An erhu musician from #France Eliott Tordo, a #musician from the French Alps, self-learned the erhu, a traditional #Chinese musical instrument, 7 years ago. Since then, he has been wholeheartedly committed to the adaptation and creation of music. Tordo devotes his time to performing and popularizing traditional Chinese melodies, as well as the #soundtracks of movies and games, all on the #erhu. (cr: douyin 72684524650) | T-Time HK

Erhu: The Voice That Speaks Across Time

Making a erhu requires dozens of steps to complete. The erhu is a traditional Chinese bowed string instrument with a history of over a thousand years. The erhu originated from the instrument "xiqin" of the Xi ethnic group in northern China during the Tang Dynasty. It is a bow-stringed instrument that resembles a drum with strings, with a round soundbox and two strings, played with a bamboo bow. The Tang Dynasty poet Cen Shen's verse "The central army sets up wine for returning guests, accompanie