sanhu

{{hatnote|Not to be confused with Sanhu (三湖, "The Three Lakes"), an area around the Qarhan Playa in Qinghai.}}

The sanhu proper (Chinese: 三胡; pinyin: sānhú) is a Chinese bowed 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) that is also referred to as the sanhu^{[https://web.archive.org/web/20110928014442/http://www.yn.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-02/11/xin_2602041117259842135341.jpg photo]}[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.