Pipa is a traditional East Asian plucked instrument with a history of more than 2,000 years. The earliest musical instrument called "Pipa" appeared around the Qin Dynasty in China.

The name "Pipa" comes from the saying that "the pushing hand is the loquat and the leading hand is the loquat" (the most basic plucking technique), so it is called "Pipa" (Pipa). Before the Tang Dynasty, pipa was also the general name for all plucked instruments of the lute family (also known as the genus Lute) in Chinese.

The names "Pi" and "Pa" come from the right-hand technique of playing these instruments. In other words, Pi and Pa are originally the names of two playing techniques. Pi is played forward with the right hand, while Pi is played backward with the right hand.

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During the Ming and Qing dynasties, ancient Chinese music flourished and developed, and was unprecedentedly popular. It was also the period in which the largest number of music records were left in the history of Chinese music. Solo music with musical instruments such as pipa and guqin has developed prominently, and instrumental music ensembles such as percussion music and silk and bamboo music have also spread throughout the country, and are widely used in various folk activities such as palace ceremonials and folk festivals, weddings and funerals.

Around the 15th century AD, Pipa already had a number of martial arts represented by "Ambush from Flying Daggers" and "The Overlord Disarms" as well as "The Moon Is High", "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" and "The Autumn Moon in the Han Palace". Songs represented by "Bright Spring and White Snow". These pieces of music have become treasures of Chinese national music and pipa art.

This period was also an era when musical notation was highly prosperous, and its music notation method was very developed. The music of the Ming and Qing Dynasties recorded in musical notation was rich and colorful, and a large number of various types of music scores were produced. In the Qing Dynasty, Chinese music notation also appeared. The earliest "Pipa Score" edited by Qiu Ping has become a precious treasure in the treasure house of Chinese music.