Ban Hu Gu Yaming won the gold medal with 20 17. Gu, male, from Xunxian County, won the gold medal in the junior group of the first Henan Opera Beier Cup Banhu National Competition on 20 17. Banhu is a stringed instrument, which has a history of about 300 years in China. High timbre, solid and strong penetration. It is the main accompaniment instrument of northern opera and rap, and can also be used for ensemble and solo.

There are many kinds of banhu, except banhu used for solo and orchestra, and banhu used for local operas, which are obviously different in terms of barrel size, stem thickness, chord length and string usage. According to the different musical characteristics in different places, banhu has the size of a piano tube in use. For example, the banhu used in northern Shaanxi music has a slightly larger piano tube; The banhu and piano tube used for music in Hebei and Northeast China are relatively small.