Excuse me, did China's applause during the performance come from western tradition?

"Applause" was introduced from the west, not the quintessence of our country. China's "applause" which first appeared in newspapers began in the 1920s and 1930s. For example, Tian Han's South China Society toured, and Shanghai's Zhao Dan and Jinshan performed plays such as Thunderstorm, Nora, Romeo and Juliet, which were very popular and had great influence. In the performance of these plays, according to western customs, the audience began to applaud. Some people mistakenly think that clapping is clapping, but actually clapping (beat) is essentially different from clapping in ancient China. The earliest record of clapping: Jin Zuosi's "Shu Du Fu": "Ba Ji plays the string, and China women clap the knot." Under the Book of Jin: "There were Sun Shi's good songs and old songs in Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the Song Dynasty was good at flattery." Tang Bai Juyi's Pipa: "The silver comb inlaid with shellfish is folded by its rhyme, and the blood on the skirt is stained with wine." This kind of applause is for the rhythm, not for cheering, appreciation and encouragement, which is completely different from the meaning of our applause now.