Renowned erhu performing artist Min Huifen, 69, passed away in Shanghai on May 12.

Min began learning erhu, a traditional two-stringed Chinese instrument, at the age of 8 and later went on to win a national competition at 17.

During her career, Min performed extensively both in China and abroad and released more than a dozen albums. Min is known as an exceptional virtuoso who used her technical prowess to forge her own style that featured a unique blend of many genres of traditional Chinese music, such as Peking opera.