Let the world listen to the "Hometown of Erhu" in Plum Village, a new movement for rural revitalization

234 views · Organized by Fucui on 2022-08-05

Erhu is a traditional Chinese national musical instrument with a long history. In Meicun Street, Xinwu District, Wuxi City, the traditional erhu craftsman's craftsmanship has been organically integrated with the development of cultural tourism, which has achieved Mei Village's reputation as "the hometown of Chinese erhu". Through the joint efforts of plum village erhu masters, the erhu has been sent to the world from here, realizing the wish of "one song erhu, let the world listen to plum village". Erhu not only brings the sweet sound of silk and bamboo, but also walks out of the road to wealth.

Let the world listen to the

Wan Qixing, a master of erhu making in Mei Village, began to learn to make erhu in 1953, and returned to Mei Village in 1965 to participate in the establishment of Mei Village Musical Instrument Factory, which started the history of erhu production in Mei Village. In 1992, along with the social and economic development and the improvement of people's living standards, the people's demand for music culture increased day by day. Wan Qixing set up Gu Yueqin Workshop for the second time. He learned from others' strengths and made the piano steadily, and finally made the "Wan's Qin" which is well-known at home and abroad. In the nearly 70 years of his violin making career, Wan Qixing has always devoted himself to the study of erhu making techniques. The outside world commented that the "Wan's qin" has a plump and sweet tone, smooth upper and lower handles, and has the graceful and sweet style of Jiangnan water towns. It is precisely because of this characteristic that the erhu produced by Guyue Qinfang has always been widely recognized by many performers, and it has also polished the Meicun erhu craft brand.

Guyue Qinfang has developed from a self-employed to a musical instrument enterprise with thousands of square meters of its own workshop and mainly producing middle and high-end erhu. The scale of the enterprise is constantly expanding, and its piano-making skills are constantly improving. Its products are not only well-known in China, but also in Singapore, Japan and other countries. It is also very popular in the musical instrument market. At the 3rd National Erhu Production Exchange and Exhibition Conference of "China's Good Erhu", Gu Yueqin Square Erhu maker Sun Jiyun won the gold medal, which fully demonstrated the good inheritance of Wuxi Mei Village Erhu production skills and the innovation of talent training. Gu Yue Qin Fang’s exquisite erhu production skills have attracted many enthusiasts who come to learn the art. After they have completed their studies, they have opened more than a dozen erhu factories in Mei Village. Gu Yue Qin Fang has thus become a typical representative of Mei Village’s innovative development and entrepreneurship.

In 2022, the new generation of erhu masters Bu Guangjun, Qiang Xiaomin and Huang Jianhong will be awarded the title of the fifth batch of representative heirs of Wuxi's intangible cultural heritage. Erhu professionals continue to emerge, and they have played an active role in the inheritance of skills, cultural promotion, product innovation, and fulfillment of social responsibilities. With the support of the Meicun Sub-district Party Working Committee and Office, they created the golden signboard of "Meicun Erhu". Bu Guangjun, as the president of the Meicun New Association and also the president of the Meicun Erhu Industry Association, organized member companies to participate in the international musical instrument exhibitions held in Beijing and Shanghai, and cooperated with Meicun Erhu to appear at the "Nostalgia Store" at Pudong International Airport, and participated in the ninth , the 10th China Music Golden Bell Award National Erhu Competition winners Huimin performances and the "China Erhu Hometown" New Year's Concert and other important events and activities...Meicun Street will be based on local conditions, and the workshop-style erhu enterprises scattered in various corners will gather in The Erhu Industrial Park in Mei Village has stepped out of a new path of industrial agglomeration and upgrading, and played a new chapter in rural revitalization.

Reference materials and contributors
“二胡之乡”奏响乡村振兴新乐章

Involving musical instruments

Erhu (Pinyin: Erhu) originated in the Tang Dynasty, called "Xiqin", and has a history of more than a thousand years. It is a traditional Chinese stringed instrument. Erhu, or Erxian Huqin, also known as "Nanhu" and "Omzi", is one of the main bowed and stringed instruments (wiping strings) in the Chinese national musical instrument family.

Guess you like

Organized by Eno Elvis on 2023-11-01
Erhu performer Ma Xiaohui returned to Shanghai on Oct 31 after his US tour. Over the past month or so, she has crossed the Pacific Ocean with an erhu, walked into the United Nations headquarters, the city of music Nashville and other places, and kept conveying beauty, love and peace with music.
read >>
Organized by 某某 on 2023-07-24
Recently, by the Fengxian District national intangible heritage project "Jiangnan Sun Erhu Art" representative inheritor Ruyi and Nine trees Philharmonic Orchestra brought the cooperation of "Reinterpretation of" civilization "- large-scale multimedia Sun Wenming Erhu scene concert was held in Nine trees (Shanghai) Future Art Center.
read >>
Organized by Fucui on 2023-04-26
This erhu concert, planned by Chinese artist and erhu performer Zhang Bin in Japan, has been held for 18 sessions since 2006, rain or shine. It not only made many Japanese people in Nagoya fall in love with the erhu, but also brought more Japanese people closer to Chinese culture through the erhu.
read >>
Organized by 迷雾风暴 on 2023-04-23
Recently, the final of the 14th Chinese Music Golden Bell Award Erhu Competition in Hunan Province, sponsored by Hunan Literary and Art Association and Hunan Musicians Association, hosted by Shaoyang University and co-organized by the Erhu Society of the Provincial Music Association, came to a successful conclusion at the Lvting Concert Hall of the School of Music and Dance in Shaoyang University.
read >>
Organized by Eno Elvis on 2023-04-03
On March 31, Li Junxin's Erhu concert in memory of his brother was successfully held in Tokyo. The event was organized by Shixing Enterprise Painting Co., LTD., and co-organized by Delicious Tea Restaurant. This event is honored to invite erhu player Li Jun to share his music with you.
read >>