When was the pipa introduced to China?

The pipa is a traditional East Asian plucked instrument with a history of more than 2,000 years. The earliest known instrument, the pipa, appeared in China around the time of the Qin Dynasty. The word "jue" in the word "pipa" means "two jades touching each other, making a pleasant clanking sound," indicating that it is a musical instrument that produces sound by touching the strings of the instrument.

The name "Pi", "Pa" is based on the right-hand technique to play these instruments. That is to say that the pipa and pazhou was the name of two playing techniques, pipa is the right hand forward, pazhou is the right hand backward pick. Prior to the Tang Dynasty, pipa was also the generic name given in Chinese to all plucked instruments of the lute family (also known as the lute genus). The Chinese pipa spread to other parts of East Asia, developing into the current Japanese pipa, Korean pipa and Vietnamese pipa.

In the history of modern Chinese folk music, there are many schools of pipa such as the "Hai School" (Pudong School), the "Zhe School" (Pinghu School), and the "Wang School[1]" (Wang School). The Pipa School of Pudong, the Pipa School of Zhejiang and the Pipa School of Wang.