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{{hatnote|Not to be confused with Sanhu ''(三湖'', "The Three Lakes"'')'', an area around the [[Qarhan Playa]] in Qinghai.}}
The '''''sanhu'' proper''' (Chinese: [[wikt:三|三]][[wikt:胡|胡]]; pinyin: sānhú) is a Chinese bowed [[List of traditional Chinese musical instruments|musical instrument]] with three strings.  It was developed in the 1970s and is essentially a three-stringed version of the two-stringed ''[[erhu]]'', with an additional bass string.[http://www.soomal.com/gb/002/001/00000012.htm][http://www.dangongmaosanhu.com/]

The [[Yi people]] of the [[Yunnan]] province of [[southwest China]] play a large three-stringed traditional bowed instrument ('''''Yizu sanhu''''', '''''sanhu'' of [[Yi people|Yi]]''') that is also referred to as the ''sanhu''<sup>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110928014442/http://www.yn.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-02/11/xin_2602041117259842135341.jpg photo]</sup>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070314214025/http://ahrb.com.cn/misc/2005-12/09/content_127324.htm][http://www.58com.com/web/musicbook/mspr_show.aspx?id=143], which was developed in early [[Qing Dynasty]] from [[Xiqin (instrument)|Xiqin]].

==See also==
* [[Chinese music]]
* [[List of Chinese musical instruments]]
* [[Huqin]]

==External links==
*[http://www.dangongmaosanhu.com/ Dagongmaosanhu page]
*[http://www.soomal.com/gb/002/001/00000012.htm ''Sanhu'' page]
*[http://www.58com.com/web/musicbook/mspr_show.aspx?id=143 Article about Yi ''sanhu'']

===Video===
*[http://www.dangongmaosanhu.com/ ''Sanhu'' video]

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