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The leiqin (雷琴, literally “thunderous instrument”; also called leihu) is a Chinese bowed string instrument.

Construction

It is played while the player is seated in a chair, with the instrument’s body resting in the player’s lap and the instrument held in a vertical or near-vertical position. Unlike the erhu and other instruments in the huqin family, the strings are pressed against the fingerboard in the manner of a sanxian. There are two specifications of leiqin, daleiqin and xiaoleiqin.

Playing technique

It is played while the player is seated in a chair, with the instrument’s body resting in the player’s lap and the instrument held in a vertical or near-vertical position. Unlike the erhu and other instruments in the huqin family, the strings are pressed against the fingerboard in the manner of a sanxian.

History

The leiqin was adapted from an earlier traditional instrument called zhuihu in the 1920s.

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