Friends who have studied musical instruments know that in the history of our country, pipa is a classical musical instrument, which appeared as early as the Qin Dynasty. Speaking of the history and origin of pipa, in the Qin Dynasty, there was a round musical instrument with a long handle. Why is it called pipa? Because there are two ways to play the pipa, one is to pop out in front, and the other is to pick it up at the back, which is called "ba".

There are two kinds of pipa in history, one is the straight-handled pipa and the other is the curved-necked pipa. It appeared a little later until the Southern and Northern Dynasties. At that time, when we were communicating with western cultures, this kind of Qupipa was introduced from Persia to Xinjiang, which is today's Iran. Qupipa began to be loved by people in the Northern Dynasties. By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, pipa had become an important musical instrument at that time, and it was also correct.

If you come to Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, you can see many people playing the pipa on the murals. In the Tang Dynasty, no matter in the folk or in the court band, the shadow of pipa can be seen everywhere. Moreover, when the band played, the pipa players were also in the forefront, which shows that people loved the pipa at that time, and the playing methods of the pipa in the late Tang Dynasty also changed and developed greatly.

Today, pipa is still an instrument that many people are keen to play. It is also divided into many schools, such as Wuxi School, Pinghu School, Pudong School and Chongming School. , generally in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. In ancient times, pipa also influenced other East Asian countries. At that time, Japanese pipa, Korean pipa and Vietnamese pipa also appeared, all of which were improved.