the huqin family of traditional bowed string instruments played in China. Erhu is a traditional Chinese two-stringed bowed musical instrument.
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