Here is my entry for WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Relic
My dad played Hu-Ching well. Unfortunately none of his children knows how to play. It’s a broken instrument now. ;-(
Dad’s Hu-Ching
Dad’s Hu-Ching
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Here is my entry for WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Relic
My dad played Hu-Ching well. Unfortunately none of his children knows how to play. It’s a broken instrument now. ;-(
Dad’s Hu-Ching
Dad’s Hu-Ching
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How cool to have that old instrument. 🙂 Great photos.
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Thanks, Cee. My dad tried to teach me. It sort of broke his heart when he realized that I just couldn’t handle it. Oh well…
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That one caught my husband’s eye. I’d never seen an instrument like that.
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It goes with Chinese Opera. My dad used to play for some Chinese Opera performers.
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So that’s what this is called! We had one growing up, and no one how to play (though granddad probably could) so we kids tried to finger and bow it in the western style, often with comical results. 🙂
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There are other instruments look like this one. I hope I am right… it is two strings instrument. Pressing the bow to one string vs. the other would generate different sounds. So one of your hands is busy moving ups and down, pressing on the string, and the other hand is busy pressing the bow to one of the two strings. I managed to play do-re-mi and that was about it 😉
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Sounds like what we used to try to do too. It was fun experimenting!
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Oops, I googled, and it seems like the name should be Huqin. And here is a short YouTube Video. Enjoy!
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Thank you for posting this incredible piece. I have never had music touch me so deeply and so quickly as this short you tube video did. I have tears in my eyes as I write this. Beautiful.
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Thanks, Carol. I am glad you like it! There are many good pieces of Chinese music.Hope you will have a chance to listen all. Take care.
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You have still preserved it, that speaks volumes about the importance of relic in your life. Hope they will enjoy some day.
Do visit my relics as well. Thanks. 😉
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Thanks, Suyash. Your words are very comforting. I appreciate it. Left a message at your blog. You have a good one!
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Thanks a lot Helen for your kind words, and for stopping by my blog. Glad that you liked it. 🙂
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It’s my pleasure. You have a wonderful blog. Thanks for inviting me. Now I am following.. 😉
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Thanks for following my blogs Helen and thanks for your encouraging words 🙂
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