Wuxi city in East China's Jiangsu province is known as the "Home of the Erhu"，because it is the （1）b

irthplace

irthplace

of many Erhu masters.Walking around Wuxi，you can often hear the wonderful（2）s

ound

ound

of the erhu.The erhu was（3）f

irstly

irstly

called Huqin，a musical instrument in northern China，which dates more than a thousand years back to the Tang Dynasty （618-907）.In modern times，with the development of Chinese operas，the huqin was renamed the erhu and later it （4）s

pread

pread

throughout China.
   The erhu plays a（5）l

ead

ead

role in many Chinese folk orchestras（樂團），just as the violin does in Western orchestras.The erhu and the violin also have （6）s

imilar

imilar

parts，both made up of a body，a bridge，strings and a separate bow.
   The player usually holds the erhu on the leg，holding the neck with his left hand and pressing the strings with his （7）f

ingers

ingers

，while drawing the bow with his right hand.As the bow runs （8）a

gainst

gainst

the strings and vibrates（使振動）them，beautiful music leaps out.Not limited by just two strings，a good player can give erhu amazing expression.It can present both soft，lovely tunes，and grave，sorrowful music.
   Today，as an oriental folk instrument，erhu can be seen playing on the same stage with various Western instruments，such as piano，violin and guitar，in many international （9）c

oncerts

oncerts

.This not only adds new possibilities for music creation，but also brings （10）r

icher

icher

enjoyment to the audience（觀眾）.If you' re interested，you might as well find a piece of erhu music and listen to it!