Music Culture

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  History

  Wu Songs, once popular in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, refer to a form of Chinese folk music that originated in the Taihu Lake Basin, representing an integral part of Wu culture.

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  Instruments and Pieces

  The Moon Reflected on the Er-quan Spring (Erquan Yingyue) is a score of Erhu music composed by blind folk musician Hua Yanjun, known colloquially as A'Bing, in Wuxi in 1949.

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  Heritage and Figures

  Often known by Westerners as the Chinese violin, the instrument Erhu, which is believed to have originated during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), is deeply rooted in Xinwu district of Wuxi.

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  Music Industries

  Unlike many intangible cultural heritage items in China, the crafting technique of the traditional Chinese instrument erhu in Meicun town, Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province, has been prospering.

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