Banhu is a huqin family instrument in China. Instead of the snakeskin commonly used in huqin instruments such as the erhu or gaohu, the banhu uses a wooden board. Banhu is also known as Banghu, because it is often used in Bangzi opera of Northern China. Huqin are a family of instruments used in Chinese music. ... The Erhu (二胡, Pinyin èrhú), commonly known in the West as the Chinese violin, is a two-stringed bowed instrument, capable of producing sad, mysterious, or joyful melodies. ... Gaohu, also called High-pitched Erhu or Yue-Hu, is especially designed for playing Cantonese folk melodies and operas. ...