Jinghu (instrument)

Jinghu

Musician playing the jinghu in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. (5 May 2006)
Classification	Bowed string instrument
Related instruments
Erhu Huqin

The jinghu (京胡; pinyin: jīnghú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family, used primarily in Beijing opera. It is the smallest and highest pitched instrument in the huqin family. The jinghu has a tone similar to a violin but raspier.