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{{Infobox Instrument
|name=  Laruan
|names=
|image=La ruan.png
|classification=
*[[Bowed string instrument]]
|range=
|related= 
* [[Ruan (instrument)|Ruan]] 
* [[Cello]]
}}
The '''''lāruǎn''''' ([[wiktionary:拉|拉]][[wiktionary:阮|阮]]; also spelled '''''la ruan''''') is a relatively new Chinese [[string instrument]] blending the acoustics of the ''[[Ruan (instrument)|ruan]]'' with that of the Western [[cello]]. Its larger counterpart is the '''''dalaruan''''' (大拉阮), which corresponds to the [[double bass]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZwZ8ZKpnVl0|title=History and demonstration of the laruan 拉阮 (Chinese cello-like bass bowed string instrument)}}</ref> The instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body like ruan, with neck no frets but bowed by horsehair bow

These [[List of traditional Chinese musical instruments|musical instruments]] were created in the 20th century to be an alternative to other bowed bass register instruments used in Chinese orchestras, such as ''[[dihu]]'', cello/double bass, ''[[gehu]]''/''[[diyingehu]]'', ''damatouqin''/''dimatouqin'', and ''[[paqin]]''/''dapaqin''. The China National Traditional Orchestra of Beijing is one of the few Chinese orchestras using this instrument.

==See also==
*[[Ruan (instrument)|Ruan]]
*[[Gehu]]
*[[Dihu]]
*[[Traditional Chinese musical instruments]]

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{{Huqin}}

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[[Category:Chinese musical instruments]]
[[Category:Necked lutes]]
[[Category:Cellos]]


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