A thousand days of pipa and a hundred days of zither can not be played in half a lifetime.
Thousands of years of pipa and ten thousand years of zither, one erhu for a lifetime, and the whole play ends with the sound of the suona.
The pipa is a traditional plucked instrument in East Asia with a history of more than 2,000 years. The earliest musical instrument called "Pipa" appeared around the Qin Dynasty in China. The word "珏" in the word "Pipa" means "two jade jade collide and make a pleasant clashing sound", indicating that this is an instrument that produces sound by playing the strings. 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. Around the Qin Dynasty, a round instrument with a long handle began to spread. Because there are two main methods used when playing: popping it forward is called "Bi", and lifting it backward is called "Bi", so people call it "BiBao". Later, in order to unify the writing with the qin, harp and other musical instruments at that time, it was renamed pipa.
The guzheng is an ancient Han nationality musical instrument with a level of 10 to 10. It was popular in the "Qin" area during the Warring States Period. Sima Qian's "Historical Records" records "Li Si Biography." The materials cited in "Jian Zhu Ke Shu" are quite worthy of our attention. Li Si's "Book of Remonstrance and Chasing Guests" describes the music and dance of the Qin Dynasty: "The husband beats the urn, bangs the fou, plays the zither, and beats the harp, and the singing is so fast that it is the true sound of the Qin Dynasty. Zheng, Wei, Sang, Shao, Yu, It is also said that the zheng is a weapon in the Warring States Period. It is used to swing upright to attack the enemy. There is an old saying that "the zheng is horizontal for fun and an army is formed on the ground." Later, strings were added to it, and when it was plucked, it sounded pleasant to the ears, so it developed into a musical instrument.