1、China national Musical China national Musical InstrumentsInstruments12PluckedInstrumentsPluckedInstruments（弹拨乐器）（弹拨乐器）Guzheng/Chinese Zither 古筝Pipa/Chinese Lute 琵琶3StringInstrumentsStringInstruments（拉弦乐器（拉弦乐器）Erhu/Chinese Fiddle 二胡Banhu 板胡 Bright,painfulGentle,sorrowful 4Gehu 革胡 Zhonghu 中胡 Jinghu京胡5
2、PercussionInstrumentsPercussionInstruments(打击乐器）打击乐器）Luo/Chinese Gong 锣Chinese Wood Block 木鱼 6WindInstrumentsWindInstruments（吹管乐器）（吹管乐器）Di/Chinese Bamboo Flute 笛 Sheng 笙 Easeoflearning,portabilityandinexpensiveness.Itisauniquesoloinstrumentandalsobeusedinwindband.Hulusi葫芦丝 7ErhuThe erhu(Chinese:二胡;p
3、inyin:rh),also called nanhu(南胡,southern fiddle),and sometimes known in the West as the Chinese violin or Chinese two-string fiddle,is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument,used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles and large orchestras.It is the most popular instrument in the huqin fa
4、mily of Chinese bowed string instruments,together with the zhonghu,gaohu,banhu,jinghu,sihu,and numerous others.Used in both traditional and contemporary pieces,it is a versatile instrument.8ThefirstChinesecharacterofthenameoftheinstrument(二二,r,two)isbelievedtocomefromthefactthatithastwostrings.Analt
5、ernateexplanationstatesthatitcomesfromthefactthatitisthesecondhighesthuqininpitchtothegaohuinthemodernChineseorchestra.Thesecondcharacter(胡胡,h)indicatesthatitisamemberofthehuqinfamily.Thenamehuqinliterallymeansbarbarianinstrument,showingthattheinstrumentlikelyoriginatedfromregionstothenorthorwestofC
6、hinainhabitedbynon-Hanpeoples.Why it is called Erhu9Erhu can not only express mourning or depressed emotion，but also can produce delighted,excited,smooth and lively melody.Some famous compositions of Erhu：The southern spring 江南春色The moon reflected in two springs 二泉映月Sunshine in the skies of Tashkurghan 阳光照耀着塔什库尔干A spray of flowers 一枝花Galloping horses 战马奔腾10HorsetailBow弓（madeofbamboo）Bridge琴码Sponge音垫Internal string内弦内弦External string外弦外弦1112ForepartMidportionBackend13NumberedmusicalnotationandStaff14
