Liu Mingyuan (ćææș, pinyin: LĂu MĂngyuĂĄn; 1931-1996) was a prominent Chinese musician, composer, and teacher. He played the Chinese bowed string instruments banhu, zhonghu, gaohu, erhu, jinghu, and zhuihu, among others, as well as the piano. Born in Tianjin, he began studying music from his father and eventually learned to play a wide variety of traditional genres including pingju, Cantonese music, and Beijing opera. He composed and arranged several popular guoyue pieces, many of which are based on traditional Chinese melodies. Read more on Last.fm