FIDDLE CAPITAL STRIKES CHORD

Meicun crafts exquisite erhu instruments that resonate around the globe. Tian Chi and Jorge Cortes report from Wuxi, Jiangsu

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The two-stringed erhu is an ancient upright fiddle that voices traditional Chinese sounds with rich emotions beyond time and space.

Meicun village in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, known as "China's erhu capital", established a folk music instrument factory and industry in 1965 with the aid of erhu masters.